Police in Frankfort, KY have issued an Amber Alert for a two year old girl. The text of the alert is posted below:
AMBER Alert
Summary of Alert:
Incident Information:
Last seen on Fri Feb 27 06:30:00 -0700 2009
Incident Summary: **CAUTION-FATHER IS ARMED AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DUE TO SUICIDAL TENDENCIES**FATHER PICKED UP CHILD AT FRANKFORT PD AT 06:30 HRS LAST DATE AND WAS TO HAVE CHILD RETURNED TO MOTHER AT 16:00 HR LAST DATE PER CUSTODY ORDER.
Victim Information:
Victim 1
BREANNA WOODSIDE, WHITE F, 2 Years Old, 3 feet 0 inches tall, 35lbs., BLONDE hair, HAZEL eyes,.
Additional information: STRAIGHT BLONDE HAIR PASSED SHOULDERS Clothing description: PURPLE SWEATPANTS, PURPLE/PINK STRIPED SHIRT, BLACK JACKET WITH PINK LINING, BLUE SHOES
Suspect Information:
Suspect 1
MILES WOODSIDE, WHITE M, 30 Years Old, 6 feet 01 inches tall, 190lbs., RED hair, BLUE eyes,.
Additional information: TATTOO WITH SYMBOLS BETWEEN UPPER SHOULDERS
Clothing description: LOOSE BLUE JEANS AND TENNIS SHOES, NO FURTHER AVAILABLE.
Vehicle Information:
Vehicle 1
1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR KY lic. # 064BAA.
Description: PICTURE ATTACHED IS NOT ACTUAL PHOTO; VEHICLE REGISTERED TO EUGENE WOODSIDE
Contact Information:
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. You can also call the Frankfort Police Dept at 502-875-8582 or visit http://www.kentuckyamberalert.com
The federal stimulus package could bring new police officers to Louisville Metro. The package makes millions of dollars available to police forces, and Louisville Police Chief Robert White says the city will apply for some of those funds.
But White says the details of how the grant money can be spent aren’t yet clear.
“Getting that infusion of money, that one time money is a great thing, but you’ve got to maintain whatever you bring on board,” he says. “So we’re waiting to get all the particulars of the cops grant, with the authority in mind that we are going to pursue hiring under the cops grant, but we just have to make sure that we can meet all the requirements of the grant.”
White says the LMPD will have to make sure that any new officers hired can be kept on the force after the package’s two-year infusion of money ends.
Trinity High School remained closed all day Friday after a student discovered on Thursday a threatening note scribbled across the back of a chair in chemistry class. It warned that a shooting would take place the next day during fourth period. School officials and police officers investigated late into the night and throughout much of the next day, including interviews with students and bomb-sniffing dogs. Trinity president Rob Mullen says he erred on the side of caution, and now school has re-opened.
“We’re now confident that the campus is safe, and it’s reopened. From every angle, based upon what we have found over the past 24 hours, as well from the police investigation, the note scrawled on the desk does not appear to be a credible threat,” says Mullen.
Mullen says the investigation will continue with more student interviews. He didn’t specify what consequences the responsible party might face if caught.
After a scathing audit of the city’s housing department, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson is revising how the city spends money designated for the homeless.
Abramson’s new plan calls for giving homeless aid agencies an additional 1.5 million dollars in federal grants, mostly to hire case workers to help homeless Louisvillians find jobs and housing.
Mayor’s spokesperson Chris Poynter says the move is in response to a recent report from the state auditor that detailed misuse of funds during the previous fiscal year.
“After all the issues at the housing department, the Mayor called in and sat down with housing advocates and said, ‘How can we work together to improve the housing department?’ One of the things that came out specifically was ‘How can we better use city funds for homeless agencies?’” he says.
The report outlined mismanagement under the department’s previous director, who resigned last August.
From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh
The Kentucky Senate has approved legislation imposing additional ethics standards on the executive branch of state government.
The vote was 32-4.
Among opponents was Louisville Senator Tim Shaugnessy. “I just think it sets up a double standard. You know, this whole concept of pay-for-play. If we’re going to ban that for the executive branch, then we should ban that for the legislative branch,” Shaugnessy said.
The bill now moves to the House. Its primary sponsor, Georgetown Senator Damon Thayer, says he’s already talking with Rep. Mike Cherry, who chairs the House State Government committee.
“I asked him, don’t dismiss the bill out of hand,” Thayer said. “Please take a look at it and if there are amendments that the House wishes to offer, the administration wishes to offer, we’re open to discussing those.”
A similar bill started in the House last year, but died in the Senate. Among other things, the legislation requires more disclosure on how the Governor’s Mansion and state aircraft are used.
The Indiana Department of Transporation is moving quickly to award bids for state highway projects to be funded through the federal economic stimulus package.
The state has already received bids on 26 projects it had earlier identified as eligible for about $39 million in federal stimulus money. Governor Mitch Daniels Friday announced that bids are being sought on 29 more projects, valued at about $44 million.
Daniels says Indiana’s existing “Major Moves” road improvement initiative has helped move the process along.
“One reason we’re able to move fast is we’ve got this (Major Moves) list,” Daniels said. “We’re just pulling projects forward off a list that already exists. In other states, they’re scrambling to decide what heretofore unaffordable projects to begin.”
Indiana is getting $658 million in federal stimulus funds for state and local transportation projects.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Theater Arts & The Economy
When economic times are tough, people try to curb their spending wherever they can. Often the entertainment budget is the first to be pared down – leaving theater groups with more empty seats, and performers, directors, and crews with less work. Recent debate over arts funding in the stimulus package has people talking about what value and importance we place on the arts. Join us this Friday as we look at how theater is faring nationwide, and how local theater companies and venues of differing sizes are weathering the economic crisis.
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