April 2010

UPDATE: Bodies Of Two Miners Found In W. Ky. Mine

by Rick Howlett April 29, 2010

By Chad Lampe, Kentucky Public Radio A search crew has found the bodies of two miners after a ceiling collapse in a West Kentucky coal mine. State officials report miners Michael Carter and Justin Travis were the only ones unable to escape the falling rock and coal Wednesday night. Search and rescue teams began efforts [...]

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PPL CEO Addresses E-ON Employees

by Gabe Bullard April 29, 2010

About 200 Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities employees gathered at the Kentucky Center in downtown Louisville Thursday to hear about their companies’ impending sale.

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Republican, Independent Registrations Surge in Kentucky

by scrosby April 29, 2010

from Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh The sizable gap between registered Republicans and Democrats in Kentucky is narrowing, but voter registration numbers in general are down. When the May 18th primary rolls around, Kentucky will have two-point-eight million registered voters, down slightly from the record set during the 2008 presidential election. And Les Fugate of [...]

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State of the News

by Laura Ellis April 29, 2010

Are you ready? Can you feel it? Nope, not Derby Fever, but primary season is just around the corner. Indinana’s primary is first on Tuesday, May 4th. We’ll take some time this week on State of the News to take a look at a couple of key races in the Hoosier state. Next we’ll spend some time talking about the Metro audit, politics and some business news. Join us on Friday for our weekly State of the News.  Listen to the Show

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Westport Road Interchange, Revive-65 Complete

by scrosby April 29, 2010

by Stephanie Crosby The new Westport Road interchange off the Watterson Expressway is open today. Part of a $47-million project, the new interchange is the first added to the Watterson since it was expanded to I-71 in the 70’s. Governor Steve Beshear’s Chief of Staff, Adam Edelen says it’s been a project many Louisvillians have [...]

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PSC Awaiting Formal Request On Utility Sale

by Gabe Bullard April 29, 2010

by Gabe Bullard A spokesperson for E-On US says the impending sale of LG&E and Kentucky Utilities to Pennsylvania-based PPL will have little to no effect on customers. But the agency that regulates utilities says its too early to tell. The tentative terms of the sale dictate that Pennsylvania-based PPL will keep the utilities’ headquarters [...]

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Amanda's Bill Signed Into Law

by Rick Howlett April 29, 2010

In a ceremony at the State Capitol Wednesday,  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear signed Amanda’s Bill on domestic violence into law.  The measure is named for former state worker Amanda Ross, who was gunned down in Lexington last year.  Among the speakers at the ceremony was Diana Ross, Amanda’s mother.  “Words cannot express my sincere appreciation that [...]

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Traffic Plan for Oaks, Derby is Much the Same

by scrosby April 29, 2010

by Stephanie Crosby This year’s traffic plan for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby will be much the same as in years past. LMPD Lt. Doug Sweeney says they’re making a couple of changes to the roads that will be shut down while race-goers leave Churchill Downs because of ongoing construction on Eastern Parkway. He says [...]

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PPL Chief: Utilities Purchase "Transformational"

by Rick Howlett April 29, 2010

By Rick Howlett The chairman of PPL Corporation is calling his company’s pending purchase of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities a transformational event. James Miller says the acquisition will bring together three of the best utility companies in the United States and turn PPL into a more geographically diverse operation. “Most importantly, [...]

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UPDATE: Rescue Underway At Western Kentucky Mine

by Rick Howlett April 29, 2010

A rescue effort continued this morning at a western Kentucky underground mine where two miners are trapped following a ceiling collapse. The accident occurred late Wednesday or early Thursday at the Dotiki mine near Providence. A United Mine Workers Union representative tells the Associated Press that the western Kentucky mine is a large operation that employs more [...]

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