NEWS HEADLINES 08/03

AN ARGUMENT AT THE LAKE REPORTEDLY LED TO A CAR THEFT IN HOPKINSVILLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT, THOUGH 24-YEAR OLD JAMES KIRBY WAS SOON ARRESTED NEAR HIS BUTLER ROAD HOME AFTER OFFICERS FOUND HIM PASSED OUT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT OF THE STOLEN VEHICLE.
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THERE’S BEEN YET ANOTHER AIR CONDITIONER THEFT LOCALLY, WITH THE LATEST HAPPENING AT THE WEST 15TH STREET RESIDENCE OF ANGELA SISK.
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A SINGLE-VEHICLE WRECK ON BEULAH ROAD IN HOPKINS COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING SENT 37-YEAR OLD CATHRYN MILES OF DAWSON SPRINGS TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN MADISONVILLE.
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A HEAD-ON COLLISSION IN CALLOWAY COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT INJURED 36-YEAR OLD HEATHER RAMSEY OF MURRAY ENOUGH TO REQUIRE ADMITTANCE TO MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL—THOUGH THE DRIVER AT FAULT AVOIDED INJURY.
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STATE POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN FINDING 51-YEAR OLD KEVIN HOFFMAN OF ST. CHARLES IN HOPKINS COUNTY, WHO IS DISABLED AND HASN’T BEEN SEEN SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVING A WHITE 1990 MODEL JEEP CHEROKEE.
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STATE TROOPERS IN THE POST 1 AREA ARRESTED 28-YEAR OLD KAYLA BELCHER OF CALLOWAY COUNTY MONDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY COLLECTING $200 IN DONATIONS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS ONLY TO KEEP THE MONEY FOR HERSELF.
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NEARLY A QUARTER OF KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DON’T GRADUATE, ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH REPORTS WHITE STUDENTS GRADUATE AT A RATE OF AROUND 78% AND AFRICAN AMERICAN AT 70%.
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