NEWS HEADLINES 05/01

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE WHOP WESTERN KENTUCKY LISTENING AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING HEAVY RAINS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
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A NATIONAL WEATEHR SERVICE SURVEY TEAM WAS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY FRIDAY, WHERE THEY DETERMINED AN F1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON BRADSHAW ROAD 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEMBROKE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, PACKING WINDS OF 90 MILES PER HOUR AND DESTROYING BARNS AND SHEDS.
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ELSEWHERE, ANOTHER F1 TORNADO BOUNCED UP AND DOWN FROM THE CLOUDS FOR 26 MILES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH CALDWELL AND LYON COUNTIES, DESTROYING SEVERAL BARNS AND SHEDS.
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A TRAFFIC STOP BY HOPKINSVILLE POLICE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF 27-YEAR OLD ANTONIO DETREX WARE ON COCAINE TRAFFICKING CHARGES AND 21-YEAR OLD ERIC MICHAEL MOORE ON FACILITATION TO TRAFFICKING.
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HOPKINSVILLE RESIDENTS CARY ALDER AND DEWAYNE HIGHSMITH HAVE BEEN INDICTED ON CONPIRACY TO TRAFFICK IN PRESCRIPTION PILLS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY THE KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE.
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A POLICE K-9 WAS ABLE TO TRACK A STOLEN VEHICLE FROM A SOUTH MAIN STREET APARTMENT COMPLEX TO A BAR IN THE CITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND WITH NOTHING MISSING.
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15TH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRENT YONTS OF GREENVILLE SAYS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN CHRISTIAN, MUHLENBERG AND HOPKINS COUNTY IS RISING, A FACT THAT SHOULD PROMPT THE COMMONWEALTH TO FIND SOLUTIONS.
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THE KENTUCKY FARM SERVICE AGENCY SAYS IT’S AVAILABLE FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFYING RESIDENTS, WITH ANYONE WANTING MORE INFORMATION ENCOURAGED TO GO TO F-S-A-DOT-U-S-D-A-DOT-GOV.
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TWO AMERICAN RED CROSS WORKERS FROM KENTUCKY HAVE ONE TO AREAS DEVESTATED BY LAST WEEK’S TORNADOES TO HELP WITH RESPONSE DUTIES AFTER OVER 300 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY THE LARGEST OUTBREAK IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
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MANY RURAL RESIDENTS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND THE COUNTRY ARE ASKING PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONS AND UTILIITY COMPANIES TO TREAT HIGH SPEED INTERENET ACCESS IN THE SAME WAY BASIC PHONE SERVICE AND ELECTRICITY SERVICE WERE TREATED IN THEIR EARLY DAYS—WHEN EVERY HOME WAS EVENTUALY OFFERED SERVICE NO MATTER HOW RURAL.
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