Officials with Kentucky State Police say three people lost their lives on Kentucky Roadways over the Christmas holiday weekend.

All three victims were in motor vehicles and two of the three were not wearing a seat belt. The wrecks happened in Hardin, Hart and Warren Counties between Friday at 6pm and Monday night at 11:59.

Through Monday, 709 people had lost their lives on Kentucky roadways, which is 45 less than the number from a year ago. Of those 709, 564 were in motor vehicles and 287 of those were not wearing a seat belt.

Tragically, 118 lives have been lost on Kentucky roadways this year in wrecks involving the use of alcohol.

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A stolen vehicle was set on fire at the end of a Banton Road driveway yesterday morning.

Christian County Sheriff’s Deputy Lynn Moe was called to the 2000 block of Banton Road just before 7am to the report of a loud explosion and smoke. When police arrived, they found a 1984 International pickup truck with a hitched up trailer on fire.

A check with the ECC revealed the truck belonged to David Wright of Old Edwards Mill Road, who said he had last seen it around 4pm Christmas Day.

The truck was a total loss, but the flames didn’t make it to the trailer. No suspects are listed on the report, though deputies are working on some leads.

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Sova

A Hopkinsville man was arrested for his third DUI early yesterday morning.

The report from the Sheriff’s office says a detective witnessed 23-year old Joshua Sova of 1703 Tennessee St. speeding in a residential neighborhood and nearly running over a pedestrian on West 17^th St.

Sova reportedly admitted to having been drinking and allegedly told a deputy he knew where he lived and that he’d kill him and his family while being arrested.

Sova also allegedly became combative with staff at the Jennie Stuart Medical Center Emergency Room. He was arrested and charged with his third DUI, Resisting Arrest, Terroristic Threatening, Assault of a Police Officer, Careless Driving and Wanton Endangerment.

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A court meeting from earlier this year/file photo

Todd County Fiscal Court will meet for the final time in special session tomorrow to finish up some important business.

Court normally meets on the second and fourth Friday mornings in a month, but will meet Wednesday morning at 9 to accommodate a holiday schedule.

The advanced agenda lists the 2012 budgets for County Clerk Kim Chapman and Sheriff Joey Johnson as two of the notable items up for discussion. Sheriff Johnson will also seek permission to apply for a Homeland Security Grant and will ask to declare some property as surplus.

Emergency Management Director Tim Pulley is penciled in to speak on funds budgeted to the local volunteer fire departments.

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The holidays were not happy for Sears and K-Mart stores, and many of them won't be around to suffer through another slow holiday shopping season.

It’s unknown what effects, if any, there will be in Hopkisnville and Clarksville, but Sears Holdings says it's closing 100-120 Sears and KMart stores because of a sharp drop in holiday sales compared to last year.

The company says sales at stores open at least a year were off more than five-percent in the eight weeks that ended Christmas Day. The Sears and KMart numbers are in contrast to industry-wide retail sales figures, which were higher than last year's numbers.

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