A Woodlawn woman is accused of trying to hire an undercover police officer to kill the father of her children.
22-year old Natalie Danielle Haines is charged with one count of solicitation of first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in Montgomery County circuit court next month for her arraignment.
According to police, Haines allegedly agreed to pay $90 in cash and $60 in marijuana to have 30-year old Jack Louis Janes, to be killed.
Haines was arrested after she allegedly arranged through text messages to meet an under cover police officer at a Fort Campbell Boulevard business parking lot to work out details of the murder-for-hire plot.
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The Montgomery County Grand Jury recently indicted a Clarksville man for the death of his infant son last year.
31-year old Rodney Dewayne Burton is charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide and is expected to be arraigned early next month in circuit court.
According to Clarksville Police, on November 4^th, 2011 Burton was allegedly intoxicated and had his 5-month old son, Rodney Dewayne Burton, Jr. in bed with him and when he woke up, his son was not breathing.
After he discovered his son to be unresponsive, Burton reportedly took the infant to a nearby hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead.
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The U.S. Department of Labor this week announced the availability of $15 million in grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program to help homeless veterans get back on their feet.
The program is designed to provide job training services to help veterans succeed in civilian careers.
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis says the grant announcement is the first step in assisting these veterans gain access to meaningful employment and more stable post-military lives.
The department will likely award 50 grants to serve about 9,000 veterans and funds will be given on a competitive basis to state and local workforce investment boards, local public agencies and non-profit organizations.
The grant money will be used towards providing homeless veterans with occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, job search and placement assistance.
The program is the only federal funded program that focuses solely on helping homeless veterans employment.
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Rep. John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, presents an anti-methamphetamine bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives.

(Frankfort, KY)  --  A pair of bills aimed at curbing drugs in Kentucky are gaining steam in the state legislature. 

Senators approved a bill which would transfer oversight of the prescription drug monitoring system to the attorney general. 

 Meanwhile, the House approved a measure which would put more limits on cold medicine.  The ingredients can be used to produce meth.  Both bills will likely go to committee to mediate differences between the state houses.

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03/29/2012

Hopkinsville Mayor Dan Kemp says the state of the city is strong.

Speaking at the State of the Community Vision Plan Breakfast at the Bruce Center, Mayor Kemp said Hopkinsville is headed in the right direction.

While the country struggles through an ongoing recession, Mayor Kemp says 928 jobs were created in Hopkinsville in the last 12 months.

Going back farther than recent history, the mayor said the number of businesses in the city has grown by a fifth since the beginning of the century.

Christian County Cares Chairman David Ptaszek also addressed the crowd and asked them to support the vision plan with both their time and money, saying good things are happening in Hopkinsville and Christian County thanks to the efforts of many.

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