Kentucky House Speaker Greg Stumbo has responded to a federal lawsuit demanding action on legislative redistricting, saying the house took action during this year's regular session.

Speaker Stumbo says inaction by the Senate puts the Commonwealth on the brink of federal intervention and says he can't imagine why lawmakers would want federal judges to do the job of the General Assembly.

Stumbo says he would ask for an immediate special session to address redistricting if senate leadership offered a plan. Speaker Stumbo includes his own new Senate map in the brief, which would keep District 3 the same—constituted of Christian, Todd and Logan counties.

The map uses controversial population data that's disputed by House Republicans and would not put any incumbents running against each other. Speaker Stumbo contends four incumbents, including two Republicans, would have to face off if the same population data is used that lawmakers used last year when both plans were ruled unconstitutional.

The Speaker says each chamber has a right to draw its own map, he only wanted to show crafting an acceptable map with the new data is possible. Governor Steve Beshear has voiced a desire to call a special session, but hasn't said when that might come.

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The Clarksville Police Department is inviting to attend a promotion ceremony and an open house of a new scenario house.

On Friday, May 31^st police will host a promotion ceremony for 5 officers at 10 a.m. and immediately after the ceremony, there will be an open house for the scenario house with both ceremonies to take place at the police department’s range house.

For more information about both events, contact the police department at 931-648-0656.
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Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet want the public to be aware that the I-24 Welcome Center for westbound travelers will be open until Tuesday, May 28^th.

Transportation officials say motorists will be able to use the facility during the busy Memorial Day weekend.

Officials say following the Memorial Day weekend, crews will close for two additional weeks to continue ongoing pavement rehabilitation work along I-24 at mile points 85 to 93.

Officials say the rest area is at mile point 93 near the Kentucky/Tennessee line.
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Boyer

Clarksville Police have identified the man found murdered on West Fork Road Saturday morning.

A news release says the victim is 53-year old Jimmy Dean Boyer. Police say Boyer was known to frequent several establishments on Fort Campbell Boulevard in Clarksville and detectives are looking for anyone who may have seen him late Friday night or early Saturday morning.

Boyer was found dead near the pumping station on West Fork Road early Saturday and investigators spent a significant amount of time attempting to identify him. Anyone who saw Boyer or who may have any information on the case should call Clarksville Police at 931-645-8477.

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The process of hiring a new principal at Martin Luther King Elementary School continues this week with a meeting of the site based council.

A notice from the MLK Site Based Decision Making Council says they will meet 2:45 Wednesday afternoon at the school. The purpose of the meeting is for principal selection and officials say they will immediately go into closed session.

There are no items on the agenda for council action. The job came open earlier this year when current principal Sarah Newman was hired as the district's Regional Community Early Childhood Coordinator.

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