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Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1
One tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile ...
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2 killed in traffic collision on State Road 245
At least one person was killed Sunday when a string of tornadoes ripped through four states, tearing roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks. The death happened in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, said Sheriff Mike ...
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Nearly 16000 see Dalai Lama in person in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Officials tell WAVE 3 News that nearly 16,000 people got to see the Dalai Lama Sunday at the KFC Yum! Center as he spoke about compassion. "Welcome to engaging compassion," WAVE 3's Dawne Gee said on stage as she helped kick off the event."Please join me in welcoming his holiness, the Dalai Lama," said Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer as he ...
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Tornadoes tear through Kansas Oklahoma Iowa
A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...
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15000 hear Dalai Lama speak in Louisville
LOUISVILLE - Exiled Tibetan leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner the Dalai Lama came to Louisville on Sunday for the first time since 1994, bringing his distinctive message of compassion not just for all humans but for other species.He blessed a Buddhist community center and then spoke to about 15,000 people at the Yum Center. The Dalai Lama was introduced by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, who ...
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Dalai Lama begins visit to Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Dalai Lama spoke to about 15,000 people at the KFC Yum Center as the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists began his visit to Louisville.The Courier-Journal ( http://cjky.it/14GdUIw) reports he spoke for about 40 minutes Sunday and then took questions from the crowd. A line started forming around the arena hours before his speech.The Dalai Lama started his visit earlier in ...
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Dalai Lama brings Engaging Compassion tour to Louisville
For others, it's about passing his message of compassion along to others. "I just love to hear him laugh because I find that we Westerners take ourselves too seriously," said Leila ...
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Tornadoes touch down in Kansas Oklahoma
A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...
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1 killed in car crash on I-64
The driver of the Explorer got out and was standing between the two vehicles when the other car was struck from behind by a Ford F-250 truck, pinning the man between the other two ...
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Deadly crash snarls traffic on I-64
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – One person has died after a traffic crash on Interstate 64. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes just east of the Watterson Expressway (I-264) interchange. The victim was taken to University Hospital and later died. Details about the crash and the name of the victim have not been released. TRIMARC cameras show westbound I-64 traffic ...
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Attendees line up for address by the Dalai Lama
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Crowds lined up early outside the KFC Yum! Center Sunday morning. They were anxious to enter and hear the Dalai Lama deliver a public talk of Engaging Compassion in Everyday Lifestyles. Leila Faucette, an instructor with Louisville's Taoist Tai Chi Society, joined classmates in a Tai Chi routine outside of the arena. "As we cultivate the body, we cultivate the ...
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Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones
President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...
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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
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Clark County teachers hoping to become losers
Biology teacher Sara Stone said the group is using weekly weigh-ins and healthy competition to kick-start a weight loss effort at the Kentucky school. Eight years ago, a group of faculty and staff members created a weight-loss competition styled after the TV show "The Biggest Loser." Recently, several teachers found themselves wanting to shed some pounds, so they decided to try the ...
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As many as 7 hurt in 3-vehicle crash near Muncie
A crash involving three vehicles near Muncie has sent as many as seven people - including five children - to a hospital. Officers on scene tell The Star Press that all of the injuries are non-life-threatening. ...
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Lottery tickets sold in Ky. worth $1 million each
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Two Powerball tickets sold in Kentucky barely missed out on an estimated $590.5 million grand prize, but they're worth $1 million each.Kentucky Lottery officials said Sunday that one ticket sold in Vine Grove and another sold in Buckner matched five numbers but not the Powerball drawn Saturday night. Each ticketholder can claim a $1 million prize.There's no word yet ...
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9 still hospitalized after trains crash
Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, some of them critically, authorities ...
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Ky. drug task force close to expanding
The Daily News reported that the Barren-Edmonson County Drug Task Force was poised to add Allen County as a partner. The task force is based in Glasgow and investigates drug crimes in Barren and Edmonson counties. Task force director Jeff Scruggs said the partnership has received approval from city and county governments in Allen County. The final steps were filing and registering paperwork to ...
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Indy 500 winner Shaws memorabilia to be auctioned
INDIANAPOLIS - A collection of memorabilia from three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Wilbur Shaw is set to be auctioned by the late racer's son. Bill Shaw is parting with his father's racing trophies, a checkered flag ring and about 100 other mementoes during the auction Saturday at the Indiana Landmarks Center. Shaw tells The Indianapolis Star he has pangs about selling the items ...
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Report Many Ind. school buses fail inspections
Thousands of Indiana school buses have been cited for safety violations over the last year, including many with serious issues that could put students at ...
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Report N. Korea fires fourth missile
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ...
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Suspect arraigned in Old Louisville rape case
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A man accused of beating and raping a woman outside an Old Louisville apartment building went before a judge on Saturday. William Swartwood, 28, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with rape and sodomy. Police said Swartwood hid in the 1200 block of South 2nd Street early Friday, asked to use a woman's cell phone, lured her behind a building, and ...
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1 Winning Ticket Sold in Fla. on Powerball
A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ...
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Winning ticket for huge Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News Do you have the lucky ticket? A winner for the huge Powerball jackpot was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., a Florida Lottery official confirmed to NBC News early ...
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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
Louisville Digest
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Louisville recieves grant to redress racial legacy
The history of Louisville is a story of courage, human tenacity and vision, oppression, redemption, slavery and equality. Modern day Louisville has political and legal equality enshrined in its culture like any other major city in the modern world, but the blight of racism remains, in the socio-economic character of the city.
Fortunately, the W.K Kellogg Foundation is playing a part, along with many other organizations on a local and national level, in providing the city with the societal progress needed to eliminate those legacies that linger from the past, the legacy of the slave trade, of the civil rights movement and the violence and backward tendencies that accompanied them. Read more
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