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Coronavirus

Coronavirus Survivor Celebrates 100th Birthday

Beating pneumonia and COVID-19, Margaret Rohl defied all the odds and was able to celebrate her 100th birthday Monday. WNDU's Carley Miller reports.
Associated Press,

(NBC News) — Beating pneumonia and COVID-19, Margaret Rohl defied all the odds and was able to celebrate her 100th birthday Monday. “It’s been hard not being able to be with her and hug her and touch her. So, I wanted her birthday to be special,” Rohl’s granddaughter Peggy Hopper said outside of her Niles, Michigan nursing home. This was…

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Kentucky News

GE Appliances to expand production, add 260 jobs

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances plans to expand production and add 260 new jobs at its manufacturing complex in Louisville, Kentucky. The company said in a statement on Tuesday that a $62 million investment will expand production of washers, dryers, dishwashers and refrigerators in the 750-acre manufacturing complex known as Appliance Park. The statement said consumers are staying home…

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National News

WNBA players to spotlight Breonna Taylor on jerseys

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NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players will wear uniforms for the opening weekend of the season featuring Breonna Taylor’s name when the league begins play later this month. Players will also wear warmup shirts that read “Black Lives Matter” on the front and “Say Her Name” on the back throughout the season. Also, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” will be…

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Kentucky News

Sheriff: Man loses arm-wrestling match with son, pulls gun

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FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities said an arm-wrestling contest between a father and son turned violent and led to an 8-hour standoff with Kentucky deputies. Curtis Zimmerman was charged Monday with wanton endangerment. Boone County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Philip Ridgell said Zimmerman was intoxicated when he challenged his son to an arm-wrestling competition. After losing several times, Zimmerman got upset,…
Kentucky News

Author sues to stop removal of controversial Kentucky mural

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Award-winning Kentucky writer Wendell Berry and his wife have sued the University of Kentucky to try to stop the removal of a mural that has been the object of protest for its depictions of Black people and Native Americans. University President Eli Capilouto announced last month that the mural would be coming down. The suit says…
Coronavirus, Health, News

No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax deadline

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Tax procrastinators, your time is running out. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline until July 15. The move provided some economic and logistic relief for taxpayers dealing with the disruptions and uncertainty brought on by lockdowns, school closures and shuttered businesses. But now that new deadline is rapidly…

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Kentucky News, National News, News

7,000-square-foot Breonna Taylor mural put in Maryland park

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A 7,000-square-foot mural honoring Breonna Taylor has been put in a Maryland park. WBAL-TV reports nearly 30 volunteers and 10 teaching artists finished the project in Annapolis’ Chambers park Sunday. News outlets report it was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now. The…

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Kentucky News

Officials identify man killed in homemade fireworks blast

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky have identified a homeowner who was killed in an explosion allegedly sparked by homemade fireworks. Hardin County Coroner Dr. William Lee identified the victim as 53-year-old Kelly Zilisch. Sheriff John Ward said Zilisch was pronounced dead near his Elizabethtown home Wednesday night. Ward added that at least seven people were inside the home…
Kentucky News

Amid pandemic, fewer students seek federal aid for college

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The number of high school seniors applying for federal college aid plummeted in the first weeks of the pandemic and still remain below last year’s levels. That is according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. In the four weeks starting March 14, the number of FAFSA completions was down 45% compared to the same period the year before….

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