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State police: Couple arrested after children found in cargo area of U-Haul

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police arrested an Ohio couple after finding two children in the cargo area of a U-Haul box van during a traffic stop Tuesday night. While acting on a tip that children were riding unrestrained in the cargo area of the vehicle, two troopers conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 65 near the 40-mile marker…

Pelosi pushes back on impeachment

(NBC News) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back against calls to impeach President Trump…at least for now. Pelosi told the Washington Post Magazine “he’s just not worth it” in reference to President Trump, later adding “It divides the country, unless there’s some conclusive evidence that takes us to that place.” She’s seen some support from members of her own…

Feds bust college admissions cheating scam

(NBC News) Federal agents say they have uncovered a scheme using lies and bribes to get students into elite colleges and universities. The California businessman at the center of the con, Rick Singer, pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple charges including racketeering, money laundering and fraud. Prosecutors described it as the largest admission scam ever uncovered. “We’re talking about deception and…

New partnership opens door to Girl Scouts at Parker-Bennett-Curry

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – As Sarah Smalling stood dressed like Girl Scout founder Juliette Low, 28 girls took the oath and became inducted into Girl Scouts Tuesday at Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School. A partnership between Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, Girls with Pearls and the Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green resulted in an in-school Girl Scout troop at Parker-Bennett-Curry in a population…

Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert and more to perform at the “54th Academy of Country Music Awards™”

Country Music’s Party of the Year® will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 7 on CBS

CBS and the Academy of Country Music® announced today that Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and George Strait will take the stage at the 54th ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. As previously announced, iconic…

Hand transplant recipient celebrates 20 years

(WAVE) In 1985, paramedic Matthew Scott lost his left hand at age 24 when he said he foolishly lit an M-80 firework that he was holding. In 1999, at age 37, his name became forever etched in history as the world’s most successful hand transplant recipient, and America’s first. Last week, Scott went back to Jewish Hospital in Kentucky to…

Avalanches cut off Colorado town

(KOB/NBC News) Recent snowfall and a series of avalanches has left much of Colorado’s Red Mountain Pass buried under dozens of feet of snow. The snow has disconnected the town of Ouray from everything south of highway 550. “We’ve had an epic amount of snow in the last couple of days and have made avalanche conditions extreme. Ever since Monday,…

Caught-on-cam cooler scare prompts recall

(NBC News) A terrifying close-call at a Florida family’s home has prompted a recall of Igloo coolers. Home security cameras were rolling on March 2nd when 5-year-old Nicholas Wanes climbed inside of the cooler. The lid then slammed shut and latched, trapping him inside. Fortunately Nicholas’ parents were nearby and heard his screams. They were quickly able to free him….

Rock thrown from Texas overpass kills woman

(KCEN) A Waco, Texas family is mourning the death of a mother after she was hit and killed when a rock was thrown from a Temple overpass. 33-year-old Kaila Flores was killed Saturday when a rock crashed through the windshield of a vehicle her boyfriend was driving as she sat in the passenger’s seat, police said. Chris Rodriguez said he…