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Residents and business workers helped remove water at The Marketplace at Fitch's Square after inundation, while multiple roads remain closed after washouts.
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Former Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard visited Evansville for a listening session as he works to qualify for the November ballot, a bid that requires 37,000 signatures by a near-term deadline.
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Residents who have already loaded flood debris will be able to bring it to a drop-off site behind Madison Central High School on Georgia Street/40 O Road, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., city and county officials said.
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Officials said conditions in Floyds Fork remained dangerous as rescuers expanded efforts at The Parklands in Louisville after a swimmer was reported missing following a fast-moving current.
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The city of Lexington will begin phase one of its heat plan on Monday, ahead of forecasted extreme heat into the weekend, according to WKYT.
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A landslide following weekend flooding prompted evacuation advisories for residents on a Bullitt County road, drawing attention to the state of dam oversight and the responsibilities of dam owners after the dam’s owner said she was unaware of prior government inspections.
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A Kentucky judge on Monday imposed two life sentences for a man convicted in the 2022 murders of two sisters in Boyd County.
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Louisville Public Media reports some lanes of Interstate 65 are reopening, but holiday demand and active highway construction are expected to slow traffic.
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The Kentucky Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee says it is concerned about Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s involvement in an upcoming Court of Appeals election, citing fundraising for Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan while Moynahan faces Fayette Circuit Court Judge Lucy VanMeter in a related matter.
