…meh. This is the kinda stuff I’m thinking about putting into my podcast, if I can get it off the ground…
CYNTHIANA / HARRISON
The resident of a Harrison County home shot and killed an intruder during a home invasion early Monday morning. Deputies say two men entered the home on Monroe Road, just off US-27, around 12:30 a.m., and there was a struggle in the bedroom. During the altercation, a resident of the home shot one of the intruders. Deputies say a short time later, the suspect showed up at Harrison Memorial Hospital where he died.
The Cynthiana City Commission convenes in a special meeting this afternoon at 4PM. Numerous members of the community are concerned about this meeting as an answer to the fate of the Handy House, or Ridgeway, may be announced. The Harrison County Fiscal Court had already voted for the structure’s demolition earlier this year.
AREA NEWS
Bourbon County High School Principal David Horseman was discovered sleeping in his car at a Speedway in Lexington on Sunday, and was arrested for DUI. According to Lexington police, Horseman had admitted to drinking at least four tequilas and driving before stopping at the gas station and passing out. Horseman was later released from the Fayette County Detention Center.
Lexington Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred around 2:45 this morning on Georgetown Rd in Fayette County near the Scott County Line. The victim, driving a white Chevy, crossed the median, crashed through two fence-lines and into a row of tress. The victim was thrown from the vehicle. The Lexington-Fayette coroner has yet to release the victim’s identity.
KENTUCKY
The man responsible for last week’s Amber Alert in northern Kentucky has been arrested. On Thursday, December 18th, an Alert was issued for a 20-day old infant that had been left in the back-seat of a vehicle stolen from a Florence gas station. 25 year old Johnathon Sester was arrested yesterday for the crime, and has been charged with theft by unlawful taking and kidnapping.
WEIRD
This year has set a few different milestones in UK history–such as this year’s class having over 5,000 freshman, and overall enrollment being 30,000 strong; but the oddest new milestone reached is having 113 twins in their undergrad class. UK spokesman Jay Blanton says of this latest trend, “The numbers of twins, triplets and quadruplets on our campus reflects our continued growth and the fact that more families and students view UK as a first choice for their education.”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
In 1808, Beethoven priemered his Fifth Symphony at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.
In 1964, the first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
In 1989, Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate re-opens, ending the division between East and West Germany.
In 2010, President Obama repeals “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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