Thursday, November 19, 2015

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  • City sees sharp drop in some toxic chemicals

    City sees sharp drop in some toxic chemicals
    Buy PhotoRachael Hamilton discussed an APCD report on the STAR program.(Photo: JAMES BRUGGERS/THE COURIER-JOURNAL)When it comes to toxic air emissions in Louisville, there are Louisville Gas and Electric power plants and all other sources.A new analysis of Louisville ten years after the city adopted itsStrategic Toxic Air Reductionprogram shows the stark dividing line between the utility, its power plants, and all other industries.LG&E's power plants emitted 4.7 million pounds of air toxics ..
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  • House Democrat from Louisville switches parties

    House Democrat from Louisville switches parties
    Buy PhotoIn this 2012 file photo, District 38 House seat winner Denny Butler awaited results during a post election rally.(Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to the CJ)Buy PhotoKentucky Democrats braced for more party switches in the state House of Representatives after Rep. Denny Butler of Louisville, announced that he has changed his voter registration and will run as a Republican in 2016.The move pushes the Republicans one step closer to taking over the state House for the first time in nearly a cent..
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  • Indiana drops fines against Walsh Construction in Milton-Madison...

    Indiana drops fines against Walsh Construction in Milton-Madison...
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – An Indiana judge has dismissed $10,000 in penalties levied against Walsh Construction, ruling that a worker killed while building the Milton-Madison Bridge was “trained and competent” to operate the aerial lift in which he was found unconscious.Roger Cox, 50, died on May 4, 2012, four days after he was pinned between a steel beam and a lift during construction of the Ohio River bridge between Madison, Ind., and Milton, Ky.TheIndiana Department of Labor issued three safet..
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  • Louisville basketball | Inside the evolution of Chinanu Onuaku

    Louisville basketball | Inside the evolution of Chinanu Onuaku
    The C-J's Jeff Greer and Steve Jones discuss UofL's 2-0 start, Chinanu Onuaku's development and the upcoming game against North Florida.Video by Jeff FaughenderBuy PhotoLouisville's Chinanu Onuaku slams one home over Hartford's J.R. Lynch. Nov. 17, 2015(Photo: Scott Utterback/The C-J )Buy PhotoChinanu Onuaku ended his freshman season with a bit of a thud. After starting 26 regular-season games, Louisville's promising young center played 44 minutes off the bench in four NCAA tournament conte..
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  • Louisville Public Media donates 40 musical instruments to JCPS s - WDRB 41 Louisville News

    Louisville Public Media donates 40 musical instruments to JCPS s - WDRB 41 Louisville News
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- JCPS students students received a musical gift Thursday morning. Louisville Public Media donated 40 new and refurbished musical ...
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  • IMAGES: Kosair Children's Hospital separates conjoined twins for...

    IMAGES: Kosair Children's Hospital separates conjoined twins for...
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Specialists at Kosair Children's Hospital have performed a surgery to separate seven-week-old conjoined twin girls, according to a news release.It is the first such surgery performed at Kosair Children's Hospital since 2001.The surgery took place Nov. 11, and since the surgery, the girls have been under the close watch of experts in the hospital's "Just For Kids" Critical Care Center. It was expected to take 12 hours, but lasted only eight, approximately, the hospital s..
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  • Week 12 bowl projections for Louisville football - Card Chronicle

    Week 12 bowl projections for Louisville football - Card Chronicle
    Card Chronicle, a Louisville Cardinals community .... Week 12 bowl projections for Louisville football. By Mike Rutherford ... Open Thread: Louisville vs. Virginia ...
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  • Holiday in the City expands Louisville celebration

    Holiday in the City expands Louisville celebration
    Janice Cates1:01 p.m. EST November 19, 2015Buy PhotoHoliday lights shine over downtown visitors after the ceremonial lighting of holiday lights at Light Up Louisville. Nov. 29, 2013.(Photo: Jessica Ebelhar/The Courier-Journal)Buy PhotoWhen the city lights up for its traditional post-Thanksgiving party this year, it will — for the first time — set off nearly four weeks of holiday fun in downtown Louisville.The new Holiday in the City, a gift from Main Source Bank, will serve as Louisville’s new s..
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  • Insider Louisville: ‘Mass quantities of boogers’ found in Metro Government office | Local News - WLKY Home

    Insider Louisville: ‘Mass quantities of boogers’ found in Metro Government office | Local News - WLKY Home
    This storyfirst appeared at Insider Louisvilleand is reposted here with permission.The administration of Mayor Greg Fischer has sought to tackle many problems plaguing Louisville over the last five years, such as violent crime, homelessness, traffic congestion and illegal dumping. But according to a recent email sent to city employees by their manager, there is a new scourge in Louisville that is housed inside Metro Government’s own offices.Boogers. Lots of them.Metro Planning & Design Servi..
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  • Louisville Public Media donates new instruments to JCPS students | Local News - WLKY Home

    Louisville Public Media (LPM), with generous support from the Robert and Clarita Whitney Fund and PNC Wealth Management, donated 44 new band and orchestra instruments to Jefferson County Public School (JCPS) students through its Instrumental Partners Program.The instruments were unveiled Thursday at a special event at Doss High. Students from Jacob Elementary School, Western High School, Doss High School and the Phoenix School of Discovery received the instruments, which will provide them with g..
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