Afternoon Round-Up 8/7/12

Today on NPR: In France, some say a gastronomic icon is under threat. For the last decade, the number of pre-prepared, frozen croissants sold in bakeries has been increasing. These knock-offs are cheaper, but they're also less delicious.

Jackson Purchase Area:

• Rescue squads recovered the bodies of two Joppa Illinois men who drowned in the Ohio River last night.
• Caldwell County's Clerk says a high number of Princeton voters are casting their ballots on a local option election to allow alcohol sales in the city.
• Paducah Police officers are looking for two suspects who allegedly robbed a Paducah Walgreens.

Environment:

• A rally in support of coal is scheduled for this weekend in southeast Kentucky.
• Madisonville’s Sanitation Department will seek bids next week for nearly 1,000 curbside recycling totes.

• Environmental groups have filed suit in federal court in an effort to get the Environmental Protection Agency to stiffen rules regulating air pollution.

KY Politics:

• Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is defending his leadership role against conservative critics.
• U.S. Senator Rand Paul will continue to build his national profile with a speech at the Republican National Convention later this month.