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By Shelly Baskin

Murray, KY – Kentucky's first district State Senator Ken Winters won't run for re-election. Winters has cited his wife's health as a primary reason for his decision to retire. He says he's most proud of the 2009 Senate Bill one college readiness initiative he sponsored. He says,

"Inspiring them to get involved in the AP and giving incentives for the teachers and the students to do well on those tests. And then to get college credit for it, and moms and dads celebrate that kind of accomplishment."

By Todd Hatton

By Drew Adams/Associated Press

By Drew Adams

Murray, KY – The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Ohio River at Paducah. The warning takes effect tomorrow evening and will be in place until the NWS issues an all clear. The flood stage for the Ohio is 39 feet, and the river was recorded at 37.2 feet overnight. Officials expect the river to hit flood stage by Tuesday evening and continue to rise to 40 feet by Friday morning. Low-lying areas are expected to experience minor flooding.

By Todd Hatton

Murray, KY – Police have begun issuing citations to spectators who make their way onto the US 68/KY Eggner's Ferry Bridge. Highways officials on Friday warned the public to stay off the remainder of the bridge due to safety concerns. But at one point Sunday afternoon the Coast Guard reported several hundred people out on the structure. The cargo ship Delta Mariner struck one of the bridge spans last Thursday, knocking the section into Kentucky Lake and wrapping steel and concrete across the bow of the ship.

By Todd Hatton

Murray, KY – Police have begun issuing citations to spectators who make their way onto the US 68/KY Eggner's Ferry Bridge. Highways officials on Friday warned the public to stay off the remainder of the bridge due to safety concerns. But at one point Sunday afternoon the Coast Guard reported several hundred people out on the structure. The cargo ship Delta Mariner struck one of the bridge spans last Thursday, knocking the section into Kentucky Lake and wrapping steel and concrete across the bow of the ship.

By Todd Hatton

By Todd Hatton

By Todd Hatton

By Todd Hatton