10.8.25

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to the reading of the Courier Journal for Wednesday,
October eighth, twenty twenty five. The Courier Journal is brought
to a Louisville listeners via Looville Public Media. As a reminder,
Radio Eye is a reading service intended for people who
are blind or have other disabilities that makes it difficult
to read printed material.

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Your reader for.

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Today is Blanca Michael Ward. We begin with w h
AS eleven's weather forecast for the next several days. Today,
expect a high of seventy one, mostly sunny, less humid.
Tonight a low of forty eight, clear. Thursday a high
of sixty seven, a low of forty six, plenty of

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sun Friday high of seventy, low of forty nine, sunny
and pleasant. Saturday a high of seventy four, a low
of fifteen, sunny and nice. Sunday high of seventy four,
low of fifty two, sunny and pleasant.

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Monday high of.

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Seventy six, low of fifty four, plenty of sunshine. Your
Almanac readings for the Louisville area are as follows. Temperature
high seventy one, low fifty six, normal high seventy five

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normal low fifty four. Record high of ninety one degrees
was set in two thousand and seven and a record
low of thirty four degrees in nineteen eighty. Precipitation Monday
sixty six hundreds of an inch month to date sixty
six hundredths of an inch normal month to date seventy

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nine hundredth of an inch year today eight forty one
point eighty inches normal year to date thirty seven point
eighty six inches. The pollen count for today is low
in grass, high in weeds, absent in trees, and moderate

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in moles. Air quality Tuesday is good today, low.

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Sun and moon.

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Wednesday sunrise seven forty five am, sunset seven fifteen pm,
moonrise seven fifty nine pm, moonset nine twelve, nine thirty
two am. Thursday sunrise seven forty six am, sunset seven
fourteen pm, moonrise eight thirty nine pm, moon set ten

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fifty two am. There will be a last moon October thirteenth,
a new moon October twenty first, a first moon October
twenty ninth, and of full moon November fifth. And now
for a bit of weather history. Lead South Dakota had

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thirty six inches of snow on October eighth, nineteen eighty two,
but just twenty miles away in Rapid City, which is
at a lower elevation, there was only a trace. We
now turn to today's headlines from the front page of

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the Courier Journal Louisville to welcome UFL team Oldham Schools
to vote on Bible study. Some interest for JCPS as well,
says Wise. Building relationships, Chief Humphrey credits proactive policing morale

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for Louisville crime drop. We begin with this story building relationships.
The story was written by Munroe Trombley of the Louisville
Courier Journal USA Today Network. Keeping his foot on the gas,

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That's how Paul Humphrey describes his approach as he begins
his second year leading the Louisville Metro Police Department. He
says he's staying aggressive on crime while committed to what
he calls proactive policing, a strategy that ranges from making
more arrests to building stronger relationships with everyday Louisvillians. Building

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those relationships that create trust so people feel more comfortable
in calling us in their time of need, Humphrey said
in a ten minute one on one interview with The
Courier Journal. The numbers back him up. As of October first,
homicides were down twenty five percent from the same time

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last year ninety compared to one hundred eighteen. Non fatal
shootings had dropped twenty six percent, with two hundred thirteen
compared to two hundred eighty four. Carjackings were down thirty percent,
and while calls for service dipped slightly, self initiated activity

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traffic stops, pedestrian stops, business checks jumped thirty six percent.
Humphrey credits both trends to a shift in department culture.
Once demoralized, he said, officers and staff are now prouder, happier,
and more energized about the work they signed up for.

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They have clearer expectations and feel like their voices are
being heard.

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He added.

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When you enjoy your job, when you have fun at
your job, when you have pride in the work you do,
you ultimately do a better job and you serve people better.
Humphrey added, keeping his foot on the guests also means
pushing ahead with reforms. Humphrey and his command staff are
working with Effective Law Enforcement for All the group recently

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chosen by city officials as the independent monitor to oversee
changes promised for the department. With effective law enforcement for
all ELEFA in place, the city and LMPD have two
months to craft an implementation plan for the next twelve months,

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one that sets deadlines for reaching substantial compliance with the
reform agreement, lays out how ELFA will review steps the
department takes and identifies performance audits to be conducted. Assistant
Chief Brian Kueger, who leads the department's Improvement and Accountability Bureau,

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has already begun laying that groundwork set LMPD Deputy Chief
Emily McKinley, who also marked one year in her role
this week. She said the plan will detail which policies
will be rewritten, the training officers will receive, and how
progress will be measured.

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During a news conference.

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Before the one on one interview, McKinley said LMPD is
eager to partner with the nonprofit. We're familiar with many
of their team members and know they have a proven
track record for a commitment to fairness, accountability and effective policing.
She said from the department's new downtown headquarters on West

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Chestnut Street. It's not just a box we're going to check.
It's a partnership that will help us become better as
a department and better as a community. Looking ahead, Humphrey
said he'll continue encouraging officers to stay focused and keep
Louisville safe. He's also awaiting the results of a manpower

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study before making any major changes to staffing levels for
divisions or specialized units, and he's looking forward to the
start of a new recruit class of officers. He said,
We're not here to rest on our laurels just because
the numbers seem to be going in the right direction.
Humphrey said, we want to make sure that that's intentional

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and that it continues. We continue with this story. Oldham's
schools to vote on Bible study some interest for j
CPS as well, says LifeWise. This was written by Krista
Johnson of the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network More

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Kentucky students could be adding Bible study to their class
schedules in the coming months, with Oldham County Board of
Education members set to vote on a proposed program by
an Ohio based Christian education group during a special called
meeting October eighth. If approved, families could opt in to

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having their children leave school for one hour each week
to receive lessons from a nearby church.

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For at least four months.

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Oldham school leaders and community members have debated whether or
not such a program has a place.

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In the school day.

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The special called meeting also comes after Kentucky's at turn
Ernie General ruled District leaders do not have to approve
such a program, but they cannot simply decline making a
decision on the request. The proposal was brought to the
Oldham Board by LifeWise Academy, a nonprofit founded in twenty

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eighteen with the mission of bringing the Bible back into schools.
It calls for a pilot program for third through fifth
grade students at Locust Grove Elementary. Before the proposal could
go to the board, community members needed to gather at
least fifty signatures supporting such a program, then form a

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local planning team comprised of at least one individual from
three separate Oldham County churches. According to LifeWise Kentucky State
director John Stein, interest in bringing the pro program to
more students has increased this school year following the passage

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of Senate Bill nineteen in the twenty twenty five legislative session,
which expanded on a pre existing law that allowed parents
to pull students from school for moral instruction one hour
each week. Now, roughly fifty districts statewide have formed or

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are in the process of forming local committees to bring
a LifeWise program to their students. Stein told The Courier
Journal in September. Community members within Jefferson County are also
interested in a LifeWise partnership. According to the nonprofit's website,
more than two hundred people have signed an online list

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supporting a local program for Jefferson County Public school students.
The next step, the site states, is to gain district
approval to launch the program. During the twenty twenty four
twenty twenty five school year, LifeWise programs operated in thirty
one states, with six hundred schools participating, reaching more than

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forty thousand students. According to a twenty twenty four impact report,
the nonprofits revenue has increased significantly in recent years, going
from thirteen million dollars in reported revenue in twenty twenty
three to thirty five million dollars in twenty twenty four.

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According to nonprofit tax documents. In Kentucky, Marshall County Public
Schools is the only district that currently has a LifeWise
program in operation. That program, Stein said, is in its
third year and has more than five hundred students participating weekly.

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The Western Kentucky district serves roughly forty two hundred students total.
We would to exist if parents didn't want this, Stein
said of LifeWise. It comes back to that choice for parents.
We just see that many parents want the option for
their children to have this opportunity to Bible education during

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their school day. It is unclear which local churches are
part of the Jefferson County Local Planning Team or if
JCPS board members will consider a proposal.

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In the immediate future.

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The district has not received a written request from LifeWise
proposing formal arrangement for moral instruction under the provisions of
Senate Bill nineteen. JCPS spokeswoman Carolyn Callahan told The Courier
Journal on October sixth the district did receive a request

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for a partnership with evangel World Prayer Center in December
twenty twenty four, before the law was expanded. She added,
if a written request is submitted, she concluded, the board
would get to decide whether or not to participate with
an external entity to provide moral instruction, since such an

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affiliation is permissive, not mandatory. In Kentucky, Marshall County Public
Schools is the only district that currently has a LifeWise
program in operation. That program, LifeWise Kentucky State Director John
Stein said, is in its third year and has more

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than five hundred students participating weekly. The Western Kentucky district
serves roughly forty two hundred students total. If a program
is established, Stein said, transportation for students from school to
the lessons.

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Would be up to the local church. The hour away.

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From schools should not occur during core content time, and
participation would not have a monetary cost for the district
or students. While the lessons would be done at a
local church, the content of those lessons is set by LifeWise.
How religious instruction is permitted during school time in Kentucky,

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allowing students time during the school day but off school
property for religious instructions is not a new concept. In
nineteen fifty two, the US Supreme Court ruled religious programs
that took students out of school were okay because lessons
weren't being conducted on public school property, avoiding a church

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and state conflict. Kentucky has allowed for this arrangement in
varying fashions since the nineteen forties, but earlier this year,
Senate Bill nineteen expanded on a pre existing law that
allowed parents to pull students from school for moral instruction
one hour each week. Under the revised statuette, districts can

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now approve organizations or entities, including churches or religious programs,
to provide moral instruction as well.

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Next, we have this story.

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Louisville to welcome UFL team Kings joined league along with
teams in Columbus, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida, as three others leave.

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This was written by Brooks Houlton of the Louisville Courier Journal.

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USA Today Network. The United Football League is coming to
Louisville starting next spring. The Louisville Kings will call Lynn
Family Stadium home, the UFL announced Tuesday morning. A head
coach will be named in the near future, The league
said in a news release. Louisville is one of three

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new UFL markets. The others are Columbus, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida.
The Trio is replacing the Memphis show Boats, the Michigan Panthers,
and the San Antonio Brahmas in the eight team league.
This news comes roughly three months after a familiar faith

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joined the UFL's ownership group as the leader of its
business operations. Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Repol, whose Repol Stable has
produced Kentucky Derby favorites such as Uncle Moe, Forte and
Fierceness the New York Natives, said his background in the

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sport of kings inspired the Louisville franchise's nickname. I've always
thought that this was a great market for a pro team,
Repol told The Courier Journal. My experience of being in
Kentucky for the last twenty years definitely swayed me to
look at it as a market, and the more I researched,

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the more it made sense. The UFL is entering its
third season. It debuted in twenty twenty four when the
United States Football League Marched merged with the XFL. The
twenty twenty five campaign kicked off March twenty eighth and
ended June fourteenth. The DC Defenders defeated the Michigan Panthers

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in the championship game fifty eight to thirty four. Here's
a rundown of the UFL markets heading into the twenty
twenty sixth season, which begins March twenty seventh. Note All
eight teams will use the league's headquarters in Arlington, Texas
as their training grounds. Repols said teams could spend up

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to ten days in their respective markets during stretches of
back to back home games. Birmingham Stallions Protective State and Birmingham, Alabama.
Columbus Aviators Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Dallas Renegades,
Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, DC Defenders Oudy Field in Washington,

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d C. Houston Gamblers, Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Louisville
King's Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Orlando Storm Inter
and Company Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Saint Louis Battlehawk's The

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Dome at America Center in Saint Louis. The UFL on
Tuesday said its complete twenty twenty six schedule will be
released at a later date. The top four teams in
the regular season standings will advance to the playoffs. From
an optic standpoint, the UFL experienced a sophomore slump. Into

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twenty twenty five, average TV viewership was down twenty percent
from eight hundred twelve thousand to six hundred forty five thousand,
and average attendance was down five percent from twelve thousand,
eight hundred twenty seven to twelve thousand, one hundred sixty two.

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According to a report from Sports.

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Business Journal, four franchises drew fewer than ten thousand fans
per game, Dallas, Birmingham, Houston, and Memphis. Located in Butchertown,
Lynn Family Stadium is the.

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Home of Louisville's professional.

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Men's and women's soccer teams, Louisville City FC and Racing
Louisville FC. The five year old stadium has eleven thousand,
six hundred seats and a capacity of fifteen thousand, three
hundred four Right in Repoll's wheelhouse, if Lynn Family Stadium

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wasn't available, he said, we wouldn't be in the market.
How do UFL rules differ from NFL rules. Here's a
look at some noteworthy changes. The play clock is thirty
five seconds, not forty seconds, until the final two minutes
of each half. The game clock doesn't stop for incomplete

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passes or ball carriers running out of bounds. Kicking extra
points is a no go. Instead, teams can elect to
go for one, two, or three points after a touchdown.
To do so, they must reach the in zone again
from the second yard line, the five yard line, or

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the ten yard line, respectively. Teams are permitted to throw
two forward passes on one play, but the first pass
must be completed behind the line of scrimmage. There are
no on side kicks. To maintain possession after a touchdown,
teams must convert of fourth and twelve from their own

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twenty eight yard line. Overtime is a best of three
series of alternating attempts to score from the five yard line.

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No field goals allowed.

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This isn't Louisville's first brush with pro football. The Louisville
Breckenridges and the Louisville Colonels competed in the NFL during
the early nineteen twenties. More recently, the city was home
to the Louisville Fire, a member of the Arena Football
League's Developments League AF two from two thousand and one

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to two thousand and eight. Its first head coach was
Jeff Brahm, an NFL and XFL veteran who's in his
third season at the Helm of the Cardinals. Then there
was the Louisville Extreme, which bounced around multiple leagues from
twenty thirteen to twenty There were at least six players

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on UFL rosters in twenty twenty five with ties to Louisville,
the Saint Louis BattleHawks, Michigan Panthers, San Antonio Brahmas, DC Defenders,
and Saint Louis BattleHawks.

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A date for the.

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Twenty twenty five UFL draft has not yet been set.
Last year, team selected the rights to ten players. Ripoltold
the Courier Journal he hopes to have a bunch of
local and regional heroes on the King's roster. Ideally, he said,
those players will use the franchise as a springboard to

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the NFL. To me, this is a developmental league that's
going to be really incredible quality, he said. If your
goal is to make the NFL, this league is for you.
Your goal is just to collect a paycheck for twelve weeks,
then you need to go work somewhere else. We continue

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with this story. Kroger recalls more items as part of
listeria outbreak. Both the CDC and FDA advised returning affected
products to the place of purchase for a refund or
tossing them in the trash. This was written by Marina

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Johnson and Mary walrth Holdridge of the Louisville Courier Journal
USA Today network more products sold at Kroger stores have
been recalled as the Food and Drug Administration the FDA
continues to investigate a multi state listeria outbreak. The fifteen

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state outbreak has sickened at least twenty people, killing four
since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the CDC
and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning or
listeriosis in September. The illnesses have been traced back to

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pastas used and ready to eat products at grocery stores
like wal Mart and Kroger nationwide, including in the Commonwealth,
prompting a cascade of developing recalls. Kroger, along with competing
grocer Giant Eagle, has added yet another set of items
to its growing recall list on October fourth, as the

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investigation continues. Here's what to know about the latest products
added to the recall list. Newly recalled Kroger products two
recalled pasta salads were sold at the Kroger affiliated stores
in several states across the country, including Kentucky. Other states

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impacted include Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington,

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and West Virginia. Basil Pasto Boti pasta salad of various
weights sold at deli counters and in grab and go
packages between September sixth and October tewod with US UPC
codes two one seven five seven three hyphen one zero

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zero zero zero and two one seven five seven three hyphen.

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Two zero zero zero zero.

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Smoked Mozzarella pane salad of various weights sold at deli
counters and in grab and go packages between August twenty
ninth and September second, with UPC code two two seven
five seven three hyphen.

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One zero zero zero zero.

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The salads were sold at multiple stores under the Kroger banner,
including Kroger, Baker's City Market, Dylan's, fred Meyer Fries, Gerbs
King Soupers, Pealis, Ralph's and Smith's.

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Giant Eagle, another.

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Grocery chain, also recalled the same smoked mozzarella pinney salad,
sold starting on September twenty fifth at Giant Eagle and
Market District locations across western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and Indiana.
What to do with recalled POSTA meals? Both the CDC

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and FDA advised returning affected products to the place of
purchase for a refund, or tossing them in the trash,
wash and sanitize bowls, cups, storage containers, and other surfaces
that may have come into contact with the recalled products.
Always thoroughly wash your hands after handling and preparing food,

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especially raw or uncooked products for dead in listeria outbreak
cases reported in fifteen states. The listeria outbreak was first
announced in June, when the CDC began investigating reports of illness.
As of September twenty fifth, there were twenty confirmed cases

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of listeria poisoning linked to the outbreak, the CDC reported
in its latest update on October six. Of those nighteen
people were hospitalized and four died. In one case, a
pregnant woman experienced fetal loss as a result of a
related infection. Deaths occurred in Utah, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas.

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Associated infections were confirmed in the following states California two cases,
Florida one case, Illinois one case, Indiana one case, Louisiana
two cases, Michigan two cases, Minnesota one case, Missouri one case,

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Nevada one case, North Carolina one case, Ohio one case,
South Carolina one case, Texas three cases, Utah one case,
and Virginia one case. The numbers are only the known
cases and likely do not represent the full extent of

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the outbreak. To the CDC, what are the symptoms of
Listeria poisoning? Listeria poisoning is a food born bacterial infection
most commonly caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. According to
the CDC, it is considered a serious condition and can

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be dangerous or life threatening, especially to older adults, people
with weak immune systems, and pregnant women. Per the CDC,
symptoms include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss
of balance, convulsions, diarrhea, other gastrointestinal symptoms. Miscarriage, still birth,

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premature delivery, uder life threatening infection of newborn infants, deaths.
People in higher risk categories who experience flu like symptoms
within two months of consumers contaminated food should seek medical attention,
according to the CDC, we now turn to today's obituaries.

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We read only the name, age, and location. If you
would like further information on any of the obituaries, please
call us during the weekdays at eight five, nine four,
two two sixty three nine zero, and we will be
glad to read the entire obituary for you. I will
repeat that number at the end of today's listings. Today's

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death notices include Rohnde Sious Allen sixty eight, Louisville, Albert
Joseph Bismeyer the third eighty, Louisville, Clarence Anthony Tony Ermes
Biker sixty six, Louisville, JA James j. Elthridge the third,

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ninety four, Bruce Rowland Gray Junior seventy three, Louisville, Martin
Jerrold Joseph Homrich ninety four, Louisville. Ruthie Lusk ninety Louisville,
Joan Marie mccordle seventy seven, Simpsonville doctor Larry M. Raskin

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eighty five Louisville, Maxine Sublett one hundred two Louisville, Gary L. Wilnes,
seventy nine Louisville.

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Again.

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If you would like further information about any of today's listings,
call us on weekdays at eight five, nine, four, two, two, six,
three nine zero, and we will be glad to read
the entire item to you. We continue with this story.

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Judge denies bond for former officer Henkson appealing sentence in
Breonna Taylor case. This was written by Leo Bertucci of
the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network. A federal judge
denied former Louisville Metro Police officer Bred Hankson's request to

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be released on bond while he appeals a thirty three
month prison sentence he received for violating the civil rights
of Brionna Taylor during the twenty twenty police raid at
her apartment. Despite his low risk of flight or danger
to others, Hankson has failed to demonstrate a substantial question

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of law or fact material to his appeal justifying bond
Echastern Kentucky District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings wrote in a
court ruling filed October sixth, the decision from Jennings comes
as Hankson is due to turn himself into officials with
the Federal Bureau of Prisons October ninth. Jennings also denied

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the sixty to nighty day extension for the prison report
date Hankson requested October third. Jennings wrote that while the
court sympathizes with the ruling on this motion, coming just
a few days before Hankson's report date, a sixty to
nighty day delay in reporting is inappropriate. The knight Taylor

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was killed in March twenty twenty, Hankson fired a total
of ten shots into her apartment through a sliding glass
door and window that were covered by blinds. None of
the shots Hankson fired hit her, though some passed into
a neighboring apartment where a man, a pregnant woman, and

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young child were present. Hankson was fired from l MPD
for blindly shooting into Taylor's apartment. During his sentencing hearing,
Hankson said he would have never fired his gun if
he had known all the facts he later learned. The
thirty three month sentence Hankson received July twenty first came

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just days after the Department of Justice requested a one
day sentence for Hankson time he had already served. Federal
prosecutor suggested in a sentencing memorandum July sixteenth, Hankson should
not have been prosecuted on civil rights charges by former
President Joe Biden's administration. Jennings previously said she was troubled

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by the prosecutor's sentencing memorandum. The seriousness of this crime
is obvious, she said during the sentencing hearing July twenty first.
We continue with this story. Norton Children's Hospital ranked high
in state nation, also given several top fifty rankings in specialties.

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This was written by Olivia Evans of the Louisville Courier Journal.
USA Today Network, a Louisville children's hospital has been recognized
as one of the best in the country. Norton Children's Hospital,
located at two thirty one East Chestnut Street, was named
the number one children's hospital in Kentucky by US News

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and World Report. The Kentucky Children's Hospital in Lexington was
ranked second. In addition to taking the top rank in
the Commonwealth. The Norton Healthcare Facility placed eleventh in the
Midwest region, beating out medical institutions like Universe of Iowa

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stead Family Center's Children's Hospital in Iowa City and University
of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, among others. Kentucky Children's Hospital
tied for twenty first in the Midwest. This honor reflects
the incredible work of our team, said Russell Cox, president

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and CEO Norton Healthcare, the not for profit parent organization
of Norton's Children's. We are dedicated to providing nationally ranked specialties,
advanced research, and outcomes that our patients and families deserve.
Nearby Cincinnati Children's took home numerous awards as well, including

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first place in the state of Ohio and the Midwest region.
The pediatric facility north of Louisville also ranked in the
top fifteen nationally in every specialty, landing at a spot
on the top ten hon a roll of all facilities
in the nation, according to the report, which was released

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October seven. Norton Children's Hospital is part of Norton Healthcare,
the metro area's second largest employer. It opened Children's free
hospital after a tornado ravaged Louisville in March eighteen ninety,
leaving in its way tons of children who were injured, burned, terrified,

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in agony, dying. The Courier Journal previously reported Norton Healthcare
opened what was at the time the tenth children's hospital
in the nation. Eventually, the hospital would evolve into the
Norton Children's Hospital, known today by its iconic hot.

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Air balloon logo.

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In June, Norton Healthcare announced Norton Children will build a
new full service pediatric hospital in eastern Jefferson County as
as part of a one hundred fifty six acre pediatric
care campus. Being ranked by US News and World Report

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is an honor and shows the extraordinary commitment of our physicians,
nurses and employees, said doctor Mark McDonald, medical director and
system vice President of Pediatric Medical Affairs at Norton Children's Hospital.
Their tireless dedication to caring for kids made this recognition possible.

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It's also a reminder and an inspiration to keep striving
higher for the children who count on us every day.
In twenty twenty four, Norton Children's Hospital served more than
two hundred, fifteen thousand patients from all one hundred twenty
Kentucky counties and dozen of counties in Indiana. A release

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from Norton Healthcare said being ranked among the best is
a powerful validation of the passion and expertise our Norton
Children's team brings to families every day, said Diane Scardino,
chief administrative officer at Norton Children's Hospital. It's about building

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a vision where families throughout Kentucky and Indiana can count
on world class care.

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Right here at home.

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US News and World Report is a recognized source in
hospital rankings and consumer advice. The twenty twenty five Best
Children's Hospital announcement marks the nineteenth edition of the annual
evaluation of pediatric hospitals by specialty and location. US News

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has long assisted parents and caregivers in finding the best
possible care for children with serious illnesses or complex medical needs,
said Ben Harder, chief of Health Analysis and managing editor
at US News, said in a news release, our annual

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rankings of pediatric hospitals provide a roadmap to exceptional care
for families, not just by specialty, but also by region
and state. Norton Children's Hospital also brought home top fifty
rankings in eight specialties nationwide. Here's a look at Norton

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Children's Hospital's total rankings according to US News. Norton Children's
Hospital rankings by specialty location, State Norton Children's Hospital one,
Kentucky Children's Hospital two, Regional Norton Children's Hospital eleven, Kentucky

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Children's Hospital twenty five, on Tide, Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral
and Mental health Norton Children's Hospital, top fifty, no specific
rank assigned. Pediatric cancer Norton Children's Hospital thirty two, Pediatric
Cardiology and Heart Surgery Norton Children's Hospital forty two, Kentucky

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Children's Hospital eleven, Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology Norton Children's Hospital eighteen.
Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery Norton Children's Hospital forty four, Pediatric
Orthopedics Norton Children's Hospital twenty six, Kentucky Children's Hospital forty five,

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Pediatric Pulmonology and lung surgery Norton Children's Hospital thirty five,
Pediatric Urology Norton Children's Hospital forty three. We continue with
this story full list of twenty twenty five Mohammed Ali

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Humanitarian Award recipients. This was written by Kirby Adams of
the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network, the twelfth annual
Mohammed Ali Humanitarian Awards has announced its twenty twenty five
class of recipients. The event, which helps kick off the

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Mohammed Ali Center's twentieth anniversary, will honor humanitarians from across
the globe, including Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation,
who will be receiving the Humanitarian Award for Lifetime Achievement,
and Nancy Lieberman, a Naysmith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer

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and two time silver Medalist Olympian, who will receive receive
the Humanitarian of the Year Award. The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards,
presented by Humano, were created in twenty thirteen as a
way to recognize and celebrate the greatness of people from
around the world in two categories, Seasoned Awards honoring individuals

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who have dedicated a significant portion of their lives to humanitarianism,
and Six Corps Principles Awards, presented to young adults thirty
years of age or younger who embody one of Ali's
six corps principles Confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect, and spirituality.

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The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, November eighth,
at the Ali Center, located at one forty four North
sixth Street. This year's celebration will also include a post
show celebration featuring late night bites, special performances, and more.
Tickets will be available starting October second. For more details,

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visit alisenter dot org slash Maha. We're gearing up for
an exciting Humanitarian Award celebration that not only highlights the
amazing work of humanitarians from all over the globe, but
also celebrates the Ali Center's legacy as we approach our

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twenty year anniversary. De von Holt, Mohammed Ali Center President
and CEO, said in a news release, We're so excited
for our future, and we're so pleased to elevate this
experience as a taste of what's to come new this
year and to honor the Center's twentieth anniversary. The twenty

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twenty five event will feature special performances throughout the evening
from the Law Orchestra, led by music director Teddy Abrams.
We are proud to partner with the Mohammed Ali Center
to recognize these passionate change makers from across the World.
Jim Recton, Humana Chief executive officer said in the release,

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Humana exists to help people achieve their best health, and
that purpose cannot be realized without investing in the people
and organizations that create positive change.

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In the communities where we live and work.

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Here are the twenty twenty five Mohammed Ali Humanitarian Awards recipients.
Twenty twenty five Muhammed Ali Humanitarian Award recipients. Humanitarian Award
for Lifetime Achievement. Darren Walker named to Times annual one

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hundred Most Influential People, Rolling Stone's twenty five People Shaping
the Future, and Wall Street Journal's twenty twenty Philanthropy Innovator
of the Year. Walker will receive the twenty twenty five
Humanitarian Award for Lifetime Achievement. A former vice president at

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the Rockefeller Foundation and co founder of both the US
Impact Investing Alliance and the President's Council on Disability Inclusion
in Philanthropy, Walker is currently President of the Ford Foundation,
a sixteen billion dollar international social justice philanthropy with offices

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in the United States and ten regions around the globe.
Humanitarian of the Year Nancy Lieberman. Nancy Lieberman, a Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Big Three Head Coach, twenty
eighteen champion and Coach of the Year, two time Olympian

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silver medalist nineteen seventy six has been named the twenty
twenty five Humanitarian of the Year. Through her Nancy Lieberman charities,
Lieberman has impacted the lives of children in urban neighbourhoods
through educational college scholarships, mentorship, basketball camps, and racial and

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social justice lecture programs. These programs include building one hundred
thirty two Dream courts that have provided over five million
children the opportunity to have a safe place to enjoy
healthy activities, build relationships with local law enforcement, and take
part in community engagement. Humanitarian Impact Award co presented by

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the Laurs Foundation. An Kuan and Dion Bolden and Kuwan Bolden,
a fourteen year NFL veteran Super Bowl champion and US
in twenty fifteen Walter Payton Man of the Year, and
his wife Dion, are the founders of the Angkwan Bolden Foundation.
The foundation works to expand educational and life opportunities for

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underprivileged youth through programs such as Q eighty one Summer
enrichment and holiday drives that have served thousands of families.
The Angquan Bolden Foundation has empowered more than fifteen thousand
children and families nationwide. The Boldens are at the forefront

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of leading the standard for how athletes and their families
can use their platforms to drive lasting social change, and
have also founded Sport for Impact, the Player's Coalition, and
the Turnaround Project Humanitarian Award for Civility and Compassion. His Excellency,

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Doctor Muhammad bin abdull Alisa Sheikh Doctor Muhammad bin Abdul
Karim Alisa is a prominent Islamic scholar and global advocate
for interfaith dialogue who is committed to building bridges between faiths.

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He served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Justice from two
thousand and nine to twenty fifteen, during which he implemented
significant reforms and family law in women's rights. Doctor Alisa
was appointed Secretary General of the Muslim World's League in
twenty sixteen and played a pivotal role in the twenty

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nineteen Macaw Declaration, which brought together over twelve hundred Muslim
leaders from one hundred thirty nine countries to endorse principles
of peace, coexistence and religious tolerance. Mohammad Ali Six Corps
Principle Awards twenty twenty five recipients. Also receiving honors during

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the annual ceremony are six young international humanitarians doing work
in their countries and communities, which embodies one of Ali's
six core principles confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect, and spirituality.
Zuriel O'douli twenty three, a Los Angeles native, is best

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known for her development work across the globe, mediating peace
between nations, providing council to the world business and political leaders,
advocating for girls education, and teaching free filmmaking classes to
out of school young women. Doctor Joel Bervell thirty is

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a Peabody Award winning Ghanian American physician, host of The
Doze broadcast with the Commonwealth Fund, and creator of the
YouTube animated series The Doctor is in widely known as
the medical MythBuster. He uses viral social media storytelling to

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expose racial disparities, uncover the hidden history of medicine, and
challenge biases in healthcare. Rabbi Guay thirty is the founder
and executive director of Teach for Senegal, a nonprofit working
to expand educational opportunity by placing young Sengleese leaders in

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classrooms across underserved communities. Born in Podour, Senegal, Robbie moved
to the United States at age eight as a refugee.
Her personal journey has shaped a lifelong commitment to equity
and justice in education. Gibson Coago thirty is a pioneering

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clean tech entrepreneur advancing Africa's transition to sustainable energy and immobility.
He is the founder of Waga Technologies and Woga Motion,
to award winning ventures delivering clean energy, storage and electric
vehicle infrastructure across East Africa. Tricia Prabu twenty five is

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the inventor of Rethink, an innovative technology that aims to
proactively stop cyberbullying. The Rethink movement and Tricia's anti hate
advocacy have been shared with digital citizens around the world today.
Tricia now leads Rethink's non profit spinout, Rethink Citizens, which

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is equipping young people with the tools, know how and
platforms they need to create the digital world they deserve.
Cheriti Raupati twenty four is an education and climate justice advocate, scientist,
and water engineer. She has worked on building pipe infrastructure

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and water infrastructure for rural Alaska Native communities. She is
originally from the native village of Konganak, Alaska, a small
coastal community in the southwest region of Alaska, and Anchorage, Alaska.
How to get tickets to the twenty twenty five Muhammad

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Ali Humanitarian Awards, Tickets went on sale October second. Early
bird pricing begins at one hundred dollars per person for
the post show celebrations through October sixteenth. For more information
and to purchase tickets, visit alisenter dot org slash Maha slash. Next,

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we have the story coach faces charges of indecent exposure.
This was written by Stephanie Cousdom of the Louisville Courier Journal,
USA Today Network Orowan County High school football coaches facing
misdemeanor charges after he was arrested last week for exposing

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his genitals in front of several people.

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According to police.

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Chris Krolikowski, twenty seven, was charged with two counts of
indecent exposure and one count of stalking. His cash bond
was set at fifteen hundred dollars per court records. Owensville
Police posted on its social media that they had received
numerous complaints on October second of the indecent exposure and

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that witnesses said Krolikowski had been due doing this for
a long period of time. When Owensville Police Assistant Chief
Justin Sutherland arrived at a residence in Owensville late that afternoon,
he met three separate victims who reported Krolikowski was purposely

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exposing and playing with himself to the adult victims. One
elderly victim reported that Krolikowski had been doing this to
her for several months. The police department's post said one
elderly victim had reported Krolikowski also had been leaving handwritten

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notes on her property, advising her that he would be
exposing himself at certain times and would instruct her what
window he would be doing it at. The police department
said photo evidence was turned over to them. OPD official
said a victim told the assistant chief who made the

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arrest that Krolikowski served as an assistant football coach at
Rowan County as well as a substitute teacher. OPD said
they contacted the school district as part of its investigation,
and the district verified Krolikowski was a football coach and
a substitute teacher, but that he had not substitute taught

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this school year. A twenty twenty four to twenty five
Rowan County football roster also listed Krolikowski. He is not
listed in Rowan County staff directory on its website, although
search engine results list him as a military skills instructor.

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Rowan County Superintendent Michael Road did not respond to a
request for comment. This concludes readings for the Courier Journal
for Wednesday, October eighth, twenty twenty five. Stay tuned for
more new for more news to follow immediately. Your reader
has been blanca Michael Ward