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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the reading of the Courier Journal for Monday,
December one, twenty twenty five, which is brought to our
Louisle listeners via Louisville Public Media. As a reminder, RADIOI
is a reading service intended for people who are blind
or have other disabilities that make it difficult to read

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printed material. Your reader today is Rick Christman. We will
start with a five day forecast brought to you by
w h AS. Today the high will be thirty eight.
It'll be cloudy and cold. Tonight, low thirty one, snow
up to one inch. Tuesday a high of thirty seven,

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cold and a bit of snow and a low of
twenty four. Wednesday a high of forty four, sunshine and
a few clouds in a low of thirty two. Thursday
a high of thirty nine, mostly cloudy and cold, and
a low of thirty three. Friday a high forty five,
rain and drizzle and a low of thirty four, and

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Saturday a high of thirty nine with decreasing clouds and cold,
and a low of twenty nine. For our almanac, the
normal high is fifty three, set in nineteen thirty six.
The record high of seventy three was set in nineteen
oh nine, and the record low of eight was set

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in eighteen eighty seven. There's no precipitation on Friday. Months
to day two point zero one inches, normal to date
three point one five inches, year to date fifty two
point two eight inches, and normal to date forty three
point nine five inches. Our pollen count is good for

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both Sunday and Monday. The full moon will be December fourth,
the last moon December eleventh, the new moon December nineteenth,
and the first moon December twenty seventh. The sun will
rise at seven forty one am and set at five

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point fifty twenty three pm. The moon will rise at
two forty seven pm and set at three thirty five am.
On Tuesday, the sun will rise at seven forty two am,
set at five twenty three pm. The moon will rise
at three three twenty pm, and it will set at

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four fifty one am. Restaurant owners, rue roadwork businesses seek
pause to river road construction. This is written by Leo
Bertitucci of the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network restaurant

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owners near Loeuell Riverfront are asking city officials to pause
the implementation on the latest round of construction planned for
River Road and Zoome Avenue, saying the project could worsen
losses they have already seen due to natural disasters and
other major developments in the area. Floods and a Louisville

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Water Company pipeline replacement project caused road closures and changes
to traffic patterns on River Road through twenty twenty five,
and an effort to widen Interstate seventy one nearby is
now under way. The restaurant tours said there has been
a lack of communication from city officials, causing them to

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learn about meetings on short notice. The aim of the
projects on the roadways is to right size the roads,
meaning traffic will move at a slower pace to allow
for safe travel for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. Matt Mudd,
a spokesperson for Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, said the projects

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remain in the planning stations stages and will not move
forward without proactive communication on the city's part with businesses
and community members in the area. City leaders have so
far organized one public meeting for their right sizing projects,
which began at the historic water Tower Number four just

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minutes before emergency alerts pushed notifications of a shelter in
place order due to the ups plane crash. Officials are
also taking up feedback through surveys available to residents through
December four. River Road BBQ General manager Chrissy Davis said

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she had not heard directly from a city official about
the right sizing project and only learned about it from
customers who share The Career Journal's reporting. I still feel
it's reasonable to reach out to all businesses and let
them personally know about meetings or just stop by with
a printout of what's happening, she said, you know, some communication,

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any communication during Due to February in April flooding and
Louisville's water pipeline replacement effort, Davis said River Road BBQ
year over year year overyear revenue decreased by fifty percent
in twenty twenty five, a loss she called crippling. Quote.

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I would love for us to go about and get
a food truck or figure out how to pivot and
make alternative accommodations. Davis said that was something we maybe
could have looked at into before we got shut down
by two floods in a road construction and the next
construction coming. When faced with new roadwork, River House Restaurant

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and raw Bar owner John Verne Nansi said the best
course of action for businesses will be to communicate to
the new traffic pattern to customers and understand a financial
hit is looming. Quote. For twenty five years, I've been
in business, and for ten years at this location, besides

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rush hour traffic, there hasn't been any issues, he said.
I'm not sure what you're fixing. There are other forces
trying to throw a curveball, var Nasi said, leading to
growing uncertainty within Louisville's restaurant industries about what twenty twenty
six will bring. Quote, you don't know what we're up against,

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he said. Churchill Down's already pulled his punch by running
the Kentucky Oaks later, So the restaurant industry is already
looking at a huge hit there. I mean, that's my
business busiest night of the entire year period. Effort to
right size the roadways is welcome by advocates for Streets

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Safety and Accessibility. Streets for People President Chris Glasser said
the projects would ultimately benefit cyclists and pedestrians who want
to commute from Waterport Waterfront Park to nearby areas. Quote,
we need a better baseline safety measures for those who
are using the road, he said, I'm inclined to support

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concepts that are multimodal, such as adding bike lanes. It
makes the road more accessible and vibrant. For the River
Road project in particular, Glasser said, pedestrians and cyclists need
more amenities that would help slow traffic coming in a
water park. One design concept posed proposed includes a new

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crosswalks and signage alerting vehicles of pedestrians and cyclists at
River Road and East Witherspoon Street. Travel would be much
more pleasant with this amenity, Glasser said. Where is the
roadwork proposed for River Road and Zorn Avenue. The redesigns
shared by Louisville officials could include new on street parking spaces,

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turn lanes, and pathways for pedestrians and cyclists. The Courier
General previously ported construction of both projects could take place
sometime between twenty twenty six and twenty twenty seven. According
to plans released by Louisville Metro Government and the consulting
firm Palmer Engineering, the project area for River Road covers

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roughly one mile from East Witherspoon Street near wrought Water
Front Park to the bridge over the south fork of
bear Grass Creek. The work zone for Zorn Avenue would
stretch south about a mile from River Road to Mandela Park.
More than twenty million in federal transportation funds were allotted

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to Louisville in twenty twenty three for right sizing projects,
including at River Road and Zorn Avenue. One right sizing
proposal for River Road would result in the removal of
one driving lane in both directions in favor of a
center left turn lane and parallel parking spaces. Two other

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proposals include bike lanes away from the driving and parking lanes.
For Zone Avenue, officials envisioned the number of driving lanes
would be reduced from two to one in each direction.
According to project plans, a driving lane would be replaced
with either a bike lane or shared use path for

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cyclists and pedestrians. Norton West sees nearly sixty thousand patients
in first year. Hospital provides care across ya AID service areas.
And this is written by Matthew Golinky of the Louisville
Courier Journal and USA Today Network. Nearly fifty nine thousand

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people have received care at the ninety million dollars Norton
West Louisville Hospital since it opened one year ago. When
the hospital officially opened November eleven, twenty twenty four, it
marked the first hospital to open west of ninth Street
in over one hundred and fifty years. It aimed to
improve healthcare access and outcomes for West Louisville residents who

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have life expected to see that it's fifteen years less
than residents in some parts of Louisville. The hospital recorded
fifty eight thousand, five hundred patients served in its first year,
ranging from primary care and emergency visits to preventative screenings
to surgery and in patient care. Quote. Each patient is

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someone who received care and support they may not have
otherwise had access to CORENZA Townsend, the hospital's chief administrative officer,
said in a release. Our goal is to change lives
by improving health outcomes, and I believe we're doing just that. Quote.
We're in this for the long term and will continue

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to listen to the community in respond to needs. The
ninety thousand square foot hospital eight fifty South twenty eighth
Street also has a food pantry through a partnership with
dared to Care that officials have provided more than twelve
thousand meals in its first year. An on site outpatient

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retail pharmacy filled nearly fifty three thousand, five hundred prescriptions.
According to the release, more than three hundred people work
at the hospital in a variety of clinical and non
clinical positions. Through patient interactions, the hospital said at help
just over twenty one hundred people find resources and support

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for housing, transportation, employment, literacy, job training, and nutrition. The
hospital is situated on the Norton health Care good Will
Opportunity Campus, a twenty acre community resource hub that is
also home to the one hundred and twenty five thousand
square foot good Will Waste West Louisville Opportunity Center, which

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includes a technology lab, conference rooms, and a business and
resource center. A network of on site partners along with
the hospital are meant to provide holistic health care. Towns
and Set told their Courier Journal last year, we know
from a social economic standpoint, you've got to meet these

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other needs as well. She said. You can't take care
of your health if you don't have if you haven't eaten,
that's going to come first. Quote we need to make
sure that we address both so we can take care
of the whole patient ruling in perils imperils charitable gaming
shut down of pull tab machines cost groups and This

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is written by Keihlely Doll of the U Louble Courier
Journal and USA Today Network. Charitable gaming organizations and local
businesses are out of luck and much needed funds after
Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation temporarily pulled the pull
plug on machines made by two major charitable gaming manufacturers.

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On November twenty one, the state agency ordered charitable gaming
organizations across Kentucky to disable electric pull tab machines made
by L and W Gaming, Inc. And Creative Game Technologies LLLC.
The machines were part of an illegal phishing scam where

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a person inserts currency, in this case a laminated paper
bill with a string attached into the machine before pulling
it out, tricking the machine to believing they had paid
without actually deposited the money into the game. The person
is then able to cash out their credits, resulting in
theft of tens of thousands of dollars. According to a

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letter from KHRG in response to the scam. KHRG is
cracking down on manufacturers, facilities at house games, and charitable
organizations in order to prevent further scams. Quote. While those
engaged in the fishing ultimately are responsible for the theft,

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organizations licensed by the KHRG fail to appropriately prevent the
criminal activity. Khrg's letter to organizations read quote facility licenses
have shown and in licensees have shown an inability to
prevent criminal activity and the diversion of funds from legitimate

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charitable gaming purposes in violation of KRS two three eight
point five hundred. In response, charitable gaming organizations nonprofits that
use proceeds from gaming machines to donate to local causes
and programs say the sudden order and subsequent regulations will
not only kill charitable gambling, but also hurt the businesses

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and people who rely on them. Mike mulroney, founder of
Shirley's Way, one of the Kentucky's largest charitable gambling organizations,
said the nonprofit raised about five million in twenty twenty
four and was on track to raise six million in
twenty twenty five. Mulrooney said about five hundred or nearly

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ninety percent of the organization's games are impacted by the shutdown. Now,
the organization is scrambling with no money coming in and
the dozens of programs they host and support are in danger. Quote,
it's basically stopped pretty much all the revenue we have
coming to continue doing things for the community, mulroney said, Quote,

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we do a lot for people who are sick with cancer.
We help feed kids, and I had to send an
email to all those teachers to tell them we weren't
going to be able to spend send food this week
to feed. We're feeding about thirty five hundred kids last
over over a week. Mulroney also fears how the shutdown

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order could impact businesses where Shirley's Way had machines. Shirley's
Way pays a fixed fee or rent to businesses and
restaurants to house machines, often with a bartender, weight staff
or other employees serving as a chairperson in charge of
keeping an eye on the game and handling payouts and receipts.

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Some of these businesses told us, if we can't pay
the rent for or the games, we're going to have
to have to close their doors. Because we've become dependent
on the rent, mulroney said, to reinstate the games, manufacturers
must certify that any issues with the machines have been fixed,
and any facilities that house games must have video surveillance

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of the machines. But the real issue with ending the
shutdown is the role of a chairperson or supervisor of
the charitable gaming machines at each location. According to a
letter from KHRG, the chairperson at each facility is barred
from being paid by any person, business, or organization while

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serving as chairperson, and may not be an on duty
employee of a business where charitable gaming is located. Quote.
So if you can't use a bartender or waitress, you
have to find a volunteer to sit there all day
long and be a chairperson, Marie, he said, And we
all know that you can't find enough volunteers to work

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eight hour days, ay day at forty locations just to
sit there all day long. Mulroney said, the bill scanner
on Shirley's Way machines has already been fixed, and the
Commissioner jumped the gun by making regulations change so quickly.
Quote if they remove the bartender and waitress's ability to

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be a chairperson it's going to destroy charitable gaming across
the state, not just us, mulroney said. Former Trimble sheriff
accused of sexual abuse Okay's plea deal and this is
written by carolyn' neial of the Louisville Courier Journal USA

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Today Network. A former Trimble County sheriff pleaded guilty on
November twenty five after he was accused of sexually abuse
using a County Attorney's office employee during his time in office.
Charles Kelton, fifty three, was originally charged with sexual abuse,
but he pleaded to a lesser charge of harassment with

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physical discomfort. According to court records, A judge dismissed the
official misconduct charge. Kelton was given a conditional jail sentence
of forty five days, meaning he will not serve time
behind bars if he does not violate the court's orders.
He had faced charges after an illegal alleged incident with

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an employee in February, and arrest warrant shows Celton admitted
to grabbing the employee's hips, then pulling her against him,
despite her physically and verbally rejecting his advances. Kelton termed
himself into the Oldham County Detention Center November one, and
was released the same day on a five thousand dollars

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surety bond on the condition he avoid contact with the
alleged victim and serve a period of home incarceration, according
to court records. LMPD releases names of officers involved in
a fatal weekend shooting and this is written by Lillian

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metz Meir of the Louisville Concurrator Journal USA Today Network.
Louisville Metro Police released the names of two of US
officers that shot and killed a suspect in a reported
armed robbery on November twenty five. News release. Officers Patrick
Norton and Richard Waller both shot fired their weapons while

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responding to an incident in the one hundred block of
East Southland Boulevard around nine fifty five pm November twenty two.
Officers made contact with the suspect, who started to flee
while at the same time producing a handgun. Lmp D
Deputy Chief Ryan Bates said in a statement to reporters

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after the shooting, two LMPD officers subsequently discharged their firearms,
striking the suspect. The suspect was pronounced de ceased on
the scene by ems Waller, an officer hired in November
twenty twenty two and currently assigned to lmpd's fourth Division,

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has no disciplinary history, according to records released by LMPD. Norton,
who is hired in June twenty sixteen, is currently assigned
to the LMPD Special Operations Division as a canine handler,
has a history of disciplinary violations, records show. In September

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twenty nineteen, former LMPD chiefs Steve Conrad sent Norton an
opportunity to respond to several procedural violations, including those of
force and failing to immediately notify his commanding officer if
his use of force, which resulted in an injury on

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December twenty seventeen. Quote you conduct demands, Your conduct demands
your termination, Conrad said in the memo. According to Norton's
disciplinary history record, last updated in November twenty twenty four,
Norton was suspended for twenty days after Conrad's notification. Norton

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was also given a written reprimand for his court attendance,
a three day suspension for violations of courtesy and packed
down search procedures, a ten day suspension for violations of
conduct unbecoming, a letter of reprimand, and a two day
suspension for additional violations of courtesy and controlling persons at

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crime scene. Norton was also one of two LMPD officers
who fatally shot a gunman outside Portland Kroger November seven,
twenty nineteen, but was found to not have violated LMPDE
policies on de escalation or use of deadly force, and
no disciplinary action was taken. Pay me or suffer the consequences.

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Records detail threatening messages sent to Brome and this is
written by Stephanie Kudsdium of the Yuevil Courier Journal USA
Today Network. The first threat came within fifteen minutes of
the defeat. A sports bedder was enraged with thousands of
dollars he lost. The man, a Texan was allegedly threatening

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to be repaid or University of Louisville, Kentucky coach Jeff
Broome and his quarterback Miller Moss would suffer the consequences
within two days. A Jefferson County grand jury would indict
Brian Mandel on November two on seven charges, six of
them terroristic threatening, after police said he threatened Rome, his family,

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coaching staff, and Moss. A University of Louisville police report
obtained by The Courier Journal through Kentucky's Open Records law
show the contents of those threats. The threats were delivered
via messages, the report said, though it's unclear though which
platform they were sent. U of L spokesperson John Kerman

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previously told the Courier Journal that the alleged threats were
made via text message. According to the report, the first
threat came about eleven pm on November eighth, while the
Cardinals football team and coaching staff were still at Cardinal
Stadium following University of Louisville's twenty nine to twenty six

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loss to cal. Though heavily redacted due to ongoing investigation,
the report states a U of L at tend met
an individual whose name was redacted and recovered the threatening message.
The message read, I'm going to find and kill you
your entire explative family, you piece of explative. The rest

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of that message is redacted. The report goes on to
say that U of L detective received information that other
threatening messages were immediately were sent immediately after the game.
The recipient is redacted from the report. The message, which
closely mirrors the wording of the previous message, read mark

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my words, I'm going to kill you and your entire
explative family, You piece of expletive. The detective also learned
a threatening message was sent on November nine at twelve
fifty seven pm. The recipient is also redacted. The message stated,
I am going to spend the rest of my life

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making yours miserable. You cost me eighty thousand dollars last night.
You can either pay me or suffer the consequences redacted.
They will all suffer. The report lists six victims, all redacted,
all whose relationship to Mandel is listed as stranger. Court

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record show Mandel was charged with five counts of terroristic
threatening on November eighth for threatening Brome, his wife Jennifer,
his two children, and his brother, Brian Brome, who is
also the team's quarterback coach. On November nine, Mandel was
charged with two more counts, including one for terroristic threatening

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of Moss. The second charge was for theft by extortion
over ten thousand dollars by intentionally attempting to obtain property
of a value ten thousand dollars or more from Miller
Mosque by threatening to inflict bodily injury on the Orderback
and individuals associated with him. The indictment states Mandel entered

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a non guilty plead during his November twelve ar arraignment.
Courts records show he was not allowed to drink alcohol, gambler,
or have contact with the victim. A pre trial conference
set in Jefferson County Tracy Davis Court for November seventeen.

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Mandel served as a vice chair of the Corpus Christie
Planning Commission, a position he held since August, with his board
service beginning twenty twenty. The Courier Journal previously parted he
resigned from his position November thirteen. He was on his
second term, which would have ended next summer. City Secretary

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Rebecca Herta confirmed to the Courier Journal. Using Texas's open
records law, the Courier Journal obtained Manduld Dell's resignation from
the Commission. In that email day at November thirteen, Mandell wrote,
in part, I recently became involved in a legal manner.
While I firm believe it does not recommend my beliefs

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or character, it has, unfortunately has brought increased attention to
the Commission. This concludes excerpts from the Career Journal for Monday,
December one, twenty twenty five. Your reader has been Rick Christman.
Stay tuned for continued programming on radio. I now to

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Don't miss with King Elementary parents blast JCPS school closure
plan and this is written by Keihly Doll of the
Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network. Shawnee parents and community
leaders are coming together to try and stop the closure

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of Martin Luther King a elementary school after Jefferson County
Public Schools announced that it was one of three to
be closed next fall as an effort to cut costs.
On November twenty, JCPS announced plans to close three schools
and move two others as a cost saving measure to

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combine bat the massive budget deficit the district faces. Under
the proposal, Zachary Taylor Elementary and Liberty High will be closed,
and King Elementary, the Shawnee neighborhood's last remaining elementary school,
will be merged with Malpen Elementary in the Parkland neighborhood.

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But local community members and parents are fighting the proposal,
asking JCPS not only to keep King open, but also
to invest more into the school to help students and staff.
The message is echoed by many of the parents, including
graduate Michael Thomas, sor don't quote, don't mess with King Elementary.

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There's a love at the school that you can't pick
up nowhere else. Thomas said. There's a love in the
school where the staffs that's here. There's a love in
this school, and the administration are are that are here.
There's a love in the school which the community has
that's there. Levon Klak, a candidate for District five's metro

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council seat, said Shawnee children already faced barriers to early
education in Removing the neighborhood's only elementary school would break
hard fought relationships between parents and the district. Martin Luther
King Elementary is not just a school, Claques said, it
is a heartbeat of the community. It was shaped generations

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of children and represents pride, resilience, and a history of
the Shawnee neighborhood. Despite its long history and love within
the neighborhood, King Elementary has its problems. Enrollment rates are
lacking for both King and Maupin at sixty seven percent
and fifty three percent, respectively. Maintenance and upkeep costs are

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also a factor for JCPS and deciding which schools would
be candidates for closure. According to the district, moving King's
students to Maupin would save one point seven million dollars
a year, but parents say the number is just a
drop in the bucket. When it comes to the JCPS deficit,

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which is estimated to fall between one hundred and thirty
two million and one hundred and eighty eight million, the
price students, parents and staff will pay as much higher,
they said. Quote, we're discussing a situation where there's no
guarantee of employment for staff nor any reassurance for students,
ultimately leaving families in vulnerable positions. Parent Almaha Brewster said

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just because a child is assigned to a school doesn't
mean they have a real choice. The closure isn't just
affecting parents, but also the students who've spent much of
their early education at King Elementary. Benita Perry, a grandmother
of a fourth grader, said her granddaughter loves her school

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and her teachers. I want my granddaughter to go to
the fifth great and graduate from Martin Luther King and
then go to her next school, Perry said. And that's
plain and simple. Leave the children alone. Let the children learn.
They want to hear, they want to learn, Let them learn.
Shawnee parents are asking community members, students, and parents to

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sign an online petition asking JCPS to reconsider the school's
closure and to attend one of the community forums. JCPS
is hosting several forums as well as an online forum
before December nine vote for parents to voice their opinions,

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including five to six pm Monday, December one at Camuter School,
Mears Middle School seven three one, five Westborough Road, five
to seven Tuesday December two at JCPS Center for Professional
Learning three nine zero three Atkinson Square n five to

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six pm Wednesday, December three, at the Academy and at
Shawnee four thousand and one Herman Street. Yearly post holiday
treasure hunt continues, and this is written by Kirby Adams
of the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network. Black Friday

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may not be the shop till you drop event it
has been in the past, but that did not stop
shoppers from heading out to Louisville area malls to snag
deep discounts on items for the holiday shopping season. A
record one hundred and eighty six point nine million people
are planning to shop now through Cyber Monday this year,

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according to a consumer consumer survey from the National Retail
Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics. That figure is up
more than three million total shoppers from the previous record
last year of one hundred and eighty three three point
four million. According to the n r F quote, the

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holidays are an important part of many consumers budgets and
that trend is especially true this season, and our F
Vice President of Industry and Consumer Insights, Katherine Cullens said
in a news release quote, as a record number of
shoppers are expected this Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers are prepared to

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meet the needs of consumers and great value and convenience.
Black Friday, held this year on November thirty, twenty eight,
officially kicks off the holiday shopping season, which is followed
by Small Business Saturday, Museum Store Sunday, and Cyber Monday.
Earlier this month, NURF forecast at holiday spending is expected

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to surpass one trillion dollars for the first time during
November and December, with sales predicted to grow between three
point seven percent and four point two percent over twenty
twenty four. That translates to a total spending between one
point zero one trillion and one point zero two trillion.

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Light Up Louisville Festivities sent December sixth. This is written
by Kirby Adams of the Louisville Courier Journal USA Today Network.
Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, December sixth
as Light Up Louisville, presented by l G and E
Rings in the holiday season in downtown Louisville. The annual

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celebration held at Jefferson Square at the corner of six
and West Jefferson Streets. Is in its forty fifth year
and includes a parade, live entertainment, holiday treats of Vendor Village,
and the arrival of Jolly owls Saint Nick. Here's what
to know about the twenty twenty five Light Up Louisville festivities,

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including event times and activities, is the arrival of Santa
Claus and more. When is a twenty twenty five Light
Up Louisville. The forty fifth edition of Light Up Louisville
takes place Saturday, December sixth, from three to nine p m.
The Lots of Lights parade begins at six pm, with

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Santa Claus arriving at Metro Hall at eight pm to
begin the light up ceremony. Where is Light Up Louisville held.
The main event, which includes the arrival of Santa Claus
and the lightning lighting of the city's Christmas tree, takes
place outside of Metro Hall at Jefferson and six Streets

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in downtown Louisville. How much does it cost to attend
Light Up Louisville? Nothing. Light Up Louisville is a free event.
What happens at Light Up Louisville. Light Up Louisville turns
Jefferson's Square Park at the corner of six and West
Jefferson Streets downtown into a winter wonderland for the holidays.

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Starting at three pm, the annual holiday event features local
food and craft vendors selling holiday goods, entreats, and live
entertainment on two stages. The Loss of Life's Parade kicks
off at six pm and brings holiday cheer to Jefferson
Street aka Santa Claus Lane with dozens of brightly lit

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groups singing and dancing in the street. Santa should arrive
at Metro Hall at eight pm, which is when the
official Light Up Louisville ceremony will begin. Festivities should last
until nine pm. Light Up Louisville twenty twenty five also
features a drone show, video mapping show on Metro Hall,

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and free photos with Santa and trackless train rides aboard
the Jolly Jingle Express. What is the Downtown Holiday Market
during Light Up Louisville from three to peep three to
nine p m. The Louisville Downtown Partnership is joining forces
with the city for the Downtown Holiday Market, a unique

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outdoor pop up shopping, holiday activity and food vendor market.
The event will showcase, singing groups, holiday photo stations, gourmet
hot chocolate bar, activities for kids, and vendors with special
specialty Holly Holiday items per sale, including custom clothing and jewelry,

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gift sets, soaps and bombs, jams and jellies, Christmas ornaments, toys,
and more. Starting at three p m, look for the
Mistletoe Market and Santa's Village, where kids can take photos
and mail letters to Santa, make picture frame crafts, take
a turn in the Gingerbread bounce House, and hop aboard

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the Jolly Jingle Express for a free train ride. The
market also includes entertainment on the Jingle Stage, plus shopping
from local vendors. What else goes on at the main
stage area at Metro Hall during Light Up Louisville. On
the main stage outside Metro Hall, Gifts will find live

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music performances, Frosty's Food Court and the North Pole Bar.
Restrooms are also located on West Jefferson Street between South
fifth and sixth Streets. What roads are closed during Light
Up Louisville. The following streets will be closed and or
have no parking on them during the following times eight

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a m. To two p m. Wednesday, November nineteenth. West
Jefferson Street from fifth Street to sixth Street midnight Wednesday,
December three to nine thirty p m. Saturday, December sixth.
At West Jefferson Street from fifth Street to sixth Street
nine thirty a m. Thursday December fourth to nine thirty

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pm Saturday, December sixth, Sixth Street from West Market Street
to West Liberty Street. West Jefferson Street from sixth Street
to seventh Street. Mid nine to nine thirty Saturday, December sixth.
West Jefferson Street from third Street to fifth Street. West
Jefferson Street from seventh Street to eighth Street. West Liberty

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Street from fourth Street and eighth Street. Amory Palace from
Mohammad Ali Boulevard to Liberty Street. Fourth Street from West
Liberty Street to Market Street, Fifth Street from West Liberty
Street to Court Place, Sixth Street from Market Street to
Cedar Street, Seventh Street from Congress Alley to Cedar Street.

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And Eighth Street from West Jefferson Street to West Liberty Street.
What roads will have no parking for light up? Louisville
eight am to two pm Wednesday, November nineteen. West Jefferson
Street from fifth Street to sixth Street. Ten am and
of install Monday, November twenty four through Tuesday. Sixth Street

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from West Jefferson Street to West Liberty Street, midnight Wednesday,
December three to nine thirty Saturday, December sixth. From West
Jefferson Street from Sixth Street from Fifth Street to sixth
Street nine thirty am Wednesday, December fourth to nine thirty
pm Saturday, December sixth. Sixth Street from West Market Street

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to West Liberty Street. West Jefferson Street from sixth Street
to seventh Street, midnight at nine thirty pm Saturday, December sixth,
from West Jefferson Street from third Street to fifth Street.
West Jefferson Street from seventh Street to eighth Street. West
Liberty Street from Fourth Street to eighth Street. Amory Place

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from Muhammad Ali Boulevard to Liberty Street. Fourth Street from
West Liberty Street to Market Street, Fifth Street from West
Liberty Street to Court Place. Sixth Street from Market Street
to Cedar Street, Seventh Street from Congress Alley to Cedar Street.
Eighth Street from West Jefferson Street to West Liberty New

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Eatery to open an enso space in Clifton. Restaurants team
up for Mill Iron four project. Amanda Hancock Louisville Career Journal,
USA Today Network. A few months after Enso closed in Clifton,
a new restaurant associated with two of Louisville's top eateries

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is moving into the Frankfurt Avenue space. The owners behind
North of Bourbon and Niche announced recently that they are
teaming up to open a rec restaurant called mill Iron
four at seventeen fifty eight Port Avenue. It's set to
open in early twenty twenty six. Gnom Blitzer, the highly

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popular Meshmesh, and Dustin Olson of Red Hog are partnering
with North of Bourbon's owners Stacy and Daniel Hollfield and
Eric Jennings to launch the new restaurant. Mill Iron four
is driven by a quote passion for the crafts of
whole animal butchery, live fire cooking, and genuine hospitality. According

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to a statement shared with The Courier Journal, the name
plays homage to Olson's family cattle ranch, and the restaurant
all celebrate the traditions of hospitality and warmth that have
been the cornerstones for the entire group. The statement continued,
we look forward to sharing more information in the coming

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weeks and and so a Japanese meet. Southern restaurant closed
abruptly in August. The Courier Journal previously courted Iron Mill.
Four will mark the second restaurant from Blitzer, who have
been named a James Beard Awards semifinalist in the Beth
Chef Southeast category earlier this year. Four dead, ten hurt

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and shooting at childs' birthday party and this is written
by Caissa Waddick, Elizabeth Roberts, James Ward, and Victoria Franco
of the USA Today Network. At least four were killed
and ten others wounded in a shooting at a family
party in Stockton, California, on November twenty nine. According to

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local police, gunfired erupted inside a banquet hall for California's
Central Valley, where a family had gathered to celebrated child's
birthday party. The San jaki Keene County Sheriff's Office said
several of the fourteen victims, including children and adults, were
taken to local hospitals. Four have been confirmed dead. Heather Brent,

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a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said early indication suggests
that shooting may have been a targeted incident. Police are
still searching for the suspect as of nine a m.
Eastern time on November thirty, Brent told USA Today the
Sheriff's office had limited information about the shooting. Police received

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reports of gunfire at the banquet hall shortly before six
pm local time on November twenty nine. The shooting broke
out during a child's birthday party. Brent said it occurred
at a shopping mall complex that includes a dairy queen,
a local donut shop, and Asian restaurant, among other shops.

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San Joaquin District Attorney Ron free Tests said in a
November twenty nine news conference shortly after the incident that
the suspect was still at large. Officials asked anyone with
information to contact the Sheriff's office. Our number one priority
right now is identifying the suspect, Brent said during the

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news conference. Early indication suggists this may be a targeted incident.
Britt said this is a very active and ongoing investigation.
Information remains very limited at this time. Governor Gavin Newsom's
office issued a statement on social media hours after the shooting,
calling it a horrific incident. The governor said he is

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monitoring the situation. And coordinating with local officials. Stockton is
located about forty five minutes south of California state capital, Sacramento.
The city has a population of about three hundred and
twenty thousand, according to the latest Census Bureau data. Representative
Josh Harder, whose district includes Stockton, said he is monitoring

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the situation and is in close contact with local law enforcement. Quote.
I'm devastated at news of a mass shooting in Stockton,
and Pam and I are praying for the victims and
their families, Harder, said Mayor Christina Fugazi, calling the shooting
unacceptable during a news conference. This is this Thanksgiving weekend.

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This is when families come together, celebrate, share memories, and
give each other love, she said. Unfortunately, tonight, heaven has
a little bit bigger with the individual's children and adults
that unfortunately did not make it. Stockton Vice Mayor Jason
Lee said he was in contact with staff and public
safety officials to understand exactly what happened, and I will

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be pushing for answers tonight. Quote Tonight, my heart is
heavy in a way that's hard to put into words,
she wrote. As vice mayor of Stockton and As someone
who grew up in this community, I am devastated and
angry to learn about mass shooting at a child's birthday party.
An ice cream chop should never be a place where

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families flee for their lives. Snow travel delays may continue
for parts of US and this is written by A CARRISA.
Waddeck of the USA today other snows. Another snowstorm expected
to blanket large swaths of the United States early in
the week threatens to disrupt post Thanksgiving travel for millions

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of Americans heading home after the November twenty seventh holiday.
A wave of cold air will settle across the Northeast,
mid Atlantic, Midwest, and Central Plains, paving the way for
snowstorms that could produce a messy mix of snow, sleet,
and rain, according to ACI Weather meteorologists. Forecasters say that

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as much as five or six inches of snow could
fall on December two in some areas, creating challenges on
the roads and in the air. Days after system dropped
more than a foot of snow in parts of the
Midwest and caused thousands of flight calculations cancelations over the weekend.

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By eleven am on November thirty, More than six five
hundred and sixty flights within, into, or out of the
United States were canceled, according to flight Aware. Chicago's O'Hare
International Airport reported that more than eight inches of snowfall
the morning under November thirty, threatening significant delays and cancelations

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for travelers out of major Midwest airports, including Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Minneapolis,
Saint Louis, and Kansas City. Quote buckle up and be
ready for traveling disruptions over the holiday weekend. Cruise may
struggle at times to keep up with heavy snow on
roads and highways across the Midwest and Great Lakes, said

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accu weather meteorologist Alyssa Glennie. This stormy and cold patterns
expected to continue through the first week of December. The
fast moving snow storm was expected to bring snow along
with lots of sleep, to Kansas, southern Nebraska, and much
of the East Coast, including Pennsylvania, New York, northern New Jersey,

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and New England between December three and December one and two.
According to accu weather, most areas were forecast to receive
one to six inches of snow. ACI Weather meteorologists predict
but precipitation will vary. The National Weather Service said that

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much of the Central Plains from central Kansas to the
Mississippi Valley and to the lower Great Lakes region was
expected to see lights of moderate snow accumulation from December.
Late December one and into December two. Rain showers are
expected for areas closer to the coast in the mid
Atlantic and Northwest, while inland areas could see more of

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a wintery mix. The National Weather Service said much of
the eastern United States will plunge into well below average
temperatures beginning early in the week, bringing the coldest weather
so far for this season. Cold is forecast to dominate
the weather pattern from the Plains to much of the
East during the first ten days of December. ACiE Weather

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Senior long Range meteorologist Joe Lunberg said the freezing temperatures
will stick around for a few weeks, creating conditions for
more snow. Lundberg said ACCU weather meteorologists are monitoring at
least two more potential storms in the first half of December.

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This concludes excerpts from the Courier Journal for Monday, December one,
twenty twenty five. Your reader has been Rick Christman, Stay
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