Provides the latest RSS feeds for Louisville News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Missouri State News.net http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/cat/b37b204308be6320/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:27 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:22:27 -0400 30 President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214617768/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:14 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214617768/scat/b37b204308be6320 Biology teacher Sara Stone said the group is using weekly weigh-ins and healthy competition to kick-start a weight loss effort at the Kentucky school. Eight years ago, a group of faculty and staff members created a weight-loss competition styled after the TV show "The Biggest Loser." Recently, several teachers found themselves wanting to shed some pounds, so they decided to try the ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214616788/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:27 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214616788/scat/b37b204308be6320 Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, some of them critically, authorities ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214616204/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:40 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214616204/scat/b37b204308be6320 The Daily News reported that the Barren-Edmonson County Drug Task Force was poised to add Allen County as a partner. The task force is based in Glasgow and investigates drug crimes in Barren and Edmonson counties. Task force director Jeff Scruggs said the partnership has received approval from city and county governments in Allen County. The final steps were filing and registering paperwork to ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615737/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:33 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615737/scat/b37b204308be6320 INDIANAPOLIS - A collection of memorabilia from three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Wilbur Shaw is set to be auctioned by the late racer's son. Bill Shaw is parting with his father's racing trophies, a checkered flag ring and about 100 other mementoes during the auction Saturday at the Indiana Landmarks Center. Shaw tells The Indianapolis Star he has pangs about selling the items but ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615724/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:33 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615724/scat/b37b204308be6320 Thousands of Indiana school buses have been cited for safety violations over the last year, including many with serious issues that could put students at ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615738/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:30 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214615738/scat/b37b204308be6320 North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:27 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214614400/scat/b37b204308be6320 LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A man accused of beating and raping a woman outside an Old Louisville apartment building went before a judge on Saturday. William Swartwood, 28, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with rape and sodomy. Police said Swartwood hid in the 1200 block of South 2nd Street early Friday, asked to use a woman's cell phone, lured her behind a building, and then ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214612285/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:10:59 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214612285/scat/b37b204308be6320 (Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:42 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214611183/scat/b37b204308be6320 A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million. Terry Rich, a lottery official in Iowa, confirmed the ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Florida. Rich told The Associated Press by telephone that details were expected to be announced later by Florida lottery officials about the actual ticket ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 02:03:41 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214611203/scat/b37b204308be6320 (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214610404/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:48:45 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214610404/scat/b37b204308be6320 CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214609855/scat/b37b204308be6320 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An arraignment is scheduled Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio. The aggravated murder charges announced Friday against Michael Fay came just over a week after he and the teens were named in an Amber Alert. The alert was issued after the slain brothers' mother discovered a gun and blood inside a trailer home ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214610020/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:25 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214610020/scat/b37b204308be6320 That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:32 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214608390/scat/b37b204308be6320 LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A standoff lasting nearly 12 hours came to an end early Saturday morning in Shively. The man police were after, Jerry Ross, is dead. Police have not determined how Ross died. He was married to Gloria Ross, a homicide victim found shot to death Thursday night. Family members discovered her body in the backyard of her home on Fernheather Drive. She had been shot multiple ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607978/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:23:30 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607978/scat/b37b204308be6320 Oxbow, after a sixth-place showing at the Kentucky Derby, led wire-to-wire to claim victory Saturday at the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes. The horse, ridden by veteran Gary Stevens, dashed the Triple Crown hopes of Orb, which finished fourth ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607279/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:29:00 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607279/scat/b37b204308be6320 Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:18 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214607099/scat/b37b204308be6320 Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606691/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:09 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606691/scat/b37b204308be6320 Henryville dedicated a new playground Saturday, the end result of several groups raising money to build the structure after an E-4 tornado devastated the area on March 2, ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606180/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:15 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606180/scat/b37b204308be6320 Dunbar , Kanawha County , West Virginia Adults and kids got out Friday and headed to the park Saturday.It was all part of National Kids Back to the Park Day.Some families stopped by the Dunbar Wine Cellar Park, where lots of activities for kids and adults were available. Events included a fishing tournament, archery, frisbee games, bike safety instruction and even a meet and greet with real ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606181/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:39:59 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606181/scat/b37b204308be6320 MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- A central Indiana official says the tough conditions opponents of a planned wind farm are seeking for the project would leave little room for the proposed power-generating wind ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606267/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:38 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606267/scat/b37b204308be6320 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- A Purdue University official says the school has made fast progress finding $40 million in savings or new revenue to support a two-year tuition freeze announced in ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606266/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:38 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606266/scat/b37b204308be6320 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- A new interactive display that documents the lives and accomplishments of Indiana's politically prominent Bayh (by) family has opened at Indiana State ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606265/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:38 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214606265/scat/b37b204308be6320 The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:37:18 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605578/scat/b37b204308be6320 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A new federal report says inmates at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis are more likely to be sexually abused by guards than inmates at any other jail in the ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605742/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:46 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605742/scat/b37b204308be6320 After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:40:34 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604917/scat/b37b204308be6320 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:39:42 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214605026/scat/b37b204308be6320 When Louisville became the first city south of the Mason-Dixon line to require businesses to serve people regardless of their race or religion 50 years ago, teenagers were a driving force behind the ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604529/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 14:49:20 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214604529/scat/b37b204308be6320 A county surveyor from northwestern Indiana has been indicted on federal charges alleging he used public employees and resources to run his re-election ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603950/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:50:33 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603950/scat/b37b204308be6320 Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:12 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603892/scat/b37b204308be6320 The first significant change in Indiana's criminal sentencing rules in more than 30 years has left many counties worried about how to pay for associated costs. The Times in Munster reports that the ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603342/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:46 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603342/scat/b37b204308be6320 Thousands of runners will take to the streets for the Cleveland Marathon as officers from local, state and national law enforcement agencies provide stepped-up security in the wake of the Boston Marathon ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603356/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:48:36 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603356/scat/b37b204308be6320 CLEVELAND (AP) -- Some of the Amish sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio are upset with federal prison education ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603334/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:26:41 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214603334/scat/b37b204308be6320 Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602783/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:27:00 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602783/scat/b37b204308be6320 FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) -- As soldiers at Fort Knox are preparing for a summer deployment to Afghanistan, officials at the central Kentucky Army post are launching an Adopt a Platoon ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602785/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:59 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602785/scat/b37b204308be6320 http://bit.ly/107t6im ) reports that first lady Jane Beshear made the announcement that Maysville in northeastern Kentucky and Bardstown in central Kentucky have made the list. The other communities already certified by the state include Berea, Covington, Danville and ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602784/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:26:59 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602784/scat/b37b204308be6320 RADCLIFF, KY (WAVE) - The Kentucky Lottery is waiting for a big winner to come forward in Hardin County. Kentucky Lottery officials said a ticket matching five white balls, but not the Powerball, was sold at the Smitty's on Logsdon Parkway in Radcliff for Wednesday's drawing. The ticket is worth $1 ... http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602080/scat/b37b204308be6320 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:47:56 -0400 http://www.missouri.statenews.net/index.php/sid/214602080/scat/b37b204308be6320