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Army gives awards to civilian first responders

Submitted by WAVE3 Web Staff
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 4:35pm
Wyatt Bean

BRANDENBURG, KY (WAVE) - The U.S. Army awarded Civilian Awards for Humanitarian Services to two Brandenburg, Kentucky first responders whose quick thinking and technical skills saved the life of a 17 year old in cardiac arrest.

In a ceremony Thursday morning at the Meade County Fire Department, Major General Richard P. Mustion awarded Officer Todd Matti of the Brandenburg Police Department and Chief Larry Naser of the Meade County Fire Protection District with the awards.

On August 29, 2012, Wyatt Bean collapsed onto a teammate at Meade County High School during track practice and went into cardiac arrest.

"Everyone was like ‘Bean get up! Bean get up!' because I am a jokester," Wyatt said. "Then my whole body started shaking, and my ankles were caught under the fence, and so my teammates started holding me down."

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School official mysteriously suspended

Submitted by Ali Hammond on Wednesday, May 15th, 10:55 pm

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) - A school is mysteriously operating without its principal.

Mark Thomas, principal of New Highland Elementary School in Elizabethtown, has been suspended with pay.

School district officials have not released why Thomas was suspended, but did say the reason did not involve students.

 

According to school district officials, Thomas will remain suspended pending a school district investigation.

Copyright 2013. WAVE News. All rights reserved.

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Tibetan Freedom Concert coming to the Brown Theatre

Submitted by Curtis Tate on Wednesday, May 15th, 7:06 pm

LOUSIVILLE, KY- In celebration of the Dalai Lama's visit to Louisville May 18-21, a Tibetan Freedom Concert will be presented at the Brown Theatre at 8:00 o'clock on Monday evening the 20th. The concert will feature Kentucky native Ben Sollee and Grammy nominee Nawang Khechog. Other local and Tibetan musicians will round out the world class entertainment.

Cellist, singer-songwriter and composer, Ben Sollee is known for his innovative styling, genre-bending songwriting and electrifying performances. In 2007, he was named one of National Public Radio's "Top Ten Unknown Artists" and acclaimed for his distinctive cello technique and soulful vocals. 

Nawang Khechog is one of Tibet's renowned world music composers. A monk for eleven years, he studied Buddhist philosophy and meditation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan masters. 

Tickets are available at www.kentuckycenter

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Deep discounts offered as part of Hometown Tourist Celebration

Submitted by Charles Gazaway on Wednesday, May 15th, 12:12 am

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - If you're stretching your dollar for your summer vacation, here's a way to make the most of your staycation.

Dozens of Louisville attractions, restaurants and hotels are offering big discounts for anyone with a Kentucky or Indiana ID. The Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau says this way you can be a tourist in your own hometown.

"Go out and explore this great city that we have, enjoy this region," said Jim Wood, president of the Convention & Visitors Bureau. "Louisville is dynamic, we continue to grow and prosper in our hospitality industry and we really encourage all of our hometown visitors to come in."

The discounts, which last through the end of May, are on everything from museums to adventure tours to ice cream.

For a complete list of the discounts, click here.

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Interstate 264 ramp closure scheduled for May 17-20

Submitted by Sarah Eisenmenger
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 8:34pm
Interstate 264 ramp closure scheduled for May 17-20

From KYTC

LOUISVILLE, KY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5 Office advises motorists that the ramp from eastbound Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway) to westbound Interstate 64 will be closed again this weekend.  Contract crews will be performing pavement repairs to the I-64 bridge over the Watterson Expressway.  This work is part of a project for pavement repairs on Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway) in the area between Browns Lane and Westport Road (mile points 18.4 and 20.7). 

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WK Parkway reopened after milk truck crash

Submitted by Charles Gazaway on Tuesday, May 14th, 8:13 pm

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) – A semi carrying a load of dairy products crashed along the Western Kentucky Parkway Tuesday causing a detour for traffic heading toward Elizabethtown.

According to Kentucky State Police, the crash was reported at 12:45 p.m. at the Valley Creek Bridge, mile marker 130 west of Elizabethtown.

The crash damaged a guardrail along the parkway and the railing of the Valley Creek Bridge. State highway officials say there is no structural damage to the bridge itself, but the guardrail and bridge railing will have to be repaired.

The semi came to rest on its side closing all eastbound lanes. Eastbound traffic was being diverted at the White Mills exit, exit 124, and using KY 84 to reach US 62 to get to Elizabethtown. Westbound traffic was not impacted by the crash.

The milk being carried by the semi was in gallon and half-gallon containers.

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Carroll Co. bus wreck survivor supports NTSB recommendation

Submitted by WAVE3 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 6:58pm
The charred remains of the church bus belonging to Radcliff Assembly of God.

RADCLIFF,
KY (WAVE) - The same day survivors and family members of those lost in the
worst drunk driving wreck in U.S. history are remembering the lives lost 25
years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board announced their
recommendation to lower the blood alcohol concentration limit from .08 to .05.

Twenty-seven
people, 24 children and three adults, died on May 14, 1988. The church group
was traveling on a school bus from Kings Island in Ohio back home to Radcliff,
Kentucky when they were hit head on by Larry Mahoney who had a blood alcohol
level of .24. Mahoney was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Quenton
Higgins, one of the crash survivors, said he thinks today's announcement by the
NTSB is a good one.

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