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Man shot by Lexington police improves
A hospital said the medical condition of a man shot by Lexington police has improved.The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the condition of 44-year-old Warren Douglas Rayburn was upgraded from critical to serious Tuesday by the University of Kentucky Hospital.Police said Rayburn was shot multiple times early Monday after he refused a police order to put down a rifle he was found holding after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call.Police spokesman Officer Ann Gutierrez said Rayburn didn't fire the rifle, but refused to drop it while standing close to officers Matthew Jordan and J. Michael Smith.Police said Jordan fired.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A hospital said the medical condition of a man shot by Lexington police has improved.The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the condition of 44-year-old Warren Douglas Rayburn was upgraded from critical to serious Tuesday by the University of Kentucky Hospital.Police said Rayburn was shot multiple times early Monday after he refused a police order to put down a rifle he was found holding after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call.Police spokesman Officer Ann Gutierrez said Rayburn didn't fire the rifle, but refused to drop it while standing close to officers Matthew Jordan and J. Michael Smith.Police said Jordan fired.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 10:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Man shot by officer upgraded to serious condition
The man who was shot by police early Monday after he refused to drop an assault rifle was listed in serious condition Tuesday, authorities said. Warren Douglas Rayburn, 44, of Lexington had been listed in critical condition earlier Tuesday, but his condition was upgraded to serious, according to University of Kentucky public relations. Rayburn was shot multiple times Monday by Lexington police Officer Matthew Jordan. Jordan and Officer J. Michael Smith arrived at 1788 Arbor Station Way about 4 a.m. in response to multiple reports of domestic violence. When officers Jordan and Smith arrived, they found Rayburn inside the house holding a Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 07:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The man who was shot by police early Monday after he refused to drop an assault rifle was listed in serious condition Tuesday, authorities said. Warren Douglas Rayburn, 44, of Lexington had been listed in critical condition earlier Tuesday, but his condition was upgraded to serious, according to University of Kentucky public relations. Rayburn was shot multiple times Monday by Lexington police Officer Matthew Jordan. Jordan and Officer J. Michael Smith arrived at 1788 Arbor Station Way about 4 a.m. in response to multiple reports of domestic violence. When officers Jordan and Smith arrived, they found Rayburn inside the house holding a Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 07:12 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Study links substance-abuse treatment, crime drop
One year after beginning substance abuse treatment, participants committed fewer crimes, earned more money and used alcohol and illegal drugs less often, according to a new study from the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky. The Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study found that such changes saved the state about $10 million, or $4.98 for every $1 spent on drug treatment. .It suggests that treatment services not only benefit the individual but serve society at large,. said Robert Walker, the study's author and a professor at UK. The study, being released Wednesday morning, did not look at a particular type of treatment, but at a random sample of 906 participants in publicly funded state programs.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 06:17 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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One year after beginning substance abuse treatment, participants committed fewer crimes, earned more money and used alcohol and illegal drugs less often, according to a new study from the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky. The Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study found that such changes saved the state about $10 million, or $4.98 for every $1 spent on drug treatment. .It suggests that treatment services not only benefit the individual but serve society at large,. said Robert Walker, the study's author and a professor at UK. The study, being released Wednesday morning, did not look at a particular type of treatment, but at a random sample of 906 participants in publicly funded state programs.
Kentucky.com – Jul 16, 2008 06:17 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Health department gives up anti-smoking Web site
A northern Kentucky public health agency has given up control of a Web site promoting a regional public smoking ban.Kenton County Fiscal Court officials objected last week to tax dollars being spent on the site and the Northern Kentucky Health Department shut it down.The Kentucky Enquirer reported the agency had paid more than $3,000 to establish and maintain the Web site for Northern Kentucky Action. That group is pushing for officials in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties to ban smoking in most public buildings, including restaurants.Although a smoking ban is under consideration in all three counties, there are no scheduled votes or public hearings on the issue.The health department reached an agreement with the Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy, affiliated with the University of Kentucky, to take over the site.
Kentucky.com – Jul 15, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A northern Kentucky public health agency has given up control of a Web site promoting a regional public smoking ban.Kenton County Fiscal Court officials objected last week to tax dollars being spent on the site and the Northern Kentucky Health Department shut it down.The Kentucky Enquirer reported the agency had paid more than $3,000 to establish and maintain the Web site for Northern Kentucky Action. That group is pushing for officials in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties to ban smoking in most public buildings, including restaurants.Although a smoking ban is under consideration in all three counties, there are no scheduled votes or public hearings on the issue.The health department reached an agreement with the Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy, affiliated with the University of Kentucky, to take over the site.
Kentucky.com – Jul 15, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Success in air at balloon launch
While not exactly a rocket-fueled blast, Monday’s launch of a near-space balloon by Kentucky Space is anticipated to have wide-ranging implications for the state’s scientific community. The latex balloon was launched at about 12:40 p.m. Monday from a field at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport.The balloon reached a height of about 100,000 feet - nearly 20 miles up - and carried a scientific payload designed and built by students from several colleges and universities across the state, including Western Kentucky University.Karen Hackney, director of the Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and a physics and astronomy professor at WKU, said the project, which took about three years to complete, would be the first of several student-led balloon and orbital satellite launches.“Aerospace and technology companies will recognize what these students are doing and will know not just that they’re skilled but that they have the ability to develop skills,” Hackney said.The scientific payload launched into near-space included a magnetometer to measure the magnetic fields in earth’s upper stratosphere, as well as an inertial measurement unit, which is used in the guidance systems in air and spacecraft.Those instruments record data at the edge of space that will aid in the design of future orbital satellites by Kentucky Space.The launch of Balloon-1 also carried an experimental communication package to be tested for possible use in the event of a major natural disaster in Kentucky.Click here for a slideshow of the space balloon.The package emitted a radio frequency that amateur radio operators could pick up on VHF airwaves.Kris Kimel, a founder and president of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, said the project was funded by the combination of public grants and private financing, with the overall cost of the project amounting to about $10,000.“We hope to have four to six balloon launches a year, testing systems that will ultimately go into orbital satellites,” Kimel said. “We’re also looking at deep-space missions four or five years into the future.”Two high-resolution cameras were attached to the balloon, recording video of Kentucky from space.A GPS system connected to the balloon enabled Kentucky Space students to track the flight of the balloon from a mobile command center at the airport.A separate group of Kentucky Space students tracked the balloon near Tompkinsville, where it was expected to land nearly four hours after having been launched.The balloon itself took about 30 minutes to inflate, with students coming under the guidance of Bill Brown of the High Altitude Research Corporation in Huntsville, Ala.Wearing a NASA baseball cap, Brown advised Kentucky Space on the mission.Tyler Doering, a 24-year old University of Kentucky graduate student, oversaw the student construction of the payload.Doering said the project is relatively risk-free and inexpensive compared to future endeavors students would take on if they continued in the field.“This was a good project for younger students,” said Doering of Walton, who earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UK. “A lot of the students have engineering backgrounds and this provides invaluable hands-on experience.”Tracking the balloon with a camera, Greg Mann of Clarksville, Tenn., said that the launch looked impressive.“I’ve seen several of these launches from out of Huntsville, but I’ve never seen (a balloon) with that much equipment on it,” said Mann, an amateur radio operator.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 15, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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While not exactly a rocket-fueled blast, Monday’s launch of a near-space balloon by Kentucky Space is anticipated to have wide-ranging implications for the state’s scientific community. The latex balloon was launched at about 12:40 p.m. Monday from a field at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport.The balloon reached a height of about 100,000 feet - nearly 20 miles up - and carried a scientific payload designed and built by students from several colleges and universities across the state, including Western Kentucky University.Karen Hackney, director of the Kentucky Space Grant Consortium and a physics and astronomy professor at WKU, said the project, which took about three years to complete, would be the first of several student-led balloon and orbital satellite launches.“Aerospace and technology companies will recognize what these students are doing and will know not just that they’re skilled but that they have the ability to develop skills,” Hackney said.The scientific payload launched into near-space included a magnetometer to measure the magnetic fields in earth’s upper stratosphere, as well as an inertial measurement unit, which is used in the guidance systems in air and spacecraft.Those instruments record data at the edge of space that will aid in the design of future orbital satellites by Kentucky Space.The launch of Balloon-1 also carried an experimental communication package to be tested for possible use in the event of a major natural disaster in Kentucky.Click here for a slideshow of the space balloon.The package emitted a radio frequency that amateur radio operators could pick up on VHF airwaves.Kris Kimel, a founder and president of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, said the project was funded by the combination of public grants and private financing, with the overall cost of the project amounting to about $10,000.“We hope to have four to six balloon launches a year, testing systems that will ultimately go into orbital satellites,” Kimel said. “We’re also looking at deep-space missions four or five years into the future.”Two high-resolution cameras were attached to the balloon, recording video of Kentucky from space.A GPS system connected to the balloon enabled Kentucky Space students to track the flight of the balloon from a mobile command center at the airport.A separate group of Kentucky Space students tracked the balloon near Tompkinsville, where it was expected to land nearly four hours after having been launched.The balloon itself took about 30 minutes to inflate, with students coming under the guidance of Bill Brown of the High Altitude Research Corporation in Huntsville, Ala.Wearing a NASA baseball cap, Brown advised Kentucky Space on the mission.Tyler Doering, a 24-year old University of Kentucky graduate student, oversaw the student construction of the payload.Doering said the project is relatively risk-free and inexpensive compared to future endeavors students would take on if they continued in the field.“This was a good project for younger students,” said Doering of Walton, who earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UK. “A lot of the students have engineering backgrounds and this provides invaluable hands-on experience.”Tracking the balloon with a camera, Greg Mann of Clarksville, Tenn., said that the launch looked impressive.“I’ve seen several of these launches from out of Huntsville, but I’ve never seen (a balloon) with that much equipment on it,” said Mann, an amateur radio operator.
Bowling Green Daily News – Jul 15, 2008 5:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Lexington police shoot, wound man in domestic call
Lexington police say officers shot and wounded a man who refused to drop a rifle during a domestic disturbance.The man - whose name wasn't immediately released - was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he underwent surgery following the incident around 4 a.m. EDT.Lexington police Officer Ann Gutierrez told the Lexington Herald-Leader officers arrived to find the man inside a house holding a rifle.She said when the man refused an order to put down the weapon, a police officer shot him multiple times.Officers Matthew Jordan and J. Michael Smith responded to the disturbance call. Police did not say which officer fired, but said the man hold the gun was visible through an open door and the police were on the front porch.
Kentucky.com – Jul 14, 2008 2:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Lexington police say officers shot and wounded a man who refused to drop a rifle during a domestic disturbance.The man - whose name wasn't immediately released - was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he underwent surgery following the incident around 4 a.m. EDT.Lexington police Officer Ann Gutierrez told the Lexington Herald-Leader officers arrived to find the man inside a house holding a rifle.She said when the man refused an order to put down the weapon, a police officer shot him multiple times.Officers Matthew Jordan and J. Michael Smith responded to the disturbance call. Police did not say which officer fired, but said the man hold the gun was visible through an open door and the police were on the front porch.
Kentucky.com – Jul 14, 2008 2:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Man, Teen Seriously Hurt In Dirt Bike CrashA Kenton County crash sent two people to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington late Saturday.
WLWT.com – Jul 13, 2008 12:41 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Applying lessons from China's quake to Ky.
It helped to be Chinese. It helped even more to have a friend who is an earthquake damage inspector for the Chinese government. As the two men traveled through central China for 10 days last month, Zhenming Wang, who heads the .Kentucky Geological Survey's .Geological Hazards Section at the University of Kentucky, tried to blend in and let his friend do the talking. As a result, Wang got a rare .insider's look at the devastation wrought by the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck China on May 12, killing nearly 70,000 people and displacing tens of thousands more. Wang also was able to gather .valuable data to help Western .Kentucky prepare for an inevitable repeat of similar quakes that hit along the New Madrid Fault near the Mississippi River in 1811 and 1812. The good news: It might not be as bad as we've always thought.
Kentucky.com – Jul 13, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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It helped to be Chinese. It helped even more to have a friend who is an earthquake damage inspector for the Chinese government. As the two men traveled through central China for 10 days last month, Zhenming Wang, who heads the .Kentucky Geological Survey's .Geological Hazards Section at the University of Kentucky, tried to blend in and let his friend do the talking. As a result, Wang got a rare .insider's look at the devastation wrought by the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck China on May 12, killing nearly 70,000 people and displacing tens of thousands more. Wang also was able to gather .valuable data to help Western .Kentucky prepare for an inevitable repeat of similar quakes that hit along the New Madrid Fault near the Mississippi River in 1811 and 1812. The good news: It might not be as bad as we've always thought.
Kentucky.com – Jul 13, 2008 07:32 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Baseball player hits man with bat to end fight
A baseball player at a north Lexington park struck a man with a bat Thursday evening to help a woman who was being attacked by the man, Lexington police said. Benjamin Payne, 41, of Lexington started arguing with a woman during a recreational sports league game about 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Coolavin Park, Lexington police Officer Ann Gutierrez said. A player on one of the baseball teams hit Payne with a bat when the argument became violent during the family event, Gutierrez said. Payne was injured and taken to University of Kentucky Hospital where he was in fair condition on Friday. The woman was not hospitalized. Payne was charged with fourth-degree assault. The player was not charged.
Kentucky.com – Jul 12, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A baseball player at a north Lexington park struck a man with a bat Thursday evening to help a woman who was being attacked by the man, Lexington police said. Benjamin Payne, 41, of Lexington started arguing with a woman during a recreational sports league game about 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Coolavin Park, Lexington police Officer Ann Gutierrez said. A player on one of the baseball teams hit Payne with a bat when the argument became violent during the family event, Gutierrez said. Payne was injured and taken to University of Kentucky Hospital where he was in fair condition on Friday. The woman was not hospitalized. Payne was charged with fourth-degree assault. The player was not charged.
Kentucky.com – Jul 12, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Budget cuts reversed for rural medical program
The Kentucky Homeplace program, which helps rural residents get prescription drugs and other medical supplies, won't be ending its services in some counties after all. The Dept. of Public Health, which provides the program's $1.9 million budget, is no longer cutting 4 percent or $80,000 from the program, as had been announced. However, the restoration doesn't mean the program will be able to offer the same services as last year, said Fran Feltner, director of the lay health worker division at the University of Kentucky, which runs the program. In Fulton, Hickman and Jackson counties, the offices will be open 75 percent of the time. In Warren County, the program will operate one to two days a week. Feltner hopes to .piece together ways. of covering offices in the northeast region.
Kentucky.com – Jul 11, 2008 10:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Kentucky Homeplace program, which helps rural residents get prescription drugs and other medical supplies, won't be ending its services in some counties after all. The Dept. of Public Health, which provides the program's $1.9 million budget, is no longer cutting 4 percent or $80,000 from the program, as had been announced. However, the restoration doesn't mean the program will be able to offer the same services as last year, said Fran Feltner, director of the lay health worker division at the University of Kentucky, which runs the program. In Fulton, Hickman and Jackson counties, the offices will be open 75 percent of the time. In Warren County, the program will operate one to two days a week. Feltner hopes to .piece together ways. of covering offices in the northeast region.
Kentucky.com – Jul 11, 2008 10:22 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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