LYON COUNTY MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT
One man was killed in a one car accident in Lyon County last night just before 7pm. 42-year old David Holloman was traveling northbound on Ky 373 in Eddyville when his vehicle ran off the right shoulder of the roadway. State Police believe Holloman overcorrected and when his vehicle re-entered the roadway he lost control, struck a ditch and overturned. Holloman was ejected from the vehicle.

ROBERTSON WANTS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN PENDLETON CASE
Attorney General Jack Conway has denied an open records request regarding a Democratic state senator and his past employment at Murray State University, saying there's an "open investigation." Kentucky GOP chairman Steve Robertson was seeking records from the attorney general's office pertaining to any investigation into state Sen. Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville, who was re-elected last week. Robertson has questioned Pendleton's employment with MSU while also being a state legislator. Robertson has urged Conway, a Democrat, to appoint a special prosecutor to probe whether Pendleton was improperly paid by MSU for time that he was in Frankfort working as a legislator. MSU officials have not raised any concerns. MSU President Randy Dunn said there was no record of any complaints regarding Pendleton's work, and that he did not get paid hourly.

CUNNINGHAM TO SPEAK AS PART OF MSU PROGRAM
Judge Bill Cunningham, Kentucky Supreme Court Justice and author of books on western Kentucky, including volumes on the Night Riders and the Black Patch Wars, and the history of the Eddyville Penitentiary, will give a presentation, "Standing for Justice: The Supreme Court in Kentucky," addressing issues concerning citizens that recently have come before the court. This event will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the new Performing Arts Hall at Graves County High School at Mayfield.  The event is sponsored by Murray State University’s department of history as part of the University’s Regional Stewardship Initiative. Teachers, students and the general public are encouraged to attend this entertaining and informative free presentation on a topic important to all Kentuckians. 

NEXT BRIDGE MEETING SET
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has scheduled the third in a series of public meetings on the design of two new bridges over Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. Serving as gateways to the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, the bridges will be about eight miles apart, connected by a new four-lane section of US 68/KY 80 now under construction. The public meeting will be held Nov. 20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lake Barkley State Resort Park Conference Center. The public will be invited to provide verbal or written comments following a 6:00 p.m. presentation. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet engineers and bridge design consultants will be available to answer questions. Handouts and displays containing information about the project also will be available.

GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM
A new program just announced by Governor Steve Beshear helps those who can't afford prescription drugs get them for free or reduced cost. The new KPAP program is based on a model that began in Paducah called Heart USA. Chuck Thompson, director of Heart USA, is currently in the process of training state volunteers on the heart USA system.

MARSHALL MAN FOUND DEAD
Police are not releasing the details of the homicide of Jim Duckett, a former Marshall county native. Duckett a decorated desert war veteran living in Louisville was found dead by a relative. Duckett's truck, a Dodge pick-up, was taken.  It was recovered Monday evening at 11:30 and taken to the State Crime Lab in Frankfort.

HOLIDAY MAIL FOR HEROS
The American Red Cross with Pitney Bowes is launching its Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign, allowing people to send their cards with a message of thanks and cheer. The two organizations will screen cards for hazardous materials, sort and package the cards, and deliver them to military bases and hospitals, veteran's hospitals, and other locations during the holidays. Greetings must be received by December tenth to insure delivery by Christmas. Mail can be sent to: Holiday Mail For Heroes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

KRATZER TO SPEAK AT MSU
In the recent presidential election, a major concern for voters of both parties was the war in Iraq. Maj. Gen. David Kratzer has served two tours of active duty military as Commanding General from 2000-03 and has witnessed the issues facing the Middle East first hand. Kratzer will be discussing the conflicts in Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan and offer possible future scenarios for improvement on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 p.m. in the Curris Center Barkley Room. He was director of the Curris Center at Murray State University from 1979-1986 and served as acting vice president for student development during that time, as well.

ACROSS KENTUCKY
The March of Dimes Foundation gives Kentucky an "F" for the percentage of babies not carried to term. Kentucky ranks 46th among the 50 states. The group says smoking and a lack of health care are among the causes of the early births. Statistics indicate the early births increase the risks of newborn death or disability.

Kentucky State Police search for suspects in the murder of a Shel by County man. The body of 43-year-old James Duckett was discovered in his home on Monday. Investigators discovered Duckett had been tied to a chair, tortured with a multiple stab wounds and his throat was slashed. His truck was taken but later recovered.

Some movement toward a new jail expansion in McCracken County. Paducah City Commissioners have approved buying a piece of land. Jail officials have reported problems with overcrowding for some time. The proposed expansion project would cost about four-million dollars.

Delta Airlines plans to maintain it's hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport but with modifications. The airline said they cut about 12-percent of the flights out of the airport, about 40 flights a day. Company officials are not saying how the reduction in flights will affect employment. Currently Delta employs about 25-hundred people and it's regional carrier Comair about 31-hundred people locally.

The Lexington Center Corporation which operates Rupp Arena held a public forum to talk about the arena and future plans. Feasibility studies are being conducted on possible construction of a new arena. The arena might be built across the street from the current home of the basketball Wildcats. The Lexington Center Corp. would convert Rupp Arena into more space for conventions. As far as what the new arena be called, officials say it would probably be named by the highest bidder with the naming rights being auctioned off.

AK Steel announces that more than 600 workers in Ashland will be sent home for a while. Company officials say because of lower demand for product and the economy they're putting the Ashland plant on "hot Idle" , with a skeleton crew on hand to keep the plant ready for a quick reactivation. AK Steel officials hope to resume operations in January.

The Kentucky Department of Forestry reports there have been 475 fires that have burned over nine-thousand acres so far this fall fire season. The season doesn't end until mid December. Department officials say fighting the fires is expensive and dangerous.