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Woman killed in mine accident identified

Submitted by Heather Smith, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 10:47pm

VERONA, KY (WAVE) - A mine accident has left one person dead at the Sterling Materials mine in Verona, a town near the Boone-Gallatin County line.

Investigators say 37-year-old Angela Common of Carrollton was operating a large dump truck called a Yuke, when it hit a rock wall and caused her to fall off and be run over.

Common worked at the limestone mine for two years, but the equipment she was using just arrived at the mine Monday.

Her daughter, Monica Willoughby, is still is disbelief. "It hasn't registered, I feel like I'm in a dream. I'm waiting on the call to say it ain't her, it was somebody else in her truck."

The Mine Safety Administration happened to be doing an inspection at the mine Tuesday.

Operations are suspended for now while OSHA investigates.

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Big bargains in a small neighborhood store

Submitted by WAVE3 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 6:52pm

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Dollar General seems to be the new Starbucks with new stores popping up on every street corner. The company recently opened store number 10,000 with 625 more planned for construction.

Unlike the Starbucks chain, customers won't spend high prices on coffee or anything else in the stores including top brand items recently added along with coolers to now sell milk and eggs and other basic need perishables.

Tawn Earnest is Senior Director of Corporate Communications at Dollar General. She says the economy has been a driving force for new customers to the store.  

"Saving money never goes out of style," Earnest said. "Our company has built a model more relevant than others because we focused on keeping prices low."

She says even though stores are small, Dollar General has more retail locations across the country than any other retailer in America.

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Victims of Carrollton bus crash remembered on anniversary

Submitted by Heather Smith, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 14th, 2012, 5:34pm

CARROLLTON, KY (WAVE) - It's been 24 years since a drunk driver crashed into a bus full of kids on I-71 killing dozens.

In 1988, Larry Mahoney drove his pickup truck the wrong way up the stretch of the interstate from Carrollton and hit the bus from The First Assembly of God in Radcliff.

It was full of children and chaperones returning from a trip to King's Island.

27 people died and 30 others were seriously hurt. Mahoney served time for the crash and has since been released.

Since then, sweeping safety changes have been made on school buses because of the crash and the fire afterward.

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Mother dies after boat takes on water

Submitted by Sarah Eisenmenger on Monday, May 14th, 6:55 am

SHELBYVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A woman died after a weekend boating incident on Lake Shelby.

Amanda Frank, 34, of Louisville was found unresponsive by Emergency Medical Services after crews were called to a reported boating accident at 6:53 p.m. on Saturday.

Frank had been on the boat with her 12-year-old son and her friend, when the boat began taking on water.

"As the boat began taking on water, they tried to get the boat started but was unable to," said Shelby County Coroner Jeff Ivers.

All three decided to abandon the boat and jumped into the water.

When EMS crews arrived, Frank was still in the water. Her son also was in the water, trying to keep his mother's head above the water.

"He has one hand on the boat and one hand on her trying to hold her up," said Todd Frank, the victim's husband. "That boy was so brave. It touched my heart knowing my son tried to do that."

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KSP close Milton-Madison Bridge late Friday

Submitted by WAVE3 Web Staff
Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 8:29am

MADISON, IN (WAVE) - WAVE 3 has learned the Milton-Madison Bridge has been shut down for safety reasons.

Kentucky State Police said the bridge will be closed until further notice.  Engineers are inspecting the site after drivers notified authorities of hanging and falling debris.

Drivers should detour to the Markland Locks and Dam Bridge which is 26 miles upstream. Louisville is approximately 46 miles downstream.

Stay with WAVE 3 News and wave3.com for further updates.

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I-71 shutdown for the weekend

Submitted by Heather Smith, Community Web Producer
Friday, May 11th, 2012, 10:06pm

LOUISIVLLE, KY (WAVE) - If you are heading out and about in Louisville get ready to hit traffic as a major roadway is shutdown for the weekend.

Crews shutdown I-71 in both directions between Downtown and the Watterson Expressway at 8 o'clock Friday night. The interstate will remain closed until 6 o'clock Monday morning. 

Drivers are advised to plan extra time and find alternative routes.

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