One building at the JBS Swift meat-packing plant in Butchertown has been evacuated following an ammonia leak this morning. The leak was detected shortly before 11:30 this morning. Police, fire and emergency management crews are on the scene determining the cause and scale of the leak. No injuries have been reported. Some streets around the plant may be blocked by emergency vehicles.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.