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At Least Eight Dead From Kentucky Tornadoes; Beshear Declares State of Emergency

Kentucky emergency management officials now say that at least eight people have died as a result of severe weather that tore across the commonwealth Friday afternoon.Buddy Rogers with the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management told the Lexington Herald-Leader that four people were killed in Menifee County, three in Kenton County and one in Morgan County.Governor Beshear has declared a statewide state of emergency in response to Friday’s severe weather, which included several tornado touchdowns.Beshear says a statewide declaration will give local officials immediate access to state resources for public safety and recovery efforts.The storms also caused some 23,000 power outages statewide.

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.

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