SUMMARY: Lindsay Dover appeared in Logan County court for a pre-trial hearing, charged with second-degree manslaughter and evidence tampering related to the accidental drowning of a 2-year-old she was babysitting. Dover’s attorney raised issues with search warrants and officers’ inconsistent bodycam use during the incident response, requesting a continuance to review all interviews and evidence. The prosecution opposed the delay, calling the case tragic but straightforward, citing phone records and neighboring video capturing the child entering the neighboring yard and drowning in a pond. Judge Hendricks expressed doubts about the trial starting on the scheduled September 22 date, setting a motion deadline and a return hearing on August 26.

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SUMMARY: During a Kentucky Pre-K for All Advisory Committee meeting, Alabama Republican Rep. Jeana Ross advocated for state-supported early childhood education, citing Alabama’s bipartisan pre-K program’s success. Ross emphasized early brain development’s impact on lifelong outcomes. Steven Barnett of Rutgers highlighted pre-K’s benefits, including better kindergarten readiness, health, and long-term societal advantages. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, pushing universal pre-K, faces challenges funding the program in the Republican-controlled legislature before his term ends in 2027. Kentucky’s pre-K enrollment lags behind states like Alabama and Georgia, with many children not school-ready, underscoring the urgent need for quality early education to improve academic and economic outcomes statewide.

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SUMMARY: Wednesday saw hot, muggy conditions and scattered thunderstorms in Fayette County as students returned to school. A weakening frontal boundary to the northwest caused hit-or-miss storms with heavy downpours. Thursday will feature fewer storms but similar heat, with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 and humidity pushing feels-like temperatures into the mid-to-upper 90s. By Friday, high pressure will bring more sunshine, minimal storms, and a heat surge with highs in the low to mid-90s and heat indices near 100, raising heat stress concerns. This hot pattern will persist into early next week before a stronger cold front arrives.

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