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Melissa Ratliff

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Jul 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Melissa Ratliff

    Dinosaur World Kentucky lowers flags to half-staff in honor of Jurassic Park actor (opens the original)

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    CAVE CITY, Ky. (WAVE) - Dinosaur World Kentucky took a moment to pay tribute to a beloved actor who brought paleontology to the forefront of popular interest with his role in the Jurassic Park series. Actor Sam Neill, known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died earlier this week at the age of 78. In honor of his legacy, Dinosaur World in Cave City, decided to pay tribute with flags at half-staff across the park. “Our Dinosaur World flags are at half staff to honor Sam Neill, the

  2. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Melissa Ratliff

    Lawsuit filed on behalf of estate of man killed in UPS 2976 crash (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville-based attorney says his office has filed a lawsuit against UPS and other parties following the death of a bystander in the crash of UPS Flight 2976. Alex R. White Lawyers PLLC says it filed the lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Matthew Hagan Sweets and his family after the Nov. 4, 2025, crash. The MD-11 cargo plane was headed to Honolulu when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing three crew members and 12 people o

  3. Article · Jul 8, 2026 · Melissa Ratliff

    Rep. Thomas Massie jokes that he’s talked to McConnell and that the Senator is ‘sorry’ about his primary (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Following a social media post from Kentucky political commentator Scott Jennings—who said he spoke by phone with Sen. Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes—Rep. Thomas Massie shared a similar claim on his own accounts. McConnell has been hospitalized for weeks, and details about his condition have been limited. Officials have said the senator was found unconscious and is “continuing to recover,” but few additional updates have been released—leaving plenty of questions and not m

  4. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Melissa Ratliff

    Among growing concern over McConnell, Ky. political commentator says that he has spoken with the Senator (opens the original)

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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Speculation continues to swirl about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health. His staff said last week he is “continuing his recovery” in the hospital, but details about his condition have remained limited in recent weeks. Amid the speculation, political commentator and Kentucky native Scott Jennings posted on X that he spoke with McConnell on Wednesday. I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning, the senior Senator from Kentucky. He’s still recovering in the hospital.

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