Curtis Tate

The shooting took place at Kentucky's only public historically black college and university.

The university's president, Kofi Akakpo, spoke to the media.

As a parent, I cannot imagine receiving the call I placed to the parents.

Officials from the Frankfort Police Department said a suspect has been taken into custody.

Kentucky State University has 2,200 students and 450 faculty and staff.

Classes and campus activities, including final exams, are canceled for the rest of the week.

For NPR News, I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky.

The cargo carriers made the decision out of an abundance of caution on the recommendation of Boeing, which bought the plane's original manufacturer, McDonnell Douglas.

UPS and FedEx have roughly two dozen MD-11s each.

UPS Flight 2976, bound for Honolulu, crashed while attempting to take off in Louisville.

Investigators are still piecing together what went wrong.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the cockpit voice recorder revealed a repeating bell sound about 30 seconds into the takeoff.

It says the plane's left engine separated from the wing and was recovered near the end of the runway.

The crash left a fiery trail of debris.

For NPR News, I'm Curtis Tate in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

This crisis is in the administration's hands.

It's all them, not anyone else.

The cargo carriers made the decision out of an abundance of caution on the recommendation of Boeing, which bought the plane's original manufacturer, McDonnell Douglas.

UPS and FedEx have roughly two dozen MD-11s each.

UPS Flight 2976, bound for Honolulu, crashed while attempting to take off in Louisville.