Curtis Tate

Counties along Kentucky's southern border received a layer of ice over the weekend that at its peak cut off electricity to more than 60,000 customers.

Utility repair crews are working 16-hour shifts to replace broken poles and downed lines.

The effort may take them the rest of the week, especially in the region's remote rural areas.

and as temperatures were set to fall into the single digits and below zero, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced over social media the death of a 72-year-old woman from hypothermia.

Eastern grid operator PJM, which includes parts of Kentucky, revised upward its peak electricity demand forecast and said high power consumption would persist through the week.

I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky.

Counties along Kentucky's southern border received a layer of ice over the weekend that at its peak cut off electricity to more than 60,000 customers.

Utility repair crews are working 16-hour shifts to replace broken poles and downed lines.

The effort may take them the rest of the week, especially in the region's remote rural areas.

And as temperatures were set to fall into the single digits and below zero, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced over social media the death of a 72-year-old woman from hypothermia.

Eastern grid operator PJM, which includes parts of Kentucky, revised upward its peak electricity demand forecast for Tuesday and said high power consumption would persist through the week.

I'm Curtis Tate in Richmond, Kentucky.

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.

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