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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Kentucky, Anda, Happy hump Day. We've got a

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<v Speaker 1>wet Wednesday as the scattered showers continue, so be careful,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe try to hustle a little bit as you get

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<v Speaker 1>out the door because your may hit some delays with traffic.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll get the latest on that with Bobby Ellis

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<v Speaker 1>coming up here at about four minutes or so. But

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<v Speaker 1>again it is Kentucky Anna's Morning News with coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>company here on news Radio eight forty whas Nick Coffee,

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<v Speaker 1>that's me John all on alongside, and we've got measles

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<v Speaker 1>here in Louisville. At least one local case has been

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed that of course has been in the news this

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<v Speaker 1>morning with John Shannon and yesterday Mayor Greenberg discussed and

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<v Speaker 1>I'll when I hear the measles, I just I just

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<v Speaker 1>assumed that it was like some you know, and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>admit this is probably something that makes me sound ignorant,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm probably I probably sounded ignorant along the way

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<v Speaker 1>for the first couple hours so far today, So hand

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<v Speaker 1>up if that's if that's that's what you think. But

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<v Speaker 1>when when I just assumed that, like the measles was

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<v Speaker 1>something that like didn't exist anymore, and clearly I'm wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it didn't exist for at least a little while,

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<v Speaker 1>and then of course now it's back. But this case

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<v Speaker 1>involves a child who recently traveled internationally to an area

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<v Speaker 1>and that is where it came from. Louisville Metro Health

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<v Speaker 1>conducting contact tracing and of course asking certain individuals to isolate.

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<v Speaker 1>And this brings the total number of cases in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five in Kentucky to thirteen. But Louisville's case is

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<v Speaker 1>not connected to any of those others, so in the

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<v Speaker 1>last twenty years, Kentucky had only eight cases, which again

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<v Speaker 1>that'll tell you how rare this actually is. Now, the

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<v Speaker 1>vaccination status of the child who currently has the measles

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<v Speaker 1>is unknown, but according to the CDC, most measle cases

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<v Speaker 1>nationwide and twenty twenty five have involved unvaccinated individuals or

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<v Speaker 1>those with only one dose of the vaccine. So when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to the measles again, highly contagious as far

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<v Speaker 1>as yeah, I mean, up to ninety percent of the

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<v Speaker 1>people that are close to those who are not immune

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<v Speaker 1>get infected from this, so yikes. And I guess the

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<v Speaker 1>immunization process is really dependent upon your age, so I

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<v Speaker 1>was born. I was born in nineteen eighty eight, so

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<v Speaker 1>the MMR vaccine became the standard in the late seventies.

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<v Speaker 1>By the late eighties, most children received two doses, one

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<v Speaker 1>in early childhood and one before starting school. But measles,

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<v Speaker 1>it's one of those things that I mean, maybe I'm wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of people probably don't even know exactly

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<v Speaker 1>really what it is, because again, it's just I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>when I think of it, I honestly think of the

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<v Speaker 1>vaccine when I was a kid, Like that's just knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that how important it was, knowing that you had to

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<v Speaker 1>have it and whatnot. So for those who literally have

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<v Speaker 1>no clue as far as like what type of symptoms are,

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<v Speaker 1>You've got high fever, cough, running nose, red watery eyes.

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<v Speaker 1>After a few days, a red, blotchy rash can develop.

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<v Speaker 1>So yikes, hopefully this individual, this child can get can

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<v Speaker 1>get can get well soon. There are certain diseases, conditions,

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<v Speaker 1>illnesses that just sound awful, and I'll give you example

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<v Speaker 1>of one. I didn't know what this was until I

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<v Speaker 1>was diagnosed with it, and I didn't even really have

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<v Speaker 1>a clue what it was when the doctor told me

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<v Speaker 1>that he thinks I have this, And I knew that

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<v Speaker 1>it was a thing. I'd heard of it, but I

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<v Speaker 1>had no clue what it was. And I went from

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<v Speaker 1>the range here for me was Okay, is this something

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<v Speaker 1>that I need to be somewhat worried about? Or am

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<v Speaker 1>I going to die? When I was told that I

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<v Speaker 1>had gout, I just remember thinking, oh, man, that sounds awful,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's a gross word. Gout just sounds And I

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<v Speaker 1>remember when I would tell people, yeah, I have gout,

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<v Speaker 1>there were others that weren't quite familiar with what it was.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's it's actually arthritis where you've got build

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<v Speaker 1>up in your joints and your uric acid levels or

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<v Speaker 1>not or not main the way that they should be,

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<v Speaker 1>and you just get your joints like your feet, your hands,

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<v Speaker 1>your knees, your toes, they can become that you have

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<v Speaker 1>bad flare ups. But I only learned that because I

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<v Speaker 1>had it, and now I take medicine and I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>But when the doctor told me I had gout, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>for a brief moment, I thought of am I going

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<v Speaker 1>to die? Do I need to call my loved ones

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<v Speaker 1>and tell them goodbye? And then his lack of concern

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<v Speaker 1>a deal. But I remember telling people, yeah, I got

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<v Speaker 1>got they back up, like if I breathe on them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know something bad was going to happen. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>not I mean, it's something I'll have to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>probably for the rest of my life if I don't

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<v Speaker 1>maintain my health. But yeah, it's a gross word, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't enjoy having it by any means. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>not all that serious, and it's actually way more common.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like there's no way to prove this. If

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<v Speaker 1>gout didn't sound like such a gross word, there'll be

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<v Speaker 1>more people out there acknowledging that they do have gout.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know that if those out there don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what it is, they're just they might think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got the plague something. Anyways, all right, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>an update on traving weather again. Bobby Ellis will get

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<v Speaker 1>you squared away as far as areas that are going

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<v Speaker 1>to have some delays this morning because of this wet,

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<v Speaker 1>wet rain that we've got. And also what I want

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<v Speaker 1>to take a look at on the other side is

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<v Speaker 1>another comparison for Louisville. I've been looking at just different

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<v Speaker 1>things where Louisville compares to other cities in and some

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<v Speaker 1>of these comparisons as far as who are most alike,

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<v Speaker 1>may surprise you. And then also we got to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the documents being unsealed in the Crystal Rogers murder trial.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if you are the mother and brother of

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks Howc, I mean, you can be surprised if you

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<v Speaker 1>get a knock at your door or maybe your attorney

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<v Speaker 1>lets you know they're coming for you. Stick with us

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<v Speaker 1>right here at Katucky and Is Morning News with Coffee

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<v Speaker 1>and Company News Radio eight forty whs. It didn't take

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<v Speaker 1>long for a lot of folks to shift attention to

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<v Speaker 1>the others that are believed to be responsible in some

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<v Speaker 1>former fashion for the murder of Crystal Rogers. Obviously great

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<v Speaker 1>news as far as the the you know, the justice

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<v Speaker 1>the Rogers family was able to get with Brooks Howk

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<v Speaker 1>being found guilty and the recommended sentence being life. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>not long after that, I wouldn't say attention shifted automatically

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<v Speaker 1>to who's next, But I know a lot of those

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<v Speaker 1>that just kind of set back and watched this thing

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<v Speaker 1>from afar and kept up with that trial it's quite

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<v Speaker 1>clear that it wasn't just these two that had involvement

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<v Speaker 1>in some way with what happened to her. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you are the mother of Brooks Hawk, Rosemary Hawk, or

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<v Speaker 1>you were the brother of Brooks Hawk, Nick Hawk, you

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<v Speaker 1>got to be worried. I mean, throughout the trial it

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<v Speaker 1>was quite clear that there were some things that did

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<v Speaker 1>not look good, didn't look good for you as far

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<v Speaker 1>as testimony, the evidence that was there, and now we

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<v Speaker 1>are getting more information because there's unsealed court documents that

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<v Speaker 1>really pain and even darker picture as far as who

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<v Speaker 1>else was involved in some way. We talked a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit earlier about how there was zero cell phone activity

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<v Speaker 1>from June sixteenth to August fourteenth, August fourth so that's

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<v Speaker 1>a huge timeframe of the disappearance of Rogers, and prosecutors

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<v Speaker 1>say that the mother, Rosemary Howck, she was using a

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<v Speaker 1>different phone, a burner phone that nobody ever recovered, and

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<v Speaker 1>again that just looks highly suspicious. You just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't have any cell phone activity at all for

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<v Speaker 1>that amount of time because you were probably just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to stay off the radar. You bought a burner phone allegedly,

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<v Speaker 1>and again law enforcement never found that phone that was

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<v Speaker 1>being used instead of the one that I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>just went dark, and again that's not proof, but again

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<v Speaker 1>let's be real here. And then also the disappearance of

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Howck whenever whenever the night that she disappeared, and

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<v Speaker 1>his girlfriend testified that that's not new information, but his

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<v Speaker 1>girlfriend did testify that that's unusual for him. And by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, it's his former girlfriend that said that him

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<v Speaker 1>being just unreachable for twenty four hours is just not

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<v Speaker 1>like him at all. And he didn't have much of

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<v Speaker 1>an explanation for that other than he just didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to be annoyed by his girlfriend at the time because

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<v Speaker 1>they were, they'd probably be fighting. I think that's essentially

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<v Speaker 1>what his defense was. Now. Also the plot here, Rosemary

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<v Speaker 1>the mother reportedly asked Danny Singleton, who was Brooks' employee,

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<v Speaker 1>if he knew someone who could get rid of Crystal Rogers,

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<v Speaker 1>and a witness told the grand jury that she seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to quote take pleasure end quote in Crystal's disappearance, and

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<v Speaker 1>that again there's so many things that just like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't remember who it was, it might have been the

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<v Speaker 1>new girlfriend of Brooks house at the time, but when

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<v Speaker 1>you are walking around town ripping down posters that show

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<v Speaker 1>missing woman, you know, like, what do you? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>how how brave? That's just that's dumb. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of other things that it is, but it's just stupid

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<v Speaker 1>to think that that won't make you look suspicious. I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also there were there was hidden audio that

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<v Speaker 1>that was there in the record. Yes, so they found

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<v Speaker 1>a recorder that captured Brooks telling his sister Ronda to

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<v Speaker 1>bring a red according to her grand jury testimonies, so

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<v Speaker 1>that the brother could hear it, suggesting, of course the

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<v Speaker 1>family were they were coordinating. And again that's not proof.

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<v Speaker 1>But again there's just if the jury was able to

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<v Speaker 1>find Brooks out guilty of what they found him guilty

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<v Speaker 1>of last week. I don't know what the actual charges

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be brought to these two, if in fact that

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<v Speaker 1>ends up happening, but I mean, if there was enough

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<v Speaker 1>evidence to get what we got last week, I think

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<v Speaker 1>there's enough evidence with these two for a conspiracy charge.

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<v Speaker 1>But we shall see. All right, We've got another update

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<v Speaker 1>of trafficking and weather coming your way. Again. Pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to the traffic update because we've got some wet roadways

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<v Speaker 1>here on a Wednesday, So Bobby ellilso get a squared

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<v Speaker 1>away there and then we'll have another update on the weather,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course Scott will be here with sports on

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<v Speaker 1>news radio eight forty whs. Thank you very much, John Shannon.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how you deliver the news right there. Well done,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you guys for joining us. Guys and gals, I

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<v Speaker 1>should say it is Kentucky had his morning news with

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<v Speaker 1>Coffee and Company here on news Radio eight forty whas

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Coffee. That's me, hope you that. If not, now

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<v Speaker 1>you do the company man John Alden alongside. And if

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<v Speaker 1>you are someone that was annoyed yesterday when you got

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<v Speaker 1>that very loud notification on your phone, I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe maybe it even scared you, So I understand. But

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<v Speaker 1>I will use the platform here as the father of

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<v Speaker 1>a of a special needs kid to just let you

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<v Speaker 1>know that those this specific situation in place, meaning the

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<v Speaker 1>IAN alert is appreciated by the special needs community and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly necessary. Again, the ian alert similar to the Amber

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<v Speaker 1>alert as far as just your phone going off regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of what you're doing, regardless of where you are, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not I wouldn't even shock me as if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't even have service, there's an ability to somehow get

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<v Speaker 1>it to your device. And clearly everybody, if you're around

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<v Speaker 1>people who all have a phone, it's loud. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>here within the iHeart Louisville world when it went off,

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<v Speaker 1>so no foul play expected, and the timing here is wild.

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<v Speaker 1>One year ago is when the IAN alert system actually

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<v Speaker 1>probably not on this show, but you know, people who

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<v Speaker 1>being an awful person. It's probably just because of just

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<v Speaker 1>get why you don't think about those things, but if

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<v Speaker 1>you the more people are made aware of other situations

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<v Speaker 1>who says, Okay, Nick, I don't care. I still think

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<v Speaker 1>go off because I don't care. I mean, again, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't change that. But I also think when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>somebody doing something silly or stupid. So like, I don't,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't ridicule or go off on people who still

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<v Speaker 1>use it in conversation. And it's not a not a

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<v Speaker 1>super common thing, but it's also not insanely rare. That's that,

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<v Speaker 1>can be hurtful. And maybe one of those people that

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<v Speaker 1>over the years have had that conversation with realize, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't, you know, at least I tried, right. I

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<v Speaker 1>and it's something I try not to think about. But

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<v Speaker 1>just that word specifically, it would just it killed me.

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<v Speaker 1>So anyways, very sad news out of Hart County yesterday. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>no foul play is expected, and obviously thoughts and prayers

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<v Speaker 1>to everyone affected in that community, not just the family,

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<v Speaker 1>another look here at which cities are most similar to

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<v Speaker 1>in the Louisville metro, that's what makes us a bigger

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<v Speaker 1>I've been looking at different cities that are comparable to

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<v Speaker 1>the cost of living. The most similar city to Louisville

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<v Speaker 1>estimate was one point three nine million is the population

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<v Speaker 1>here in Louisville. And when it comes to that number,

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<v Speaker 1>specifically cities that are the most comparable as far as

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<v Speaker 1>that I would have never I only know this because

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<v Speaker 1>that metro area there, it is bigger as far as

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<v Speaker 1>amount of people that are there, like Hartford, Connecticut, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe is similar to Louisville, and although it's not mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>here in this breakdown, maybe similar in TV market, but

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<v Speaker 1>of people. But also Tulsa, Oklahoma is similar and as

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<v Speaker 1>far as the closest as far as just the number, Richmond,

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<v Speaker 1>three to nine million. Again that is as of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>but the actual total population be insanely different. And I

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<v Speaker 1>remember this in the nineties, Nashville and Louisville used to

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen ninety the metro population in Louisville and Nashville

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<v Speaker 1>were about the same one million, The economy was relatively similar,

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<v Speaker 1>the culture was different but had its own thing. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of stuff, country music and college football, grand

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<v Speaker 1>Ole opry. That's for Nashville. But the Nashville takeoff is

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's certainly not gone unnoticed, but it is wild.

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<v Speaker 1>In two thousand, the cities were still somewhat similar, but

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<v Speaker 1>Nashville had grown quite a bit. And then as of

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<v Speaker 1>in that range and Nashville is at one point nine

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<v Speaker 1>the growth since two thousand, you're looking at fifty six

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<v Speaker 1>percent growth from Nashville. In Nashville which again, that's big anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>And I remember going to Nashville as a kid thinking

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<v Speaker 1>And I hate to tie everything to sports, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Nashville is a great place, but it just became one

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<v Speaker 1>And again, Nashville's cool, but it's almost become like nothing

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<v Speaker 1>at all what made Nashville appealing when I was younger.

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<v Speaker 1>Nashville and Austin, Texas, just those are places that have

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<v Speaker 1>people want to go there. All right, let's get to

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