Apr 1, 2009 | The Associated Press
News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 p.m. EDT
State: No lives threatened in mine blowout FRANKFORT, Ky. _ State officials say a mine blowout in southeastern Kentucky is releasing thousands of gallons of water from an underground mine, but no homes or lives are threatened.
Coal mine blowout releases water in vicinity of Chappell
A mine blowout, attributed to Bledsoe Coal Corporation occurred late Saturday evening near the community of Chappell in Leslie County.
Mine cited after blowout releases thousands of gallons of water in Leslie
A mine blowout in southeastern Kentucky was releasing thousands of gallons of water Sunday from an underground mine that had not been used since the 1970s, but no injuries or evacuations were reported, state officials said.
Arson Suspected In Forest Fires
Forest fires continue to burn thousands of acres across our region, and foresters say at least a dozen appear to be arson.
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