Local News from WIKY

Problems at the state level throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of ISTEP testing around the state. Screens in front of students were freezing-up. School systems throughout Indiana finally gave-up today, Monday Warrick School Supt. Brad Schneider is among educators hoping the problem will be resolved by tomorrow - because the deadline is May 10th. He says it now appears that deadline needs to be extended. Schneider says there's a lot of pressure on students to do well on ISTEP tests. He says the state's "dropping the ball" doesn't help the situation.

There's word that Century Aluminum, Big Rivers, and Kenergy have reached a tentative agreement on a market-priced power framework for the smelter at Hawesville, Kentucky. Century told its employees earlier this month that the plant's operations would be curtailed unless the company could gain access to competitively priced electric power. read more

Schools will receive financial help to upgrade security under a bill on its way to Governor Pence.  The House and Senate gave overwhelming approval to a bill setting aside 10-million dollars in matching grants to help schools to hire security officers, conduct threat assessments, or make physical improvements to security. Attorney General Greg Zoeller, who supported the bill, says it will produce "safer schools and a greater appreciation for law enforcement." 

The Daviess County coroner releases the name of the young woman who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Owensboro. She's 18-year old Kimberly Williams of Wilder Drive in Owensboro. It happened early Friday morning on Frederica Street, near the Martin Luther King Junior Loop. Investigators say Williams was driving north when she crossed the center line into the southbound lane and slammed into another another vehicle. Her vehicle went down an embankment, overturned into a ditch and was submerged in water.