Local News from WIKY

Residents in Spencer County tell INDOT officials that a busy intersection in front of South Spencer High School needs a stoplight. Student Jacob Hamilton died in a crash at the intersection of Highway 66 and Orchard Road in March. INDOT's Cher Elliott says it's been a while since the agency looked at that intersection. She says "many things can change in a short period of time." If you'd like to submit a comment to INDOT, you can do so until June 21st at South Spencer High School.

The teen who was dragged by a train Monday evening in Princeton has had part of his arm amputated. Police say 15-year-old Alex Abell had thrown his shoes and backpack under the train, to the other side of the tracks, and when he tried to retrieve his backpack, the train hooked his arm and dragged him. His cousin, Cody Abell, rescued Alex from the train. Workers from the nearby train depot also helped Alex, who's expected to face a long hospital stay.

Thousands gather outside the Henderson Courthouse, as the United Mine Workers Union and their supporters rallied against approval by a bankruptcy judge for Patriot Coal's plan to cut wages and benefits. The last speaker was Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts, who emphasized that the miners weren't there because they wanted justice, and not a raise in pay. Roberts later introduced a number of union representatives who had been arrested at previous rallies. He said all of them would soon be arrested, and asked the crowd not to interfere.

A Posey County teen has died after losing control of a vehicle on a gravel road. The victim is identified as 15-year-old Cole Russell. Sheriff Greg Oeth says the boy lost control on loose gravel on South Cox Road, and the vehicle overturned in a drainage ditch. Authorities say he wasn't wearing a seatbelt. Russell was taken to Deaconess Hospital, where he passed away.