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Around Kentucky

1. 3 people dead in Owen County helicopter crash

They were crew members from Air Evac Lifeteam Base 133 and were on their way to pick up a patient. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. 

2. How are Kentucky resources being shared for Helene and Milton

Ohio Task Force 1 is now ready to help Florida respond to Hurricane Milton after its efforts to help Florida and North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene. 

3. H-L: KY juvenile justice guards laughed as they pranked mentally ill boy with a flushing toilet

Our partner, the Herald-Leader, reports a teen held in an isolation cell at a Department of Juvenile Justice facility believed a ghost was flushing his toilet, but the guards were doing it.

Around the Nation & the World

1. Amid ongoing Helene recovery, federal agencies deploy to Florida in advance of Hurricane Milton

2. Biden appeals to those impacted by Helene as misinformation about federal aid runs rampant

3. Experts try to avoid polling pitfalls from 2016, 2020 in November's election

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Erica Owens, who has been sober since March 2019, has found healing in the kitchen through her recovery journey. She is now food service manager of Center Table: Catering with a Purpose, which provides hands-on culinary training, aiding women in their recovery. 

(Spectrum News 1/Ryan Hayes-Owens)