A Kentucky college is preparing for the appearance of a controversial figure and a bridge that was the scene of a dramatic rescue is temporarily shutting down.

Those stories and more.

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Western Kentucky University is preparing for an on campus appearance by controversial figure, Kyle Rittenhouse.

Rittenhouse killed two protesters and shot a third during a racial justice protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020.

He was 18 at the time.

He was acquitted in a criminal trial in 2021, according to Louisville Public Media, a registered student organization.

Western Kentucky University's chapter of Turning Point USA has invited Rittenhouse to speak on campus on March 27.

The chapter is part of a national organization that advocates for right wing causes.

Louisville Public Media reports.

A Western Kentucky official says the event is, quote, not organized or sponsored by the University and that as a public institution, we cannot restrict or censor these types of events and quote, Several student organizations on campus have condemned the event.

Louisville Public Media says at least one group is planning to protest and police will be on campus during the event.

Louisville Public Media is also reporting emergency repairs will begin on the second Street Bridge in Louisville Wednesday after being temporarily closed following an accident.

The accident earlier this month left a semi-truck dangling over the bridge.

The driver was pulled to safety by emergency crews.

The rescue received national attention.

The wreck damaged several steel beams as well as the sidewalk.

Louisville Public Media reports the bridge will be closed while repairs are being made.

Some lanes are expected to reopen for rush hour traffic.

Repairs to the bridge are expected to be complete by mid April.

Officials with the Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau are asking people to recycle or return its 2024 total solar eclipse glasses.

The Paducah Sun reports the glasses are missing what NASCAR considers crucial information.

The International Organization for Standardization Number and Logo and the manufacturers name.

That information ensures the glasses have been inspected and tested so people can safely look at the eclipse on April eight.

An official says the vendor gave the bureau a certification that was not displayed on the glasses.

A Glasgow company's device that help end the nationwide baby formula shortage is in the coolest thing made in Kentucky tournament, the Bowling Green Daily News reports.

Stantec created four outrun or spirals for baby Food Company by Heart Formula's newest factory in Washington.

An official says the machine spiral shape allows products to move up or down a line more efficiently than a standard conveyor.

A winner will be announced in April.

Officials with the Louisville Zoo announced the zoo's only two elephants will be moving to an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.

Louisville Public Media reports aging elephants, Punch and Mickey are relocating in spring of 2025.

Punch came to the Louisville Zoo in 1973 and Mickey in 1987.

Zoo officials say they planned to convert the elephant enclosure into a habitat for its two southern white rhinoceroses.

They will also consider building a new elephant enclosure for a multi-generational herd.

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