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Thorn Song, a multiple Grade 1 stakes winner for embattled horse owner Ahmed Zayat, appears to be alive, even though Zayat cashed in a $2.75 million insurance claim last fall.
Light snow, sometimes mixed with rain, was forecast to continue through Tuesday afternoon in Central Kentucky, and larger snow totals were expected in other regions.
Inspectors from the state Abandoned Mine Lands program visited Wheelwright this week to determine whether a landslide that has damaged four homes in Floyd County was caused by old mining.
Ernest Sparkman, a pioneering Eastern Kentucky broadcaster, died Friday at his home in Hazard. He was 84.
A listing on the February calendar on Page E8 of Sunday's Life + Arts section included an incorrect time for a concert by the American Spiritual Ensemble. The free concert will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at First Presbyterian Church, 174 North Mill Street in Lexington.