Monday’s Kentucky News

McCracken Co. woman dies in lawnmower accident

Authorities say a McCracken County woman is dead after being crushed under a lawnmower.

AccoPADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — rding to The Paducah Sun, 63-year-old Connie Mayfield was attempting to mow a steep hill on Saturday when the mower flipped and landed on top of her.

Deputy Sheriff Cory Golightly said Mayfield was discovered around 2:40 p.m. by a neighbor, who told responders she wasn't breathing.

Mayfield was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Information from: The Paducah Sun, http://www.paducahsun.com

FATAL CLUB SHOOTING

Police say man killed in parking lot of strip club

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say they have a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man outside a Lexington strip club.

According to WKYT-TV, police got a call around 2:30 a.m. Sunday about a fight in the parking lot of the club. Witnesses said two people began shooting at each other during the fight.

When police arrived, they discovered a man had been killed during the shooting. He was identified as 22-year-old Johntel Crocker.

Police say it's unclear whether he was involved in the shooting or if he was a bystander.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Joshua Tevis in connection with the fatal shooting.

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Information from: WKYT-TV, http://www.wkyt.com

STUDENTS-IPADS

Newport school district to get students' iPads

(Will be updated.)

NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — The Newport Independent School District plans to equip every high school student with an iPad.

According to The Kentucky Enquirer, the district paid $400 each for 470 iPads using a mix of state and district money, and the devices are expected to be distributed starting in November.

Adopting devices such as iPads, smartphones and laptops as academic tools is an ongoing, if slow, trend among school districts throughout the country.

At Newport High School, teachers already have iPads and have been using them to plan curriculum.

School officials believe the iPads are worth the investment because they expect them to help improve academics, especially at a high school currently under state intervention because of low test scores.

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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com

BLACKBERRY GUM

Company packs medicinal use of blackberries in gum

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A company in Lexington has found a way to put the medicinal use of blackberries into gum.

Paige Shumate Short is the owner of the Four Tigers berry care company.

According to The Kentucky Enquirer, one day Short was passing a television in her den and saw a report about University of Kentucky researchers working with black raspberries. She thought: Why not blackberries? Her late father grew them on his farm.

Short eventually connected with her now business partner, Russell Mumper, the vice dean of the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Since June, Short's company has begun stocking its debut product, gums — BerryCare Toothpaste Gum and BerryCare's Quick Energy Gum — at regional Kroger stores.

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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com

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