Kentucky Traffic Deaths Down

• {Kentucky}...The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety reports traffic deaths are down 7.7 percent statewide from the same time last year, and the commonwealth appears to be on track for a sixth consecutive year of decline. Officials say the number of crashes in northern Kentucky counties, where a considerable amount of highway construction is under way, are up 27.2 percent, although there have been only three deaths, one fewer than this time last year. Authorities say installation of cable barriers on interstate highways and the presence of police in construction zones have helped cut the number of traffic deaths.