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  • How PRP’s strict phone ban is changing Louisville classrooms
  • Which huge names are already booked on Louisville stages in 2026?
  • See what’s inside Beecher Terrace’s newly revamped Baxter Community Center

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Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? πŸ€” (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 53 degrees.
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  • Monday: Some sun, windy and colder, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

πŸ“° News we're reading

1. PRP High principal provides progress report on cell phone ban (wave3.com) β€” Students at Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park High School are still required to lock their phones in Yonder pouches all day, and the principal says it’s boosting engagement and instruction time. JCPS’ stricter interpretation of Kentucky’s cell phone law means no classroom or hallway use, with limited medical exceptions. Violations are already down significantly since the policy began.
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2. LIST: Big concerts coming to Louisville in 2026 (wlky.com) β€” Louisville music fans can start planning now for a packed 2026 concert calendar, with big-name acts like Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Zach Bryan, and Earth, Wind & Fire all scheduled at local venues. From the KFC Yum! Center and L&N Stadium to the Louisville Palace and Mercury Ballroom, shows span genres from rock and country to Christian and R&B, with many tickets already on sale.
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3. Baxter Community Center strives to leave its mark on a new generation (spectrumnews1.com) β€” A newly renovated Baxter Community Center has reopened in Louisville’s Beecher Terrace, capping a nearly decade-long, $200 million neighborhood redevelopment. With added space, a teaching kitchen, gaming lounge, and classrooms, staff aim to support both Russell-area youth and seniors while shaping the next generation of β€œcommunity center kids” through health, education, and connection.
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4. 3 shootings, 2 stabbings reported in Louisville on Christmas; 1 man killed (wlky.com) β€” Louisville Metro Police are investigating three separate Christmas Day shootings and two stabbings across city neighborhoods, including one that left a man dead on Skyline Drive. Other victims in St. Denis and near Fincastle are expected to survive, and detectives are still working to determine motives. Anyone with information can share anonymous tips with LMPD.
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5. 3 winning Powerball tickets sold in Kentucky during Wednesday's drawing (whas11.com) β€” If you play Powerball, you might be heading to downtown Louisville: three Kentucky tickets won a combined $200,000 in the Christmas Eve drawing, and big prizes must be claimed at the Kentucky Lottery headquarters there. Two tickets were sold at gas stations in Scottsville and Hartford, and one was bought online with Power Play doubling its payout.
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