Louisville suffers its first loss of the season at Ohio State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Dana Evans led U of L with 18 points while Bionca Dunham was the only other Cardinal in double figures with 10.

       

4 dead after hijacked UPS truck leads police on high-speed chase in Florida, FBI says Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Four people died in a shootout Thursday after jewelry robbers stole a UPS truck and led Florida police on a chase, the FBI said.

       

LMPD seeing a spike in catalytic converter thefts from stranded vehicles Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Catalytic converters cut from cars can be sold for $50 to $150, but they cost motorists about $2,000 to replace.

Louisville, Western Kentucky volleyball will meet after opening-round NCAA tournament wins Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Louisville volleyball has a second-round date with Western Kentucky after both teams won the opening matches of the Bowling Green Regional on Thursday.

       

Rusty Rocks with Caroline Knop and Megan Martin Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Season’s Greetings from the REMAX Properties East studios, where we prepared this bit of podcast excellence for the 335th time.

Caroline Knop at the Rusty Satellite HQ

Caroline Knop, lead singer of the Happy Hour band and the city’s most dynamic PR pro, sits in with Rick in studio to talk about a busy December and one of her newer clients, Hectare’s CBD. Your host doesn’t get the hype about CBD, and Caroline offers many ways to use it for good. And she’s promoting a bunch of other stuff.

Imagine taking a job at age 17….and still working there. Megan Martin, now the owner of Clater Jewelers, tells us the story of how fascinating her 16-year-old self found the process of taking in jewelry, selling jewelry, and running the business. This year, the business that started on Southside Drive celebrated its 70th anniversary in a plush office in Westport Village. Martin gives me some great advice on buying a Christmas jewel.

Megan Martin at Clater Jewelers

In the news, Gov. Matt Bevin (I’m thankful that’s the last time I have to type that) is on a Sore Loser Tour, talkign to radio stations about how he thinks the Democrats cheated him out of the election. It never seems to occur to the egomaniac that maybe he’s just a jerk and voters rejected him. Meanwhile, Gov-elect Andy Beshear has picked Rusty favorite Rocky Adkins for a key role in his administration. And Beshear has hinted he may do something about the fate of Passport Health and its stalled headquarters building at 18th and Broadway.

Don’t buy the stories you hear that no one’s buying homes during the holidays. Call me at 502-439-6391 for information on some great financing programs and let me find you the perfect home.  I’m on the Sokoler Team at ReMax Properties East. Thanks for listening to the Rusty Satellite Show, the city’s longest-running and most interesting podcast.

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Elderly man dies from injuries suffered during fire at house in Shawnee neighborhood Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Investigators determined the cause of the fire to be "unattended cooking."

Kentucky hunters kill record amount of deer in 2019 modern gun season Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Wildlife officials expect record hunting numbers to continue through Muzzleloader season, which runs from Dec. 14 through Dec. 22.

Metro Council Budget Committee passes plan to save most of $4 million surplus Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

The full council still has to approve the plan, which will be taken up for a vote at the next meeting on Dec. 12.

Police dogs, handlers graduate ready for patrol, narcotics, SWAT Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

The dogs' assignments include patrol and narcotics. Some even serve on SWAT teams.

Uber releases safety report revealing 5,981 reports of sexual assault Thursday, Dec 5 2019 

Uber first pledged to release the report nearly a year ago in response to a CNN investigation that found at least 103 Uber drivers in the United States had been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing their passengers in the…

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