Big Four Bridge lit red in honor of 4 killed in St. Louis crash Monday, Feb 17 2020 

Carrie McCaw, 44, her 12-year-old daughter, Kacey, 40-year-old Lesley Prather and her 12-year-old daughter, Rhyan, were killed Friday as they rode together to a volleyball tournament in Kansas City.

Slaughter Elementary teacher fired after breaking student’s arm Monday, Feb 17 2020 

The student accused the teacher of grabbing his wrist while he flailed around, breaking his right arm.

        

In photo finish, Denny Hamlin wins second straight Daytona 500 as Ryan Newman injured in scary crash Monday, Feb 17 2020 

Denny Hamlin held off Ryan Blaney in a in the second overtime at Daytona International Speedway after multiple wrecks decimated the field.

       

U of L student shows skills on “Lego Masters” Monday, Feb 17 2020 

By Zoe Watkins —

A UofL senior is building Lego creations as a contestant on a new Fox game show.

Christian Cowgill said casting directors for the show “Lego Masters” approached him at the Brick Fair Lego Convention in Virginia last year.

He said he likes the tiny building blocks because of the limitless creativity.

“It began when I was 3 or 4. My mom has gotten me a Lego Jack Stone Fire Rescue First Responder truck and it was love at first build,” Cowgill said.

“It was a true honor to get to be a part of this competition, to be amongst so many creative people that share in the hobby was truly something special, we developed such a family that it was truly a competition where everyone wanted the best of each other, to perform and submit the best quality work, which in my mind makes the truly greatest competition of all time,” Cowgill said.

In this competition, 20 contestants build their own creations in teams of two. Each week sets a new challenge for them to accomplish to move on to the next round.  One team will be left standing at the end to win a cash prize and earn the title of Lego Masters.

“Me and my partner Aaron along with the other contestants on the show build different creations the brick masters give us,” Cowgill said.

He said that he loved being a part of the show and that every second of it was truly living the dream.

Since the show is new to the FOX network and started airing Feb. 5, there is still a lot left in store for this season.

“Viewers can expect to see amazing creations, dedicated teammates, high stakes, a lot of emotion and passion,” Cowgill said.

Two episodes have already aired so there’s still time to catch up before any more episodes come out.

Lego Masters will air again Feb. 19 at 9 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Christian Cowgill // The Louisville Cardinal

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Mothers and daughters killed in Missouri crash returned to Louisville Monday, Feb 17 2020 

Louisville residents killed in a Missouri crash brought back home by firefighters.

       

Former Georgetown, Indiana, police officer takes legal action against town, asks for $700,000 Monday, Feb 17 2020 

Former Georgetown Police Department Sgt. Charlie Morgan alleges that town officials harmed his reputation when they said police were investigating him for alleged misconduct. Police later cleared him of wrongdoing.

Indiana teachers rally at state capitol again, ask lawmakers to do more for public education Monday, Feb 17 2020 

The big point of contention was teacher pay, but teachers also wanted to talk about the state's three-school system and decoupling teacher evaluations from test scores.

Funeral arrangements announced for Louisville mother, daughter killed in Missouri crash Monday, Feb 17 2020 

A mass and burial will take place on Thursday, Feb. 20 at St. Raphael the Archangel catholic church with a private burial to follow.

‘We Believe in Dinosaurs’: Kentucky Ark Encounter documentary offers flood of takeaways Monday, Feb 17 2020 

"We Believe in Dinosaurs," a documentary airing Monday night on PBS at 10 p.m., captured plenty of talking points around Kentucky's Ark Encounter.

       

TARC accuser says top officials didn’t stop alleged harassment or hostile workplace Monday, Feb 17 2020 

A woman who has accused ex-TARC chief Ferdinand Risco of sexual harassment said agency officials did little to stop the hostile work environment.

       

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