HA! Just a couple hours after the federal government announced a sweeping review of the Ohio River Bridges Debacle was necessary, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet sent out a press release stating that Kentucky and Indiana will seek federal approval to begin building the bridges next year. [Press Release]

It’s a shame Frankfort still wants to force a woman to have a seance with her fetus. Typical insecure male thing to do. [H-L]

The Bridges Debacle “Forum” begins tomorrow. You excited? Mortified? [WFPL]

Preservationists want Metro Council to help save Whiskey Row. And Greg Fischer’s month gets even more difficult. [FatLip]

Have you seen this story of a Murray State University professor essentially telling an African American student she should be whipped like a slave? [Page One]

Today Congressman John Yarmuth and other members of the Congressional Health Care Caucus will take part in a roundtable discussion with Dr. Susan Collins of the National Institutes of Health. They’ll talk about recent scientific and treatment breakthroughs. [Press Release]

Louisville achieved a top ten ranking for independent retail vitality in a report published by Civic Economics and the American Booksellers Association. [Warning: External PDF]

One local media outlet is questioning whether Brent McKim should be involved in the search for a new superintending of Jefferson County Public Schools. [WAVE3]

Fayette County Public Schools are going through their own search for a new superintendent. But FCPS promises to keep the search open and free of past mistakes. I know, doesn’t sound remotely familiar to what’s going on in Louisville. [H-L]

An anti-immigration zealot in Arizona was convicted of killing a nine-year-old girl and her father. [HuffPo]

You should immediately check out these photographs from the University of Louisville. Because Louisville’s history is terrific. [Consuming Louisville]