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A LaRue County man is in stable condition after being shot in the chest Sunday evening.
Dennis Locke, 55, was flown to University Hospital in Louisville following what police described as a “family dispute.”
LaRue County Sheriff Merle Edlin said Locke “will be all right.”
Edlin said the dispute had been going on “about all day” and culminated with Locke’s 24-year-old son Kevin Locke attempting to get a 9 mm weapon away from his father.
Dennis Locke was hit in the upper shoulder, Edlin said.

Childcare programs throughout the state, including LaRue County, have already begun to feel the effects of changes to the Childcare Assistance Program.
On January 30, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services passed changes to CCAP to make up for an $86 million shortfall.
The change reduces the poverty level from 150 percent to 100 percent for those eligible for the program. About 20,000 children from low-income families will be ineligible for subsidized childcare.

A LaRue County man is in stable condition after being shot in the chest Sunday evening.

Dennis Locke was transported by air ambulance to University Hosptial in Louisville following what police described as a “family dispute.”

The LaRue County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky State Police and LaRue County EMS responded to the scene about 7:30 p.m. on L&N Turnpike near Buffalo.
As of Monday morning, no charges have been filed.

Billy Dale Butler is a history buff. He enjoys looking through old buildings for the random antique find and going to estate sales.
He never knows what he’ll find or what condition it will be in.
A couple of months ago, the Sonora man came across a vintage item that looks as fresh as the day it was made.
He was browsing in a Peddlers Mall and found a corn meal sack from Buffalo Roller Mills.