Thursday, May 23 2013 9:21 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:21:56 GMT
As of 5:30 Thursday morning, a 14 News Crew is at train derailment on Oak Grove Road. Officials say a train car has come off the track and are currently waiting for a crew from Louisville to get it backMore >>
Officials say traffic is blocked near Kight Lumber and Morgan Avenue.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:03:58 GMT
A mobile home catches fire in Henderson for the second time in just over 24 hours. It happened at 622 Graves Drive. Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight andMore >>
Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and then again around midnight Thursday morning.More >>
Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.More >>
A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.More >>
Authorities in eastern Afghanistan say explosives transported by suspected Taliban fighters accidentally detonated while they were stopped at a mosque, killing 12 people.More >>
A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an...More >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that...More >>
The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates...More >>
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – It's the iconic sight after the winner crosses the finish line at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks, and the painstaking task of crafting the floral masterpiece is done.
Dozens of lilies make up the garland that's draped over the winning horse, and for nearly 20 years, Kroger florists have overseen that task.
"It's about 20 pounds and 126 inches long and about 20 inches wide," said Kroger Floral ManagerTrina Gilpin.
More than 160 Star Fighter Lilies make up the garland.
The work started Monday, but the painstaking task of installing the flowers is saved for the night before the big race. It's a process that takes nearly five hours to complete. A police officer even stands by to make sure nothing goes wrong.
"They have water picks inserted on the inside so each lily is inserted into water, then it gets tied down with a piece of yarn so it doesn't slip out," Gilpin said.
When the work is complete, the spread is refrigerated. It is followed by a police escort Friday morning to the track.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:45 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:45:33 GMT
If you're looking for some deals on your Memorial Day picnic essentials, you're in luck. The National Guard Armory is hosting a commissary sale this weekend and it is the second time they've set up aMore >>
If you're looking for some deals on your Memorial Day picnic essentials, you're in luck. The National Guard Armory is hosting a commissary sale this weekend and it is the second time they've set up aMore >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Daniel Bridges of TickfawMore >>
Authorities said a 51-year-old man was taken into custody after assaulting someone and then resisting arrest early Friday morning.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:07:26 GMT
Bethany Sellers (left) reportedly left her parents' house Thursday night with her 18-year-old boyfriend, Christopher Johnston (right)
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person's complaint from the parents of 16-year-old Bethany Sellers. Joe Sellers reported that his daughter left their house sometime beforeMore >>
The Hopkins County Sheriff's Office responded to a missing person's complaint from the parents of 16-year-old Bethany Sellers. Joe Sellers reported that his daughter left their house sometime beforeMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:48 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:48:24 GMT
A Spartanburg Animal Control officer dug the little kitten out, and now he's safe and well-fed, but he's the product of stray cats that need their population better controlled.More >>
A Spartanburg Animal Control officer dug the little kitten out, and now he's safe and well-fed, but he's the product of stray cats that need their population better controlled.More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 8:39 AM EDT2013-05-24 12:39:11 GMT
A Gibson county man has been charged with the murder of the mother of his child. Jason Perry is accused of shooting Jesica Tice in front of their 13-year-old son on Wednesday in the parking lot of a MexicanMore >>
Jason Perry is accused of shooting Jesica Tice in front of their 13-year-old son on Wednesday in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton.More >>
A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.More >>
A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:37:58 GMT
Police in Salisbury are investigating after they say a man confessed to fatally stabbing his girlfriend and using her blood to draw a heart on a building. According to police, the unidentified man toldMore >>
Police in Salisbury are investigating after they say a man confessed to fatally stabbing his girlfriend and using her blood to draw a heart on a building.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:32:14 GMT
A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, according to court documents. Twenty-three-year-old Zhao Han Cong (ZOW HAHN KAHNG) of Vancouver,More >>
A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, according to court documents.More >>
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Kroger florists work on the garland of lilies that will be draped over the winning Kentucky Oaks filly.
The tedious process of installing the lilies happens in the final hours before the big race.
The finished garland on display for the public to view.
