Good morning, Louisville! Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Before catching the game, catch up on some top headlines from this past week.
Today we can expect mostly cloudy skies with a high of 54.
Here were the top headlines:
Counselors at Stuart Academy, a Jefferson County Public Schools middle school, had about 300 failing grades before the winter break but counselors, without teachers’ knowledge, changed each of the grades to a D, teachers at the school told The Courier Journal.
ICYMI:
- Business: Fifth Third Bank, which has located its Louisville offices at 401 S. 4th St. in downtown since 1995, plans to leave the Central Business District — adding to the area’s vacancy rate.
- Health & Wellness: Choosing between a retirement home, nursing home or assisted living can be hard. However, we found that Kentucky is one of the cheapest states for assisted living.
- Opinion: As more workers exit downtown, Louisville Mayor Greenberg needs to deal with realty and chuck his Pollyanna perspective, our Joe Gerth says in his latest column.
- Astronomy: The next solar eclipse takes place in April, but Kentucky agencies are already anticipating an influx of travelers — expecting to see visitors making their way from near and far to witness the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
- Sports: Grace James Academy is off to an impressive start in its first high school basketball varsity season. Here’s what the team has overcome to start 11-2.