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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Drivers stranded in Kentucky

Hundreds of drivers were stuck for hours on two major highways Thursday in Kentucky, where snow totals topped 2 feet in some places, and many had to spend the night in their vehicles. The National Guard was sent to check on the people who were stuck, deliver them food and water and, in some cases, take them to warming centers.

By Thursday evening, state highway officials said interstate routes in Kentucky were open again. Snowplows kept up their fast pace as dropping temperatures created the risk of icy highways.

Officials said more than 400 vehicles had been stuck along Interstate 24 between the western Kentucky towns of Cadiz and Eddyville. There was a pileup involving 200 tractor-trailers on Interstate 65 near Elizabethtown in central Kentucky.