Louisville Public Health Director Adewale Troutman doesn’t want residents lulled into a false sense of security about the upcoming flu season just because last season didn’t turn out to be as bad as had been feared.

“I’m definitely worried” about people letting their guard down, Troutman said after his department announced a communitywide vaccination campaign Thursday. Included are walk-in clinics at firehouses and other locations, and free vaccinations at possibly more than 60 Jefferson County public schools.

The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has announced a series of walk-in flu shot clinics throughout the community starting next week.

Many of them will be held at firehouses and the department will also hold its annual Louisville Slugger Field clinic on October 10.

Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government will receive an additional $3.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after winning an appeal related to a claim filed to recoup costs incurred in the wake of a massive ice storm that his Louisville in January 2009.

FEMA initially denied the claim on the basis that it was higher than other communities in Kentucky.

Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to speak at a gospel music convention in Louisville.

The National Quartet Convention board announced Tuesday that Palin will be the keynote speaker Sept. 16 at Freedom Hall.

Sunday marked the 5-year anniversary since hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf coast, causing massive flooding that devastated the city of New Orleans and killed 1,800 people. Although the storm was hundreds of miles from Louisville, it has had an effect on those who live here.

Five years ago Mary Ann Naser-Hall and her husband took their daughter, Emily, to New Orleans to begin her freshman year at Tulane University. Little did they know how their lives and the city would soon change.

A Ford Motor Co. supplier is considering Louisville, among locations in Alabama and Tennessee, for a 425-job factory making vehicle interiors.

Faurecia Interior Systems would pay an average of about $37,000 per year at a 158,000-square-foot facility in Louisville.

Will this come down to a battle between Cal and Ricky P? Too early to tell because of the other big time programs involved with Chase Behanan.

You have to love the theatrics. The 6-foot-7 inch star at Bowling Green HS was excited about going to spend quality time with Pitino on Tuesday when the call comes that Calipari is offering a scholarship.

“I thought both sides have been kind of looking at each other,” says Bowling Green coach D.G. Sherrill.

Kentucky doctors say they have successfully completed a rare double hand transplant at Jewish Hospital Hand Care Center in Louisville.

The doctors, from Kleinert Kutz and Associates and the University of Louisville, started the operation at 7 p.m. Tuesday and finished Wednesday afternoon. They used Twitter to post updates on the 20-hour surgery.

Going green is paying off for the University of Louisville. UofL just got a six figure rebate check for reducing its electric bill. Even with our record hot summer, the university was able to cut down on how much it spent on electricity.

In fact, UofL’s electric bill has dropped about a quarter since starting an energy saving project. LG&E rewarded the university with a check for $373,000. UofL is part of the commercial rebate program offered by LG&E. It encourages commercial customers to replace aging, less efficient equipment. For example, UofL put lights in one of its buildings on a sensor and put in new light bulbs. That saved $4,500 on electric costs.

Adam Froman has won a three-way battle to be Louisville’s starting quarterback and will be under center for Charlie Strong’s head coaching debut on Sept. 4 against Kentucky.

Froman, a senior, started seven games for the Cardinals last season after transferring from junior college. He completed 60 percent of his passes for 1,354 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions.