Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says severe killed 18 in Kentucky from sever storm
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state, and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition after a severe storm system swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South. (AP video by Carolyn Kaster)
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