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The parking lot of Colton’s Steak House & Grill in Radcliff consisted Monday of packed dirt and rocks.

The inside of the restaurant on Dixie Avenue was a construction zone with drills buzzing in the background as employees swept up dust from the construction work.

After five months of construction, the restaurant is scheduled to open for business on Aug. 15. Tentative hours of operation are set from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m.

While students get updated haircuts and clothes to give themselves a new look for the first day of school, many school buildings are getting new looks of their own.

Several schools are undergoing structural changes — or being built — during the upcoming school year, and staff and students at some will share space with construction workers Wednesday when classes begin.

As the adage goes, “What we don’t know can’t hurt us.” According to local, state and national authorities on radon, lack of knowledge on the subject could, in fact, be killing us.

“It’s astonishing, frankly,” said Professional Learning Institute Dean Steve Keeney, “but there’s nobody out there explaining the risk to the public.”

At 7:15 p.m., a multi-vehicle crash was reported at the 86-mile marker on northbound and southbound Interstate 65.

At 6:40 p.m., emergency responders responded to the 88 mile marker where a vehicle had rolled several times. One person was reported injured.

Be prepared for traffic delays.