Quarter-million still without power in icy Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (CNN) -- Over a quarter of a million people in Kentucky remained without power Monday after a devastating winter storm pummeled the state last week with ice and snow.

National Guard troops continued to go door-to-door Monday morning, checking on families in the areas worst hit by what Gov. Steve Beshear called "personnel said up to 6,500 residents had to leave their homes for other shelter across the state as conditions deteriorated.
"Folks that thought they could weather it out are now heading to shelters because they're running out of supplies," Kentucky Emergency Management Agency spokesman Gary "Buddy" Rogers told CNN. the rest