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Associated Press Two horses kick up dust in a dry pond bed outside Hopkinsville in 1999. The Kentucky Equine Survey will provide an updated head count for horses in the state.
New survey attempts head count of horses
LOUISVILLE — So just how many horses are galloping or plodding in the self-proclaimed equine capital of the world? A new study will provide an updated head count for the animal that’s long been a s...
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Records: Social workers knew about abusive past
FRANKFORT — Documents released by a state agency show social workers knew that a western Kentucky man convicted in the death of his daughter had an abusive past before the child’s death. The Lex...
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UK trustees approve $2.6 billion budget
University of Kentucky trustees approved a $2.6 billion spending plan Tuesday for the coming year, which is down slightly from the current budget but shifts more funding into undergraduate educatio...
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Millionaire’s PAC hires Paul staffers
FRANKFORT — A political group that helped sway a Kentucky congressional primary last month has beefed up its staff with former Ron Paul campaign aides in hopes of electing more libertarian-leaning ...
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2 lawmakers wave salaries for session
FRANKFORT — Two Kentucky lawmakers refused to be paid for a weeklong special legislative session held earlier this year, returning nearly $7,000 to the state treasury. Democratic state Reps. Tom...
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Personnel board to review agriculture department audit
LEXINGTON — The state Personnel Board next month will review a critical audit of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture under the former commissioner Richie Farmer. The board will review seven f...
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EPA pursuit of pollution fines reaches 13 years
LOUISVILLE — A former businessman owes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $1.5 million for polluted oil wells in western Kentucky, in one of the largest penalties the agency has ever handed d...
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Ky. panel to examine middle school sports
LEXINGTON — A state panel has been tasked with studying the lack of regulations on middle school sports and making recommendations before the next General Assembly. The move comes after Kentucky...
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Associated Press Noah Jones, 12, of Bowling Green stands with backpacks collected for foster children May 25 in Bowling Green. Jones started "A Case for Dignity," a non-profit that provides backpacks filled with items for children in the foster care system in Bowling Green.
Boy’s project empowers foster children
BOWLING GREEN — What began as a school project has turned into a campaign for 12-year-old Noah Jones to make sure no foster child in Kentucky is made to feel like they, or their things, are trash. ...
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Former Christian social worker faces tampering charge
HOPKINSVILLE — A former social worker in western Kentucky has been indicted on a charge of tampering with public records. A Christian County grand jury handed down the felony indictment Friday a...
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