May 20, 2013
Kentucky
Sheriff assigning deputy to monitor beachgoers
CADIZ — A sheriff is enacting a sort of Kentucky beach watch at Lake Barkley. Trigg County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jimmy Godair says undercover deputies will be deployed at Sandy Beach and Canton Beach o...
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Winchester man dies after tree falls on him
WINCHESTER — A central Kentucky man died after a tree fell on him after he tried to clear a limb downed by heavy winds. Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue Jr. said 30-year-old Michael Martin died ...
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Children cool off from the intense heat at a waterfront park on Friday in downtown Louisville. The city endured a second straight day of triple-digit temperatures as a heat wave settled in across Kentucky.
Officials concerned with water supply
LOUISVILLE — A one-two punch of drought and record-shattering heat is starting to raise anxiety levels about water supplies in some parts of Kentucky amid surging demand to keep lawns green and gar...
Jun 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three-fourths of state in drought
LOUISVILLE — Temperatures topped 100 degrees across Kentucky on Thursday as the state sizzled from a record-busting heat wave that compounded the misery of a worsening drought that’s wilting crops ...
Jun 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beshear prepares to implement health reforms
FRANKFORT — Kentucky is ready to move ahead to create a statewide health insurance exchange after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal health care federal health care overhaul, Gov. Steve Besh...
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Woman found guilty in deaths of children
A federal jury in Paducah found a woman guilty of setting fire to her home and killing two of her children at Fort Campbell. U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman Stephanie Collins says the jury re...
Jun 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Heat wave expected to bake Kentucky
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky will bake under a heat wave so intense it’s stopping the horses from running at Churchill Downs. And combined with dry conditions, it’s silencing fireworks in some areas. F...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vet-targeted website to be turned over to federal officials
LOUISVILLE — A California-based company accused of preying on veterans for their education benefits agreed Wednesday to pay $2.5 million to 20 states and turn over its website — GIBill.com — to the...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borrowing for college skyrocketing in state
LOUISVILLE — New data shows Kentucky college graduates will be shelling out an average of $200 a month for a decade to pay off their student loans. The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Autho...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dry spell dampens soybean, corn hopes
LOUISVILLE — With each dry day, the odds of salvaging decent corn and soybean crops dwindle for western Kentucky farmers like Bill Clift. Clift planted 3,600 acres of corn and beans this spring ...
Jun 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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