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Associated Press Gov. Steve Beshear talks about an initiative to encourage people not to text while driving on Oct. 10 at the Capitol in Frankfort. Beshear hopes lawmakers will approve a constitutional amendment to allow casino gambling in Kentucky during the next legislative session.
Beshear: Appointment not political
FRANKFORT — Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear said Wednesday he appointed his chief Republican rival in the Legislature to a judicial post because he was the best qualified applicant for the job, not b...
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Plastics plant reopening in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE — A plastics company that has plants in four other Kentucky cities plans to reopen a facility in western Kentucky, creating 400 new full-time jobs in Madisonville. Berry Plastics Co...
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Funerals scheduled for 2 dead in bus crash
CARROLLTON — Three children injured in the crash of a school bus carrying preschoolers remain hospitalized. A 4-year-girl was upgraded to stable and a 3-year-old boy upgraded to good condition W...
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Major reforms recommended for pensions
FRANKFORT — A panel of lawmakers has heard recommendations for reforming Kentucky’s public pension plan in an effort to make it solvent. The Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader repor...
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Man sentenced for threatening Beshear
FRANKFORT — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says an Ohio man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after admitting that he sent a threat to Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear. U.S. District Judg...
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Witness statements in Louisville homeowner meeting shooting released
LOUISVILLE — New documents released in the case involving the deaths of two men at a homeowners association meeting in Louisville show people attending the meeting didn’t notice anything wrong with...
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Associated Press The wreckage of a Carroll County Head Start school bus is wrapped around a tree after a wreck on Boone Road on Monday outside Carrollton. Kentucky State Police said the two pre-school-aged children pronounced dead at the scene were 3-year-olds Ryder Deitz and Caroline Tuttle.
Police ID children killed in crash
LOUISVILLE — A school bus crash that killed two 3-year-olds heading home from their Head Start preschool class in northern Kentucky remained under investigation Tuesday, state police said. The c...
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Christian insurance participants losing coverage
FRANKFORT — Members of a Christians-only health insurance plan will lose their coverage on Thursday under a judge’s order to cease operations. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate found ...
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Chandler, Barr locked in tight congressional race
FRANKFORT — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler and Republican challenger Andy Barr are scheduled for their first face-to-face meeting on a TV show Monday after months of name-calling in what ranks a...
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Stivers eyes state Senate presidency
LOUISVILLE — Kentucky Senate Majority Leader Robert Stivers is already getting plenty of vocal support as the likely successor to David Williams as Senate president, days after Williams said he was...
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