June 18, 2013
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Convict seeks DNA testing in 1987 murder
NEWPORT — A man who has served 26 years in prison for a 1987 murder in Kentucky will have a hearing to argue for DNA testing on evidence that he believes will clear him of the crime. Campbell Ci...
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Waterfront restaurant to reopen
COVINGTON — An upscale restaurant along the Ohio River that has been closed since it broke free from its moorings in 2011 during heavy flooding will reopen in Covington. Jeff Ruby said that afte...
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Court: State can be sued over retirement changes
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be sued over changes made to Kentucky’s retirement system in 2008. The Kentucky Retirement Systems and six professional assoc...
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I-75 lanes reopen after police pursuit
GEORGETOWN — The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Georgetown have reopened hours after being closed down so police could gather evidence from a pursuit and fatal shooting. Kentucky State P...
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2 plead guilty to running pill mill
PIKEVILLE — Two eastern Kentucky pain clinic owners have pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring with doctors to illegally dispense more than 50,000 prescription pain pills. Sentencing f...
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Associated Press Horses walk in the paddock before the eighth race on the 11-race card as the spring thoroughbred horse racing meet opens at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday. The 139th Kentucky Derby will be May 4.
Things for race fans to know heading into the Kentucky Derby
Here are 10 things to know about the 139th Kentucky Derby to be run on May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. A full field of 20 3-year-old colts is expected for the 1 ¼-mile race, including one c...
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State officials begin setting traps for Ash borers
OWENSBORO — State officials have begun putting traps into trees to track the movement of tiny sap-sucking beetles that have killed millions of ash trees. Although there hasn’t been any evidence ...
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Rotarian devotes new quest to eliminate polio
ERLANGER — John Salyers remembers as a child growing up in the 1950s he had to wait in a long line to get the polio vaccine as anxiety over the disease closed pools and worried parents. Then, th...
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Covington to post names of tenants
COVINGTON — Covington landlords are getting a new tool to help them screen prospective tenants. According to The Kentucky Enquirer, the city is posting an alphabetized list of people who have be...
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State offers variety of license plates
FRANKFORT — Kentucky offers a wide variety of license plates to motorists. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/15eQtd1)reports that beyond the standard issue plates that say “Unbridled Sp...
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