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Police say big cats seen in northeast Kentucky
ASHLAND — Whatever may be prowling around Ashland doesn’t appear to be a typical Kentucky Wildcat. Ashland Police Maj. Todd Kelley said two people have called in reports of seeing a mountain lio...
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Associated Press Ryan Smith (left) and Clarissa Peterson look for emerging butterflies during the Butterfly Celebration on June 24 at Lost River Cave's Butterfly Habitat in Bowling Green. About 100 Painted Ladies butterflies were released.
Butterflies wow young and old at sanctuary
BOWLING GREEN — Josh Bolinger sits inside a butterfly sanctuary, carefully gripping his envelope. The 6-year-old slowly opens the envelope and cautiously peeks inside, squinting his eyes as he star...
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Cosmetics maker eyeing Kentucky expansion
COVINGTON — Cosmetics maker L’Oreal USA is proposing a $42 million expansion at its plant in Kenton County that could add more than 200 jobs. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority’...
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Kentucky state police tackling funding cuts
FRANKFORT — Kentucky State Police are curtailing some operations and searching for more efficient ways to perform other duties to deal with high gas prices and a 2.4 percent cut in state funding. ...
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Autopsy pending after boy pulled from pool
TRENTON — A toddler died after being pulled from his family’s swimming pool in southern Kentucky. Todd County Coroner Bob Whittlesey said sheriff’s deputies pulled 1-year-old David Lee Hoover ou...
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Fort Campbell unit training to fight wildfires
FORT CAMPBELL — An aviation unit stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., is training for a different type of combat — doing battle with wildfires across the United States. Parts of the 159th Combat Avi...
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Woman sets fire to home trying to kill bugs
CARLISLE — Fire officials say a central Kentucky woman doused her couch in alcohol in an attempt to kill bed bugs, but dropped a lit cigarette on the furniture and started a fire. About 30 peopl...
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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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Associated Press 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...
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