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Watchdog group calls for redistricting commission
FRANKFORT — With court fights and political battles raging over legislative redistricting, Common Cause Kentucky called again Friday for lawmakers to create a nonpartisan commission to handle the a...
Jun 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Utility’s biggest customer to go offline
LOUISVILLE — A western Kentucky aluminum smelter is moving closer to ending its power purchasing agreement with a Kentucky utility that depends on the massive plant for more than a third of its ann...
Jun 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press The body of fallen Bardstown police officer Jason Ellis, who was killed in an ambush May 25, is placed in a hearse during his funeral May 30 at the Parkway Baptist Church in Bardstown. The Bardstown Police Department has received threats that more officers will be targeted.
Threats made in town mourning officer’s death
LOUISVILLE — A small-town Kentucky police department mourning the ambush slaying of one of its men has received threats that more officers will be targeted, prompting an investigation by the FBI an...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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service dog-hospital
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A woman who took her husband to the hospital in Winchester says she was ejected because of her service dog. Catherine Hall told WLEX-TV in Lexington (http://bit.ly/19nvGWp )...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Wildlife commission
ROGER ALFORD Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative committee has ordered a review of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, one of the latest signs of heightened v...
Jun 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Child burned after ingesting meth ingredient
HARTFORD — Authorities say a 2-year-old western Kentucky girl is in critical condition at a Louisville hospital after ingesting an ingredient used to make methamphetamine. The Ohio County sherif...
Jun 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kentucky museum honors little-known musical legends
COVINGTON — A museum exhibit in Covington is honoring musicians from northern Kentucky who have contributed to the local or national music scene. The Northern Kentucky Music Legends exhibit open...
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Medical helicopter crash kills crewmembers
MANCHESTER — The crash of a medical helicopter that killed three crewmembers in southeastern Kentucky on Thursday was the fourth deadly accident in the past six years for Air Evac Lifeteam, a Misso...
Jun 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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101st commander stresses response to sex assault
FORT CAMPBELL — The 101st Airborne Division is doubling down on efforts to curb sexual assault and harassment, Fort Campbell’s acting commander said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Mark Stammer told report...
Jun 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gas tax increasing to 32.3 cents a gallon
FRANKFORT — The cost of gasoline will go up again in Kentucky, this time the result of an automatic tax increase written into law more than three decades ago. Lawmakers were told in a meeting of...
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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