May 18, 2013
Kentucky
Dawson Springs designated ‘Trail Town’
DAWSON SPRINGS — State officials have named Dawson Springs the commonwealth’s first Trail Town. The city will be recognized May 9 by Kentucky’s first lady. “It will be a full day of celebrati...
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FBI investigators testify in sheriff trial
BOWLING GREEN — Two FBI agents who investigated accusations that a central Kentucky sheriff and two other law enforcement officers used unnecessary force during an arrest have testified. Barren ...
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Crash survivors to attend 25th anniversary events
LOUISVILLE — Survivors of the nation’s worst drunken driving crash plan to reunite next week for a memorial service in the central Kentucky area that suffered the heartbreak from the tragedy a quar...
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Education department moves to paper tests
LEXINGTON — After problems with online testing last week, the Kentucky Department of Education is moving to pencil-and-paper tests. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Education Department s...
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Army continues campaign to prevent suicide
FORT CAMBPELL — Officials at Fort Campbell are trying to bring more attention to suicide-prevention efforts at the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. Commanders for the 101st Sustainment Briga...
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Fort Knox museum separates fact, fiction
FORT KNOX — The Gen. George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox aims to separate the man from the legend when it reopens in June. The News-Enterprise reports the museum plans to display a s...
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Christians-only medical plan could resume
FRANKFORT — A Christians-only health care plan that had been banned in Kentucky could resume operations in the state next month, unless officials at the Department of Insurance opt to continue a de...
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Megan Grable (left) from St. Louis and Cindy Brenner of Louisville wait under a plastic tarp for the next race during the 139th Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs on Saturday in Louisville.
Crowds brave rain, security lines for Derby
LOUISVILLE — Rain and extra security measures slowed down the crowds at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but thousands of poncho-covered racing fans filled Churchill Downs despite the odds. Fans were ...
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Farmers interested in growing kenaf crop
RUSSELLVILLE — Some farmers in south-central Kentucky are trying to grow a new crop this year called kenaf. The Daily News reports about 20 farmers in and near Logan County gathered recently at ...
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Museum of the Macabre opens in state
VAN LEAR — Eli Harrington believes the historic coal-mining community of Van Lear has more to offer than just a visit to Loretta Lynn’s cabin on the hill in Butcher Holler. Harrington, 28, recen...
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