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Six die in weekly traffic, none in cars
FRANKFORT — A review of last week’s traffic fatalities across the commonwealth shows none of the victims were in cars. Kentucky State Police said six people were killed in traffic July 16-22. ...
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Social worker sentenced to five years in prison
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says a former social worker has been sentenced to five years in prison for falsifying reports on child abuse and neglect. A statement from Conwa...
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Beshear signs new order to regulate prescriptions
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed emergency regulations that require doctors to meet tougher prescription standards in an effort to stop drug abuse. The rules, which were given ...
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Preliminary work begins on bridges
Gov. Steve Beshear (foreground) applauds as workers begin demolishing several decaying buildings on Monday as part of plans to widen nearby Interstate 65. The work is connected with the downtown ph...
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Sun files Michael Carneal is escorted by a guard from the U.S. District Courthouse in Paducah in 2011. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider in October whether Carneal waited too long to attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the 1997 Heath High School shooting that killed three people and wounded five others.
Carneal gets new hearing
A federal appeals court has set an Oct. 10 hearing date to take up the case of a convicted school shooter from McCracken County. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati will consider...
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Associated Press Liz Stringer (left), president of the Abraham Civil War Roundtable of Michigan; Kimberly Johnson, a member of the Michigan Historical Commission; and Paula White, president of the Battle of Richmond Association, talk Saturday after the unveiling of a marker commemorating the service of Michigan soldiers in the 1862 Battle of Richmond in Richmond.
Marker notes Michigan soldiers who fought at Kentucky battle
RICHMOND — A marker has been placed on a Civil War battlefield in central Kentucky to recognize Michigan troops who fought and died there. Michigan Historical Commission member Kimberly Johnson ...
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27 state officers complete basic training
RICHMOND — More than two dozen law enforcement officers from across Kentucky have completed basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training facility in Richmond. The 27 o...
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Inmate claims he had to escape to get medical care
LOUISVILLE — An inmate with Mafia ties is asking a judge to have a heart, claiming his own ticker is in such bad shape, he just had to escape from federal custody to seek help. Derek A. Capozzi,...
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Teenager faces charge for naming attackers
LOUISVILLE — A 17-year-old Kentucky girl who was upset by the plea deal reached by a pair of teenagers who sexually assaulted her is now facing a contempt charge for tweeting their names in violati...
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Police: Man dies while stealing copper
CUMBERLAND — A Cumberland man was found dead on the roof of a closed Big Lots store, and state police believe he was killed while trying to steal copper. According to a news release from the Ken...
Jul 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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