June 20, 2013
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Beshear considering industrial hemp bill
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has until Saturday to sign or veto a bill that would open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky. So far, he hasn’t said what he’ll do. The General Assemb...
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GOP lawmakers endorse McConnell
FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has picked up endorsements from nearly all state-level Republican lawmakers in Kentucky. The McConnell campaign announced the endorsements on Monday from 64...
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Beshear appoints new school board members
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed two new members to the Kentucky Board of Education. Tevor R. Bonnstetter of Mayfield, head of West Kentucky Rural Telephone, replaces Dorothy Combs, ...
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Officials still fighting growing metal thefts
BOWLING GREEN — Although Bowling Green officials have taken aim at the growing number of metal thefts, they are still a common occurrence. The Daily News reports three incidents were reported in...
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Slain soldier prepared for ‘anything’
LOUISVILLE — Before leaving for Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Michael C. Cable quietly met with several family members and relayed to them the hazards of his upcoming deployment. The meetings were unusual...
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Associated Press Art Bilek (left), executive vice president of the Chicago Crime Commission, announces that Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a drug kingpin in Mexico, has been named Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1, during a Feb. 14 news conference. Looking on is Jack Riley (right), head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Chicago and Peter Bensinger, former Administrator of the United States DEA.
Drug cartels dispatch agents
CHICAGO — Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States — an emb...
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AP Photo/Brett Barrouquere Louisville Slugger baseball bats have a new logo for the first time in 33 years on a new bat that company officials say is designed to be the hardest wooden bat ever produced at the Louisville factory. The new logo and bat debut this season.
Louisville Slugger rolls out new logo
LOUISVILLE — The familiar smell of hot dogs and freshly cut grass on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day will be complemented by changes to the iconic Louisville Slugger bat, which is now made with...
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Organization gets honor for aiding military families
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — An organization that helps the families of Fort Campbell soldiers while they are deployed overseas is getting recognition from area leaders as it struggles financially. The ...
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River Commission sets inspection
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Mississippi River Commission will begin its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River on April 8. The trip will end April 12. The commission will hold ...
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Woman receives clemency in husband’s death in Illinois
CHICAGO — A woman who served 27 years of a life sentence for her husband’s murder — despite not being present when he was killed — was among 87 people granted clemency by Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday. ...
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