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Farmer hired girlfriend, paid $5,000 monthly
FRANKFORT — In the closing days of the 2011 gubernatorial campaign, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer hired his girlfriend as a special assistant in his department, paying her $5,000 ...
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sediment shuts down Mississippi River at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Barge traffic on the Mississippi River was at a standstill for a second day Friday in both directions near St. Louis as crews scrambled to clear sediment crimping navigation along a str...
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Man admits to making SIUC bomb threat BENTON, Ill. — A Chicago man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after admitting that he threatened to bomb Southern Illinois University’s flagship Carbo...
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Distillers, Sazerac settle dispute LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Sazerac Co. have settled a trademark dispute over the phrase “Kentucky Bourbon Trail” in promotions for c...
Nov 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Transparency sought on child death records
FRANKFORT — Key lawmakers are pushing for a hearing to determine if the state agency that oversees child welfare is being transparent in how it reports deaths and near-deaths of children. State ...
Nov 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oklahoma prison escapee resentenced to death
SHEPHERDSVILLE — A convicted murderer received a death sentence on Wednesday for the third time in the 1991 shooting death of a Kentucky distillery worker during a multistate crime spree. Michae...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Report: Woman shot by deputy had used meth CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A toxicology report shows that a Florida woman who was fatally shot by an East Tennessee deputy after slashing him and trying to dri...
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Leader of violent fake ID ring pleads guilty in Va
Leader of fake ID ring pleads guilty RICHMOND, Va. — The leader of a violent, multistate fake-identification ring pleaded guilty to racketeering and other charges Tuesday as a trial began for on...
Nov 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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State applies for no-child waiver
LOUISVILLE — Citing the strength of historic public education reforms already under way in Kentucky, the state on Monday submitted its application asking to be relieved of some requirements of the ...
Nov 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marion prison on lockdown after fights MARION, Ill. — A federal prison in southern Illinois is on lockdown after weekend fights left about a dozen inmates with minor injuries. No workers at t...
Nov 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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