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Associated Press M. Gail Stotler, a vein access technologist based in Bethalto, Ill., is gaining recognition for pioneering a phlebotomy technique that makes getting stuck with a needle to draw blood or get fluids less painful and troublesome for patients.
Nurse reduces the ouch in taking blood samples
ALTON, Ill. — A local registered nurse is gaining worldwide recognition for pioneering a phlebotomy technique that makes getting stuck with a needle less painful and troublesome for patients. Wo...
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Kentuckian on board grounded Italian cruise LOUISVILLE — The family of an Eastern Kentucky University graduate student said he is safe after escaping from a cruise ship that ran aground in Italy...
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Ex-Vanderbilt employee charged with theft NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former employee of the Vanderbilt Law School is in jail in Arkansas for stealing at least $60,000 from the law school. The sheri...
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‘It won’t happen again’
ST. LOUIS  — The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation has apologized for the mess in the St. Louis area caused by the relatively light snowfall this week. St. Louis-area highway...
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Amish take buggy case to state Supreme Court
LOUISVILLE — A Kentucky Amish community whose members are being fined and jailed for disobeying a state highway law are asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to rule that the law limits their religious...
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Property missing from the state Agriculture Department
Missing n Four Dell Latitude ES400 laptop computers, valued at a combined $4,727, according to the state. n 24-inch flat-panel monitor, valued at $679 and listed as lost by the department. ...
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Nearly $500K in equipment at Agriculture missing
FRANKFORT — About $500,000 in state property cannot be accounted for by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, according to a review of inventory records by the Lexington Herald-Leader. The rec...
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Associated Press U.S. Sen Rand Paul speaks at a town hall meeting at Murray State University on Wednesday. Paul, a Republican from Bowling Green, said he has been impressed by the campaign of his father, Rep. Ron Paul.
Paul: No consideration to VP bid yet
LOUISVILLE — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he hasn’t “really thought about” a possible vice presidential bid this year, but also wouldn’t rule out the possibility. Paul, speaking Thursday morning in ...
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Meth laws haven’t curbed drug problems
FRANKFORT — Treatment for meth-related illnesses and reports of clandestine meth labs have increased since 2008, the year Kentucky began electronic tracking of the sale of a key ingredient in the d...
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Farmers frustrated as wild hogs run amok
LEXINGTON — Kentucky farmers are frustrated as the number of feral pigs keeps increasing and spreading throughout in the state. Randy Kelley, who owns a 155-acre farm in Henry County, told the L...
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