June 18, 2013
E-EDITION
SUBSCRIBE/RENEW
MANAGE PRINT SUBSCRIPTION
Kentucky
Associated Press A corn plant shows damage caused by summertime heat and dry conditions July 26 near Eminence, Ky. The National Agricultural Statistics Service's field office says in a report that the state is facing the worst corn crop in decades.
Report: State faces worst corn crop since 1983
LOUISVILLE — Triple-digit heat and dry conditions that withered crops during a brutal summer could end up producing Kentucky’s skimpiest corn yields in nearly three decades, a report said Friday. ...
Aug 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Personnel Board delays decision in hiring case
FRANKFORT — A prison worker from northeastern Kentucky will have to wait at least another month to find out if he gets to keep a job promotion he received more than a year ago. The State Personn...
Aug 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Associated Press Piles of recently cut burley tobacco sit on a trailer Thursday on a farm near Finchville. Tobacco specialists say much of the burley has gone through a growth spurt, thanks to recent rains.
Burley crop shows growth spurt after timely rains
FINCHVILLE — For burley tobacco farmers in Kentucky and Tennessee, forecasts for a close-to-average yield are coming as a big relief after sweating through prospects of a paltry harvest as extreme ...
Aug 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Angry mom hurls pigs feet through window
LOYALL — Dianne Lewis says she doesn’t remember throwing the jars of pickled pigs feet through the window of a convenience store in Harlan County. Nor raking merchandise from the shelves of the ...
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
State agency can help farmers find forage
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Department of Agriculture may be able to help farmers find forage for livestock now that many pastures and hay fields have been depleted by drought. State Agriculture Co...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Kentucky senator to address Republican National Convention
FRANKFORT — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will be among the speakers at the Republican National Convention later this month when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accepts the GOP nomination. Paul will...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Girl Scouts collect books for tornado-damaged school
WEST LIBERTY — Four central Kentucky Girl Scouts have delivered 4,272 books they collected to a school in eastern Kentucky that was destroyed last spring by a tornado. Librarian Frances Gulley r...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Universities of Kentucky, Louisville team up to curb alcohol abuse
LOUISVILLE — With the fall semester starting soon, Kentucky’s two largest universities are teaming with a pair of distilleries in a stepped up campaign to curb alcohol abuse among students. The ...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Students allege bullying in Louisville school district
LOUISVILLE — Two lawsuits have been filed against Kentucky’s largest public school district alleging that teachers and administrators did little or nothing to stop students from being bullied. T...
Aug 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Write-in candidates enter presidential race
FRANKFORT — Three candidates have filed paperwork in Kentucky making them eligible to receive write-in votes in this fall’s presidential race. Richard Duncan of Ohio, Louis Todd House of Kentuck...
Aug 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Weather
Click for Paducah, Kentucky Forecast
Sponsored By:
National Video Feed