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Associated Press Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (right) chats with Kentucky coalfield attorney John R. Triplett in Pikeville on Monday. McConnell was in the city to unveil legislation he intends to file next week in an effort to speed up EPA approval of mining permits.
McConnell unveils measure to help boost coal industry
PIKEVILLE — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled legislation Monday aimed at forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expedite the process for coal companies seeking permits...
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State businessman pleads guilty in cigarette case
LOUISVILLE — A Louisville businessman pleaded guilty Monday to playing a role in a scheme to sell more than $12 million in cigarettes online and avoid paying Kentucky taxes on the smokes. Israel...
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Home-based hat makers getting noticed
ELIZABETHTOWN — The owners of a home-based Derby hat business are getting noticed for their appealing designs and reasonable prices. The owners of Hataritaville, Terri Pfeiffer and John Thompset...
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Associated Press U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson rappels from a tower at the Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell.
Army amputee completes course
FORT CAMPBELL — Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson has become the first amputee to complete Army air assault school, a course so grueling his prosthetic leg broke twice over the 10 days spent rappelling ...
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Associated Press Julius Bradley (left) and Deshawn Dean have a talk after Bradley "arrested" Dean during a poverty simulation April 9 at Franklin County High School in Frankfort. Some students turned to robbery and stealing to solve their financial problems during the event. The actions were part of a poverty simulation put on by the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky.
Students learn lesson in poverty
FRANKFORT — Franklin County High School students were robbing banks, being evicted and nursing babies recently — all within the confines of the school cafeteria. The actions were part of a pover...
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Convict seeks DNA testing in 1987 murder
NEWPORT — A man who has served 26 years in prison for a 1987 murder in Kentucky will have a hearing to argue for DNA testing on evidence that he believes will clear him of the crime. Campbell Ci...
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Waterfront restaurant to reopen
COVINGTON — An upscale restaurant along the Ohio River that has been closed since it broke free from its moorings in 2011 during heavy flooding will reopen in Covington. Jeff Ruby said that afte...
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Court: State can be sued over retirement changes
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that the state can be sued over changes made to Kentucky’s retirement system in 2008. The Kentucky Retirement Systems and six professional assoc...
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I-75 lanes reopen after police pursuit
GEORGETOWN — The northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Georgetown have reopened hours after being closed down so police could gather evidence from a pursuit and fatal shooting. Kentucky State P...
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2 plead guilty to running pill mill
PIKEVILLE — Two eastern Kentucky pain clinic owners have pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring with doctors to illegally dispense more than 50,000 prescription pain pills. Sentencing f...
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