May 24, 2013
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Jail forced to reduce community service program due to new law
HENDERSON — County officials say the community service program at a western Kentucky jail has been severely reduced due to a new state law. Officials say there used to be plenty of low-risk inma...
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Tobacco farmers notch out victory
LOUISVILLE — Tobacco farmers long on the defensive notched a victory Thursday when the U.S. Senate fended off efforts to eliminate the federal insurance program for the embattled crop. The vote,...
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Canvass finds nearly 2,400 homeless people in state
FRANKFORT— Kentucky Housing Corp. is reporting that the number of homeless in Kentucky now stands at nearly 2,400, down significantly from past years. The latest count was released Wednesday by ...
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2 dozen museums take part in Blue Star program
LOUISVILLE — Two dozen Kentucky museums and other attractions are offering free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families starting Monday and continuing through Labor Day. T...
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Former county attorney disbarred over vote buying
LOUISVILLE — A former county attorney from northeast Kentucky was disbarred Thursday for paying voters to cast ballots for him in a 2006 election and then lying about it to a grand jury. The Ken...
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Bridge worker electrocuted
OWENSBORO — A coroner says a man who died while working on a project to paint a bridge in western Kentucky was electrocuted. Daviess County Coroner Jeff Jones told the Messenger-Inquirer that a...
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Former Miss America latest to look at Senate
FRANKFORT — Former Miss America Heather French Henry is the latest Democrat to consider challenging U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his re-election bid next year. French Henry s...
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State needs more physicians ahead of Medicaid expansion
FRANKFORT — The planned expansion of Kentucky’s Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state’s shortage of physicians, according to a...
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Prosecutors: Farmer’s wrongdoing started pre-2008
LOUISVILLE — Former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer’s “unwarranted sense of entitlement” goes beyond what he’s been charged with, federal prosecutors said in a court filing. Assi...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lottery tickets sold in Kentucky each worth $1 million
LOUISVILLE— Two Powerball tickets sold in Kentucky barely missed out on an estimated $590.5 million grand prize, but they’re worth $1 million each. Kentucky Lottery officials said Sunday that on...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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