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Lawmakers look to hike speed on US 68 HOPKINSVILLE — Two lawmakers from southwestern Kentucky want to raise the speed limit on U.S. 68 to 60 mph. Reps. John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, and Myron ...
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Inmate beats odds, gets trial over eye injury
LOUISVILLE — Johnny Davis thought the cataract surgery he had in 2005 would solve problems with his left eye. Instead, complications after the procedure only made life worse for the 57-year-old ser...
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Lawmakers approve congressional redistricting
FRANKFORT — Lawmakers approved a congressional redistricting plan for Kentucky on Friday, a day after an attorney went to court to ask a judge to take over the issue. The House voted 58-26 for t...
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Schools to track students’ body mass index
LOUISVILLE — Public school health screenings in Kentucky are changing with the times. In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the state Board of Education recently approved a propo...
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Broad coalition presses for casino gambling in Kentucky FRANKFORT — A coalition of business, labor and education groups pressed state lawmakers Thursday to approve a constitutional amendment tha...
Feb 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Study looks at lung cancer in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A two-year study will look for the reason the treatment of lung cancer is lagging in southern Illinois. Previous research has shown that lung cancer death rates and cases of ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teen gets life sentence, apologizes for murder
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an “ahmazing” thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday ...
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Ford’s Theatre opens center to study Lincoln
By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON — Flowers once attached to President Abraham Lincoln’s coffin and ribbons from mourners have joined videos and interactive displays to explore his...
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Jubilant Santorum wins Minnesota caucuses
WASHINGTON — A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota’s Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questio...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senate unanimously approves Amish buggy tape provision
FRANKFORT — Amish men from across Kentucky arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to watch the Senate approve a bill that would allow them to use reflective tape on their horse-drawn buggies rather than...
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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