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Titan Tire to supply tires for Caterpillar Titan Tire to supply tires for Caterpillarp., a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., has announced a multi-year supply contract with Caterpillar for...

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Senate quashes gambling proposal
FRANKFORT — The Senate voted down a proposal Thursday to change the state Constitution to legalize casinos in Kentucky, ending months of debate on what had become a divisive issue. Despite the l...

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Gov. Steve Beshear (center) speaks before the Senate State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday at the Capitol in Frankfort. The committee approved a bill to create a new section of the state Constitution establishing casino gaming.

Committee OKs casino gambling proposal
FRANKFORT — Casinos could be built in Kentucky under a proposed constitutional amendment that cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday after being modified to appease reluctant lawmakers. ...

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Southern Baptist leaders OK new name NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some Southern Baptists worry that their denomination’s name still carries the stigma of a 19th century split with northern Baptists over s...

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Christians oppose casinos
FRANKFORT — Catholic bishops in Kentucky issued a stern warning Tuesday about the potential consequences if lawmakers approve a proposal to legalize casinos. Baptists punctuated that warning wit...

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Kentucky teen honored for kids’ blankets project
HARRODSBURG — A Kentucky teen is being honored for a project that makes and distributes fleece blankets to children. Julia Higginbotham, 17, found out this month that Prudential Financial select...

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$Associated Press Noble Street College Prep students Khadijah Hallmon (left) and Chadie Morris pose in the hall of their school in Chicago on Thursday. The school has a policy of charging students $5 for detentions stemming from infractions that can include chewing gum and having untied shoelaces.$

Students pay fines for detentions
CHICAGO — A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo sh...

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Fairgrounds seeking luxury hotel LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky State Fair Board is seeking proposals for a luxury hotel that they say would lure more large conventions and trade shows to the area. ...

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The Southern Baptist Convention is shown in December in Nashville, Tenn. The nation's largest protestant denomination will definitely remain "Baptist," but leaders are thinking about whether it will be "Southern" for much longer. Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright was expected to present the recommendation of a task force assigned to study a name change to the denomination's executive committee at a meeting Monday.

Southern Baptist panel recommends name add-on
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A panel for the Southern Baptist Convention recommended Monday that its leadership approve a new, add-on description for the denomination — “Great Commission Baptists” — but stop...

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Bill would aid jobless military spouses
FORT CAMPBELL — Military spouses who leave their jobs because of the frequent moves required in the military would be eligible for unemployment benefits under proposed bill in Tennessee that has th...

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