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Groups back merger study in Hardin County ELIZABETHTOWN — A move to study government merger in Hardin County is getting more support. Two rural civic groups say they have approved forming a c...
Nov 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Amish teen killed when SUV strikes buggy
CUB RUN — An Amish teenager was killed when the horse-drawn buggy he was driving was struck from behind by a sport-utility vehicle in south-central Kentucky. State Police said the buggy did not dis...
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmer hired girlfriend, paid $5,000 monthly
FRANKFORT — In the closing days of the 2011 gubernatorial campaign, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer hired his girlfriend as a special assistant in his department, paying her $5,000 ...
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sediment shuts down Mississippi River at St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Barge traffic on the Mississippi River was at a standstill for a second day Friday in both directions near St. Louis as crews scrambled to clear sediment crimping navigation along a str...
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man admits to making SIUC bomb threat BENTON, Ill. — A Chicago man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after admitting that he threatened to bomb Southern Illinois University’s flagship Carbo...
Nov 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Distillers, Sazerac settle dispute LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Distillers’ Association and Sazerac Co. have settled a trademark dispute over the phrase “Kentucky Bourbon Trail” in promotions for c...
Nov 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Transparency sought on child death records
FRANKFORT — Key lawmakers are pushing for a hearing to determine if the state agency that oversees child welfare is being transparent in how it reports deaths and near-deaths of children. State ...
Nov 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oklahoma prison escapee resentenced to death
SHEPHERDSVILLE — A convicted murderer received a death sentence on Wednesday for the third time in the 1991 shooting death of a Kentucky distillery worker during a multistate crime spree. Michae...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Report: Woman shot by deputy had used meth CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A toxicology report shows that a Florida woman who was fatally shot by an East Tennessee deputy after slashing him and trying to dri...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Leader of violent fake ID ring pleads guilty in Va
Leader of fake ID ring pleads guilty RICHMOND, Va. — The leader of a violent, multistate fake-identification ring pleaded guilty to racketeering and other charges Tuesday as a trial began for on...
Nov 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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