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Louisville lawsuit targets whiskey vapors
Sweet vapors from aging whiskey, nostalgically called 'the angel's share,' are the target of a new class-action lawsuit filed against Louisville's liquor makers that claims they cause a fungus that produces persistent black spots on homes and cars.
Simmard shows class in Louisville 'Cap
Mowed down after taking a lead in his prior two starts, the seven-year-old Simmard hit the front three furlongs from home in Saturday's Grade 3, $115,200 Louisville Handicap on the Churchill Downs turf, but did not relinquish control this time.
Louisville weather may drive property insurance rates up
Louisvillians boast, "If you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes and it will change." This is almost a true statement.
FBI raid home of former Democratic Party leader
A report on a newspaper's website says Brent Burke has been found guilty of all charges in the murders of his estranged wife Tracy Burke and her former mother in law Karen Comer, LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Summer jobs program has a new element
Summer unemployment in Louisville is made worse by the fact that for the third summer in a row the old Kentucky Kingdom amusement park will remain closed.
Churchill reports record revenue, net gain in first quarter
Churchill today reported first-quarter net income of $1.4 million, or 8 cents per share, diluted, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or 19 cents per share, diluted, a year earlier, according to the company's 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Due primarily to 20 percent revenue growth by its online business segment, ... (more)
Churchill Downs cleanup crews earn cash for trash
Hello, visitors, guests and newcomers. Louisville is a great place to live, work, play - and celebrate.
Merchandise vendors at Derby work to make ends meet
There is still a struggling, working class in a slowly recovering economy. Many vendors say they are working to get by, by traveling to cities as merchandise vendors to make money at events like the Derby in Louisville.
Inside the Governor's Derby Train
Stirfry Musette will play aboard the second to last car of the Governor's Derby Train as it rolls out of Frankfort.