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Kentucky News

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5 hrs ago | WPSD-TV Paducah

One Person Confirmed Dead In Trigg County House Fire

Kentucky State Police have released a short press release about the fire, confirming that at least one person has died, and another person was injured: Kentucky State Police is currently conducting an ...

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Related Topix: Trigg County, KY, Hopkinsville, KY, Clarksville Metro

13 hrs ago | Lexington Herald-Leader

News briefs from around Kentucky at 5:58 p.m. EDT

Authorities in western Kentucky have closed down an intersection while they identify a material found inside a car during a traffic stop.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ed Whitfield, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Mitch McConnell, Hickman, KY

Wed Oct 15, 2008

KFVS

Man Charged with Rape

A western Kentucky man turns himself in on rape charges. McCracken County deputies say 26-year-old Chantez Jones showed up at the sheriff's department.

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WEHT

Record Number of Kentuckians Registered For General Election

Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson says almost 3 million residents are registered to vote for this year's election.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

WLKY

3 Killed In Traffic Crash

Kentucky State Police said a traffic crash in the Lake Cumberland region of southern Kentucky has killed three people.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer

Whitfield skips debate, but KET airs tape

LEXINGTON - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield skipped what was to be a live debate broadcast on statewide public television and instead sent a taped segment to be aired after his challenger answered questions from a ...

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Ed Whitfield, US News

Tue Oct 14, 2008

Scoop

34 Kentucky Counties To Use New Voting Machines

Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 3:46 pm Press Release: Kentucky Secretary of State Voters in thirty-four counties across Kentucky will vote for the first time during a general election on new digital scan voting ...

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WCPO-TV9 Cincinnati

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Launches New Campaign

Annette Peagler The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is starting a new initiative that could save teens lives on the roadways.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

WPSD-TV Paducah

Woman returns escaped husband to Ky. prison

A woman has been charged with helping her husband escape a federal prison in eastern Kentucky, but authorities said she brought him back after he became sick and later died.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison

WSYX

I-275 bridge isn't a quick fix

Kentucky transportation officials say a ban on truck traffic and lane closures will remain in effect into November on the Interstate 275 bridge east of downtown Cincinnati.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

Mon Oct 13, 2008

WLEX-TV Lexington

Police: Man Shot Wife, Daughter 31 Times

A police chief says a northern Kentucky man shot his wife and daughter 31 times before turning the gun on himself.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Kypost.Com

Beware Of Deer On Roads

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reminding motorists that deer become a greater roadway hazard this time of year as mating season arrives.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

TheTimesTribune.com

No pollicy to back transportation charges

By Ronnie Ellis / CNHI News Writer At the heart of federal charges against Leonard Lawson, William Nighbert and Brian Billings is a "rule-of-thumb" that the Kentucky Department of Transportation rejects ...

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

WDRB-TV Louisville

Man killed in central Ky. home fire

State police are investigating a fire at a home in central Kentucky that left a man dead.

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Sun Oct 12, 2008

WXIX-TV Cincinnati

Court officials reviewing records retention rules

Only a few shelves are empty in 1 of Anderson County's two cramped records vaults.

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MediLexicon

Kentucky Public Health To Launch Strength Training Program For Women

Main Category: Sports Medicine / Fitness Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 12 Oct 2008 Six organizations in Kentucky will be trained to offer the StrongWomen Program, which promotes ...

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Related Topix: Sports Medicine, Medicine, Women's Health, Health, Life, Food, Nutrition, Arthritis

Lexington Herald-Leader

Ike's wind made a mess of cemetery

The windstorm that tore through Louisville last month did more than inconvenience the living.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home

Moved Permanently

Kentucky State Police Announce Civilian Employee Awards

Twenty-five civilian employees were honored by the Kentucky State Police at a special ceremony held today at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort.

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Related Topix: Dry Ridge, KY

Sat Oct 11, 2008

Moved Permanently

Rockfall Closes Kentucky 321 In Johnson County

" An early morning rockfall has closed KY 321 in Johnson County, according to officials at Highway District 12 of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

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Related Topix: Kentucky Government

WKEE-FM Huntington

Don't lose a chance for free money

Boyd County State Representative John Vincent is encouraging northeast Kentuckians who are due economic stimulus checks but have not received them to arrange for getting money to which they are entitled.

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