Jayhawks earn top seed in NCAA tournament

2010-03-14T15:15:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke earn top seeds as March Madness brackets set</div><div><p>Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse and Duke have earned the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament, with the Jayhawks selected as the top see...

Paul, once the outsider, gains GOP support in Ky.

2010-03-12T15:15:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Paul, once the grassroots outsider, builds momentum as mainstream GOP Senate candidate in Ky.</div><div><p>Rand Paul has run his U.S. Senate campaign as the consummate outsider: a grassroots candidate drawing support from regular Joes and Janes. Now that his candidacy has gained momentum, he's beginning to pick up support from the Republican establish...

Utah Air Force base dealing with rash of suicides

2010-03-08T13:16:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Suicide rate prompts Utah Air Force base to hire psychologist; at least 25 since 2006</div><div><p>Utah's Hill Air Force Base has hired a psychologist and others to deal with a rash of suicides, mostly among civilians complaining of harsh working conditions.</p><p>Ogden

Former UK player Davender pleads guilty in scam

2010-03-08T13:01:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Former Kentucky player Ed Davender pleads guilty in ticket scam, sentencing next month</div><div><p>Former University of Kentucky basketball player Ed Davender has pleaded guilty to his part in a men's basketball season-ticket scam.</p><p>Davender pleaded guilty to o...

AT&T workers in Southeast ratify union contract

2010-03-06T00:30:18Z

<div id="subtitle">AT&T workers ratify union contract covering about 30,000 employees in the Southeast</div><div><p>AT&T Inc. said Friday that its employees approved a new three-year contract covering about 30,000 workers in the Southeast.</p><p>The new pact calls for pay and pension increases over the next three years and cash payments tied to the company's financial performance but also higher health care premiums.</p><p>The deal ...

Atlanta case raises questions about water supply

2010-03-05T19:45:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Court ruling cutting off Atlanta from federal reservoir could have national implications</div><div><p>Sixty years ago, the late Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield resisted helping to pay for Lake Lanier, a new federal reservoir being built north of town. Atlanta had plenty of water, he wrot...

Ky. deputy tries to shoot his way out of cell

2010-03-03T18:30:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Sheriff says claustrophobic deputy tried to shoot his way out of cell in brand-new courthouse</div><div><p>A Kentucky sheriff says a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it. Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry told WKYT-TV that no one was hurt when Charles Wright f...

Budget Impasse

2010-03-03T06:01:10Z

Mike Dross, right, talks with Kentucky's Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo during a protest against U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning's decision to vote against the extension of unemployment benefits in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesd...

Wal-Mart to pay $11.7 million in EEOC gender bias suit

2010-03-02T12:15:53Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will pay more than $11.7 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said.</p><p>The lawsuit accused th...

Bakery voluntarily pulls lemon Girl Scout cookies

2010-02-26T14:00:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Bakery pulls lemon Girl Scout cookies from 24 states; morsels are safe to eat, but taste funny</div><div><p>They promise to entice the senses with a "hint of cinnamon-ginger spice" and a "refreshingly zesty lemon creme filling," but some batches of Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies didn't quite turn out that way.</p><p>A Kentuc...

Pa. firm recalls thousands of coal mine air packs

2010-02-26T13:52:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Feds investigating as Pa. producer recalls thousands of air packs used in nation's coal mines</div><div><p>A belt-worn breathing device that coal miners count on to save their lives during fires, explosions and entrapments was voluntarily recalled Friday because of a problem with the oxygen starter.</p><p>CSE Corp. of Monroeville, Pa., also said it had suspended production of the SR-100, ...

Kentucky bill takes aim at online wagering

2010-02-26T11:30:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Kentucky House passes bill to levy tax on advance deposit wagering</div><div><p>The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would levy an excise tax on Internet wagering on horse races by Kentucky residents.</p><p>Democratic Rep. Larry Clark of Louisville, the bill's lea...

Toyoda tours plant, says company at 'crossroads'

2010-02-25T14:45:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Toyota chief at Ky. plant tells workers company must rethink operations to win back customers</div><div><p>Toyota's president visited the company's largest North American assembly plant Thursday, telling workers that the automaker is at a "crossroads" and needs to rethink its operations to win back customers.</p><p>

Man with holstered gun rides horse to church

2010-02-23T18:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Man rides to Kentucky church on horse with holstered gun, and disrupts service</div><div><p>Members of a small central Kentucky church successfully disarmed a man who rode horseback to morning services, then walked into the church with a holstered gun. Police said the man, 43, was arrested about an hour later at a house and charged with public intoxication.</p><p>The Advocate-Messenger of

Ky. wants to drop 'dueling' from officials' oath

2010-02-23T13:45:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Kentucky legislators engage old oath of office language about dueling with deadly weapons</div><div><p>When you take the oath of office in Kentucky, you have to swear that you haven't taken part in a duel with deadly weapons. The promise usually elicits laughter, and state Rep. Darryl Owens has proposed amending the Kentucky Constitution to do away wi...

Toyota Recall

2010-02-20T05:15:46Z

The open letter that was sent to Toyota owners is displayed in the visitor center at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky plant in Georgetown, Ky., Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

Toyota Recalls

2010-02-16T09:15:45Z

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, a production team member works on the under carriage of a Toyota Solara convertible on the assembly line at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plant in Georgetown, Ky. Toyota said Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, it plans to idle production temporarily at assembly plants in

Alleged Kentucky burglar 'rewarded' with arrest

2010-02-22T09:48:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Kentucky burglar arrested after allegedly trying to claim reward money</div><div><p>Two central Kentucky men were rewarded with an arrest after police said one of them implicated himself while trying to collect money offered for information about the case. Powell County Sheriff Danny Rogers told the Kentucky holds off Southeast Missouri 59-56</div><div><p>Josh Taylor scored 18 points and Eastern Kentucky held on to defeat Southeast Missouri 59-56 Thursday night.</p><p>Eastern Kentucky (18-8, 10-4 Ohio Valley) never trailed, but saw a 19-point lead dwindle to two points in the closing seconds. The Redhawks (7-18, 3-11) went on a 25-8 r...

Rice, Bell lead No. 22 Georgia Tech to easy win

2010-02-22T13:20:05Z

<div id="subtitle">No. 22 Yellow Jackets keep rolling at home, routing Kentucky State 98-50</div><div><p>Glen Rice Jr. scored 15 points, D'Andre Bell added 14 and No. 22 Georgia Tech breezed to a 98-50 victory Saturday...

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