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Southern Ky. plant lays off 50 after seeking money
A southern Kentucky company laid off about 50 workers after recently requesting millions to retool its factory.Bowling Green Metalforming dismissed the employees on Friday. Tracy Fuerst, a spokeswoman for the parent company Magna International, says the layoffs are a result of declining sales in the ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 6:32 PM [GMT] – comment?
A southern Kentucky company laid off about 50 workers after recently requesting millions to retool its factory.Bowling Green Metalforming dismissed the employees on Friday. Tracy Fuerst, a spokeswoman for the parent company Magna International, says the layoffs are a result of declining sales in the ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 6:32 PM [GMT] – comment?
August, September driest since 1897
Kentucky has just been through its driest August and September since 1897. The 2.62 inches of rain recorded during the two months was the second-lowest amount in 114 years of record-keeping, according to numbers compiled by the University of Kentucky Agricultural Weather Center. The driest year for ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 5:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
Kentucky has just been through its driest August and September since 1897. The 2.62 inches of rain recorded during the two months was the second-lowest amount in 114 years of record-keeping, according to numbers compiled by the University of Kentucky Agricultural Weather Center. The driest year for ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 5:55 PM [GMT] – comment?
Ex-death row inmate reaches deal, get 55 years
A former death row inmate pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison for the 1981 murder and robbery of an eastern Kentucky man.Hugh Marlowe, who spent 19 years on death row, accepted the deal on Friday in the death of 78-year-old Henry Hamblin of Dartmont on Nov. 13, 1981.The deal came after ne ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 5:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
A former death row inmate pleaded guilty and received 55 years in prison for the 1981 murder and robbery of an eastern Kentucky man.Hugh Marlowe, who spent 19 years on death row, accepted the deal on Friday in the death of 78-year-old Henry Hamblin of Dartmont on Nov. 13, 1981.The deal came after ne ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 5:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
Search Continues For Sheriff's Deputy Wanted For Murder
The search continues Monday afternoon for a sheriff's deputy who police say shot and killed his ex-girlfriend.
WKYT.com – Oct 6, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
The search continues Monday afternoon for a sheriff's deputy who police say shot and killed his ex-girlfriend.
WKYT.com – Oct 6, 2008 4:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
Re-enactment of Lincoln's trip ends in New Orleans
A flatboat used to re-enact Abraham Lincoln's 1828 flatboat journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers will be trucked back to Indiana now that it has reached its destination of New Orleans, organizers said.The flatboat's journey, called "Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance," ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 4:12 PM [GMT] – comment?
A flatboat used to re-enact Abraham Lincoln's 1828 flatboat journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers will be trucked back to Indiana now that it has reached its destination of New Orleans, organizers said.The flatboat's journey, called "Lincoln's Journey of Remembrance," ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 4:12 PM [GMT] – comment?
Stock Market Free-fall After Opening Bell
Wall Street is bracing for a bad start to the week with the credit market still strained and the stock market headed into free-fall right from the opening bell.
WKYT.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
Wall Street is bracing for a bad start to the week with the credit market still strained and the stock market headed into free-fall right from the opening bell.
WKYT.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
Opponents to Ky. online gambling case gathering
Groups opposed to Gov. Steve Beshear's attempt at imposing a state law against gambling on international Web sites are gathering Monday before a court hearing on the matter.The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is trying to block access to online casinos in the state, citing a state la ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
Groups opposed to Gov. Steve Beshear's attempt at imposing a state law against gambling on international Web sites are gathering Monday before a court hearing on the matter.The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is trying to block access to online casinos in the state, citing a state la ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:52 PM [GMT] – comment?
Ky. authorities seek deputy in woman's death
Authorities continued searching for a Simpson County sheriff's deputy after a woman was killed Sunday in her driveway.Kentucky State Police Trooper Todd Holder says a murder warrant has been issued for 41-year-old Deputy Randall Creek of Bowling Green.Holder says Creek may be in the Louisville ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:32 PM [GMT] – comment?
Authorities continued searching for a Simpson County sheriff's deputy after a woman was killed Sunday in her driveway.Kentucky State Police Trooper Todd Holder says a murder warrant has been issued for 41-year-old Deputy Randall Creek of Bowling Green.Holder says Creek may be in the Louisville ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:32 PM [GMT] – comment?
Smoking exemptions prompt drop in complaints
A western Kentucky city has seen a dramatic drop in the number of complaints under a smoking ban since bars and taverns were exempted 18 months ago.Henderson Police Department records recorded 47 smoking complaints since the ordinance went into effect. Most of those complaints took place in the firs ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
A western Kentucky city has seen a dramatic drop in the number of complaints under a smoking ban since bars and taverns were exempted 18 months ago.Henderson Police Department records recorded 47 smoking complaints since the ordinance went into effect. Most of those complaints took place in the firs ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 3:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
Sunbelt Ag Expo to show innovative farm equipment
The 31st annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition begins Oct. 14 with demonstrations of the latest farm equipment, goat and horse shows and seminars.The three-day expo will attract 1,200 exhibitors and an estimated 100,000 visitors to a 700-acre complex at Moultrie in south Georgia.Executive director ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 2:47 PM [GMT] – comment?
The 31st annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition begins Oct. 14 with demonstrations of the latest farm equipment, goat and horse shows and seminars.The three-day expo will attract 1,200 exhibitors and an estimated 100,000 visitors to a 700-acre complex at Moultrie in south Georgia.Executive director ... more »
Kentucky.com – Oct 6, 2008 2:47 PM [GMT] – comment?
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