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Richmond Woman's Death Ruled A Homicide
Police initially thought 78-year-old Joann Trimble died from injuries she suffered during a fall.
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Police initially thought 78-year-old Joann Trimble died from injuries she suffered during a fall.
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Fund Set Up For Toddler, Killed By Bat
Donations are now being collected for the family of a Louisville toddler, killed in a tragic accident.
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Donations are now being collected for the family of a Louisville toddler, killed in a tragic accident.
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Alcohol Not A Factor In Traffic Death Of Ky. Girl
A Tennessee sheriff's detective was not under the influence of alcohol when his unmarked patrol car hit and killed a Kentucky girl.
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A Tennessee sheriff's detective was not under the influence of alcohol when his unmarked patrol car hit and killed a Kentucky girl.
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Woman Charged With Abandoning Baby To Appear In Court
A Lexington woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby on the front porch of a home will be arraigned on Wednesday afternoon.
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A Lexington woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby on the front porch of a home will be arraigned on Wednesday afternoon.
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Man Wanted By Police In Murder Case Turns Himself In
A person of interest in the murder of a Kentucky businessman has turned himself into police in Tennessee.
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A person of interest in the murder of a Kentucky businessman has turned himself into police in Tennessee.
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Both Louisville Ford Plants To Shift Production
Louisville's two Ford assembly plants will be restructured within three years as the automaker seeks to become more adaptable and respond to changes in the auto market.
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Louisville's two Ford assembly plants will be restructured within three years as the automaker seeks to become more adaptable and respond to changes in the auto market.
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DA says no alcohol in traffic death of girl
The prosecutor in Murfreesboro said a sheriff's detective whose car struck and killed a Kentucky girl was not under the influence of alcohol.Investigators are awaiting results of a drug screening.The unmarked patrol vehicle driven by Sgt. Ron Killings of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office hit 11-year-old Lakeisha White last week as the Hopkinsville, Ky., child crossed the street toward her aunt's home while visiting her grandmother.She died about three hours later and was buried Wednesday in Hopkinsville.District Attorney General Bill Whitesell said Wednesday a blood-alcohol test came back negative on Killings, a 12-year veteran of the department. He was placed on routine leave following the incident.
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The prosecutor in Murfreesboro said a sheriff's detective whose car struck and killed a Kentucky girl was not under the influence of alcohol.Investigators are awaiting results of a drug screening.The unmarked patrol vehicle driven by Sgt. Ron Killings of the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office hit 11-year-old Lakeisha White last week as the Hopkinsville, Ky., child crossed the street toward her aunt's home while visiting her grandmother.She died about three hours later and was buried Wednesday in Hopkinsville.District Attorney General Bill Whitesell said Wednesday a blood-alcohol test came back negative on Killings, a 12-year veteran of the department. He was placed on routine leave following the incident.
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Mayor: Both Lou. Ford plants to shift production
Louisville's two Ford assembly plants will be restructured within three years as the automaker seeks to become more adaptable and respond to changes in the auto market.The Louisville Assembly Plant, which makes the Ford Explorer midsize SUV, will be getting a flexible body shop and begin making smaller, fuel-efficient cars to sell in the United States by 2011, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday.The new vehicles will be built on the European Focus frame, Abramson said.Ford is also moving production of the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition from Michigan to the Kentucky Truck Plant in early 2009, Abramson and Beshear said. The Kentucky Truck Plant currently makes Ford Super Duty pickups.Abramson said Ford will invest $100 million in the Kentucky Truck Plant to ready the facility to make the Navigator and Expedition.
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Louisville's two Ford assembly plants will be restructured within three years as the automaker seeks to become more adaptable and respond to changes in the auto market.The Louisville Assembly Plant, which makes the Ford Explorer midsize SUV, will be getting a flexible body shop and begin making smaller, fuel-efficient cars to sell in the United States by 2011, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday.The new vehicles will be built on the European Focus frame, Abramson said.Ford is also moving production of the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition from Michigan to the Kentucky Truck Plant in early 2009, Abramson and Beshear said. The Kentucky Truck Plant currently makes Ford Super Duty pickups.Abramson said Ford will invest $100 million in the Kentucky Truck Plant to ready the facility to make the Navigator and Expedition.
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Lexington Man Shot Twice Inside Apartment
A man is recovering after being shot twice inside a Lexington apartment early Thursday morning.
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A man is recovering after being shot twice inside a Lexington apartment early Thursday morning.
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Ohio zoo plans wild cat breeding center
The Cincinnati Zoo plans to use a $1.5 million state grant to help pay for a breeding facility for 28 species of endangered cats.The zoo is known for its wild animal breeding programs.Officials say the center will be built on property the zoo owns in southwestern Warren County and will be first of its kind at any North American zoo.No construction is scheduled yet. But officials say once the facility is ready, all the cats in the zoo will be moved there while a new Cat Canyon exhibit is built at the zoo.Plans for Cat Canyon include an outdoor exhibit of large predators, such as Malayan tigers. Small cats will be indoors, including a species that burrows through underground tunnels and another that dives underwater to catch fish.
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The Cincinnati Zoo plans to use a $1.5 million state grant to help pay for a breeding facility for 28 species of endangered cats.The zoo is known for its wild animal breeding programs.Officials say the center will be built on property the zoo owns in southwestern Warren County and will be first of its kind at any North American zoo.No construction is scheduled yet. But officials say once the facility is ready, all the cats in the zoo will be moved there while a new Cat Canyon exhibit is built at the zoo.Plans for Cat Canyon include an outdoor exhibit of large predators, such as Malayan tigers. Small cats will be indoors, including a species that burrows through underground tunnels and another that dives underwater to catch fish.
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