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Tax collections for state Road Fund dip 20.5 percent; General Fund up 2.6 percent

Tax collections for the state Road Fund fell 20.5 percent in September while receipts for the General Fund, which pays for most state programs, rose a modest 2.6 percent.Click to Continue »

 

UK to observe 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act with symposium on Tuesday

The University of Kentucky will host a symposium at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the 50th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act.Click to Continue »

 

Sam Youngman: Will collapse of Kentucky Health Cooperative cure some of Bevin's ills?

Could the demise of Kentucky Health Cooperative breath new life into Matt Bevin's struggling campaign for governor?Click to Continue »

 

Tanker truck carrying 6,600 gallons of 191-proof alcohol to distillery crashes, closing Ky. 151

Tanker truck carrying alcohol overturns in Anderson County. Subsequent accidents keep Graefenburg Road closed for seven hours.Click to Continue »

 

Louisville man found slain in Pulaski County cabin; three people sought

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office is looking for three people in connection with the shooting death of a Louisville man who was found in a cabin.Click to Continue »

 

Stolen car crashes into Lexington house; driver flees

A stolen vehicle crashed into a house on Buckhorn Drive on Monday morning, and Lexington police are searching for the driver.Click to Continue »

 

New details: Hiker dies after falling about 200 feet at Red River Gorge

A deputy coroner says an Ohio man is dead after falling about 200 feet while hiking at Red River Gorge.Click to Continue »

 

Top spots to explore the history of Central Kentucky

Kentucky, particularly the Bluegrass region, has a wealth of historical sites to explore. There are too many to list here, but what follows is a sampling of places that visitors…Click to Continue »

 

Once the scourge of Kentucky education reform, Floyd County schools now the star

Ten years after its time in state custody ended, Floyd County public schools have not only survived, but thrived. When statewide standardized test results were released recently, they validated Floyd…Click to Continue »

 

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