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Once among the state's lowest-performing school district, Floyd County now teaches other districts a lesson

Floyd County had three of the top 10 public elementary schools in the state as measured on state standardized testing released earlier this month, and they are all schools in…Click to Continue »

 

Police: Inmate escapes from western Kentucky facility

Police say an inmate has escaped from a facility in western Kentucky.Click to Continue »

 

New downtown bridge to open early

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says a new Ohio River bridge between downtown Louisville and southern Indiana is expected to open earlier than projected.Click to Continue »

 

Gun advocates challenge zoos' bans on possession around US

Visitors to the Houston Zoo can now pack a little something extra besides a camera and picnic basket.Click to Continue »

 

Man treated at UK Hospital after assault on Georgetown Road

A man was taken to the hospital Monday after he said a group of people assaulted him on Georgetown Road near Lima Drive.Click to Continue »

 

WVLK simulcasting on 101.1 FM

Listeners of News/Talk 590 WVLK will now be able to find their favorite WVLK programs on the FM dial.Click to Continue »

 

Monument to honor King sought at Georgia's Stone Mountain

Officials in Georgia say they're seeking to create a replica of the Liberty Bell atop Stone Mountain near Atlanta to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.Click to Continue »

 

Chris Bailey's weather forecast: Cold fronts dominate the week

We have cold front after cold front lined up to sweep into the region from the northwest over the next week. These fronts will usher in colder and colder air…Click to Continue »

 

Drag racer killed in crash at Letcher County race track

A Pike County man has died after a crash at the Mountain Motor Speedway in Isom.Click to Continue »

 

Oil shipments might be causing train tracks to fail

The only sign of trouble aboard a Norfolk Southern train, hauling roughly 9,000 tons of Canadian crude in western Pennsylvania last year, was a moderate sway in the locomotive as…Click to Continue »

 

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