36 minutes ago
As John Fehsal, a student at Elkhorn Middle School, takes aim at the cue ball, his mentor, Marcus Sims, tells him where to shoot. That directing hand also guides John in the game of life. "He just needs to go in the right direction," Sims, a senior at Kentucky State University, said about John, whom he refers to as a "mentee.".  Read Story.

27 minutes ago
Rick Paul, owner of Rick's White Light Diner, was found in contempt of court Monday and must pay $1,000 to a charity of his choice, for again infringing on the Derby-Pie trademark. Before U.S. District Judge Joseph Hood in a Lexington courtroom, Paul was found in contempt of court for violating a 1997 permanent injunction signed by Hood, ordering Paul not.  Read Story.

May 12, 2008
"Frankfort Faces" is a series that highlights people from within the Frankfort and Franklin County community. Each feature follows one of the city's most unique personalities and includes a story, photos and video, which can be found by clicking the TV icon attached to the story online at state-journal.com.  (7 Comments) Read Story.

8 minutes ago
Franklin County's girls tennis team has everyone still playing after the first two rounds of the Region 8 tournament. The Lady Flyers have eight points and are tied for the lead with defending regional champion North Oldham after Monday's action at Western Hills. The tournament continues at WHHS today with quarterfinals in the girls singles and doubles beginning at 4:30 p.m..  Read Story.

May 12, 2008
KNOXVILLE " Behind 20 runs " including 13 runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings " the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats notched its first series sweep over the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville in 20 years, handing UT a 20-5 loss on a windy Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Field. Kentucky (38-14, 14-13 Southeastern Conference) got its first sweep over the.  Read Story.

23 hours ago
ROAD RACING Thurston, Lawhorn win Activate America 5K Daniel Thurston won the men's division and Robin Lawhorn was the women's division winner of the Frankfort YMCA Activate America 5K Run/Walk Saturday. Thurston won with a time of 16 minutes, 43.18 seconds, and Lawhorn's winning time was 19:44.97. Complete results for the race appear on Page B4.  (1 Comments) Read Story.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- One earned a football scholarship years after burns and lung damage kept him in the hospital for two months. Another poured her grief into preventing other alcohol-fueled crash  Read Story.

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) -- Chelsea Clinton spent Monday in Kentucky campaigning for her mother, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton....  Read Story.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Democratic rivals Bruce Lunsford and Greg Fischer were equally critical of U.S. war strategy in Iraq but differed on a possible gas-tax holiday during a debate Monday night....  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) - "In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A lush, lavish revival of Rodgers and Hamme  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) - ABC will introduce only two new series in the fall, one of them scripted, in a schedule the network admits was severely affected by the 100-day TV writers strike. The new David E. Kell  Read Story.

DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) - The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthqua  Read Story.