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Harley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay now

about 3 hours ago

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the motorcycle maker will kee Read Story.

Ky. court upholds $6M verdict in strip search case

about 4 hours ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a woman who was forced to strip in a McDonald's restaurant office after someone called posing as a police officer... Read Story.

Report: Bad food didn't cause Ky. prison riot

about 4 hours ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Despite previous claims, investigators said Friday that bad food wasn't the primary cause of a fiery riot at a central Kentucky prison in August.... Read Story.

Justice Cabinet finishes report on prison riot

about 6 hours ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Justice Secretary J. Michael Brown has scheduled a Friday afternoon press conference to discuss the findings of investigators who looked into the cause of a prison riot at N Read Story.

Harley-Davidson's Pa. plant thought likely to stay

about 6 hours ago

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A tentative contract agreement between Harley-Davidson and union members at its south-central Pennsylvania plant pledges that the motorcycle maker will stop efforts to relo Read Story.

Ohio man pleads guilty in Pagans case

about 8 hours ago

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in a racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club... Read Story.

H1N1 death in northern Ky. is state's 30th

about 15 hours ago

BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- A northern Kentucky woman in her 30s has died from complications related to swine flu.... Read Story.

State's jobless rate climbs to 11.2 percent

about 15 hours ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The state's jobless rate climbed to 11.2 percent in October despite signs that the economy is improving.... Read Story.

Bills sign QB Brohm from Packers' practice squad

about 20 hours ago

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback Brian Brohm off the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.... Read Story.

Economy, ash spill mean no TVA executive bonuses

about 20 hours ago

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee Valley Authority's top executives were told Thursday during a meeting in Kentucky not to expect performance bonuses this year because of a drop in electricity sa Read Story.

Ky. delivers report on costly storms

about 20 hours ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A report released Thursday on last season's ice and wind storms says Kentucky's utilities should not spend billions burying electrical transmission lines to prevent future Read Story.

Ky. Senate candidates woo county-level leaders

about 20 hours ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Candidates for U.S. Senate traded barbs on Thursday in hopes of winning the support of hundreds of local-level political leaders who will be instrumental in next May's prim Read Story.

Ky. universities expand smoking, tobacco bans

November 19, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Smoking was officially snuffed out Thursday at the University of Kentucky with the start of a strict tobacco-free policy everywhere on the sprawling campus in the heart of b Read Story.

Ex-lawmaker pleads not guilty to murder charge

November 19, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- The attorney for former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn has entered a not guilty plea for his client in a Lexington courtroom on a murder charge stemming from the shooting deat Read Story.

Ky. Senate candidates debate in Louisville forum

November 19, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- U.S. Senate candidates have traded barbs while debating in a Louisville forum held in advance of next May's primary election.... Read Story.

Ky. universities start new smoking bans

November 19, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's two largest universities are implementing new rules this week that drastically reduce cigarette smoking to create healthier campuses.... Read Story.

Funeral set for soldier slain in murder-suicide

November 19, 2009

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) -- Services will take place Thursday in New Jersey for an Army soldier who authorities say was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide in Kentucky.... Read Story.

Ex-lawmaker faces arraignment on murder charge

November 19, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn is scheduled to be arraigned in a Lexington courtroom Thursday on a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of his ex-fiancee.... Read Story.

Solar electric system put in service in West Tenn.

November 19, 2009

SOMERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A solar design and installation company says it has put in service the largest solar electric system of its kind in the state.... Read Story.

Lottery donates historic machine

November 19, 2009

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The machine used to conduct Kentucky's first legal lottery drawing in the 20th century has been donated to the Kentucky Historical Society.... Read Story.

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