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Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State," a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is present in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, the most miles of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48, the two largest man made lakes east of the Mississippi River, the highest per capita number of deer, turkey, and elk in the US, and the most productive coalfield in the US. Kentucky is also known for thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing (including the best selling car, truck, and SUV in the US market), and college basketball.

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Local News from Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo! News

Governor's crew's air fare to Pike Co. over $7,000

Jul 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Gov. Steve Beshear took three planeloads of officials with him to Pike County at a cost of more than $7,000 for the first stop in a six-week statewide tour. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the ...

April quake prompts inspection of church's windows

Jul 19, 2008 9:11 pm

A church where parishioners found apparent damage to ornate stained glass windows after an April earthquake has gotten a clean bill of health. Although a few of Christ Episcopal Church's windows ma...

Nursing home inspections ex-chief appeals firing

Jul 19, 2008 9:11 pm

A former state official in charge of nursing home inspections has appealed his firing over allegations of misconduct. Among the accusations against Moses Young, a former assistant director for Cabi...

Lawsuit exposes growing rift among King children

Jul 19, 2008 7:56 pm

For years, they were the picture of solidarity: the four children of Martin Luther King Jr. carrying on the legacy of the civil rights icon. But a lawsuit over how their father's estate is being ru...

Springfield Lincoln museum finalist for collection

Jul 19, 2008 6:56 pm

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield is a finalist to receive a $20 million collection of Lincoln artifacts. The artifacts are being given away by the Philadelphia-bas...

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts

Jul 19, 2008 5:26 pm

EDITOR'S NOTE - With troops fighting on foreign soil since late 2001, the United States is learning about the long-term toll of modern war on the home front. In the first of a three-part package of st...

Bowling Green PD reaching out to internationals

Jul 19, 2008 5:26 pm

Newcomers to southern Kentucky's largest city are getting some help learning the ins and outs of American life thanks to a new outreach effort by police here. The Bowling Green Police Department re...

New York artist to display big bugs at garden

Jul 19, 2008 5:11 pm

The work of an artist who specializes in giant replicas of insects is planned for display at the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden in Owensboro. Organizers hope the super-sized ants, spiders, grass...

Recent tragedy brings home need for training

Jul 19, 2008 4:57 pm

It was just a test. But the active shooter training exercise conducted recently by multiple emergency responder agencies at Henderson County High School was hauntingly reminiscent of the shooting r...

Miniature horses help boys turn their lives around

Jul 19, 2008 4:56 pm

Willie Murray has a black eye. It happened yesterday after a basketball game. Cory Slaughter threw the punch. Both spent the evening in isolation. Today, they are trying to catch a miniature ...

Local News from The Hamilton Journal News via Yahoo! News

Wildcat fans hold annual team talk

Jul 20, 2008 4:55 am

When given the opportunity, the mascot-emblazoned, notepad-sporting, statistics-spouting fans have a lot of questions.

Balloon champ recalls flight with Cronkite

Jul 20, 2008 4:55 am

To be a successful hot air balloonist is to be good at crunching numbers, but pilot Al Nels of Beavercreek may be even more of a mathematician than most.

Skydivers steal show

Jul 20, 2008 4:55 am

Necks craned upward, hands trying to block the sun, the sizable crowd in Smith Park on Saturday, July 19, could only stare and cheer as 12 people drifted to the earth.

Audit shows 'fiscal mismanagement' in New Miami

Jul 20, 2008 4:55 am

Findings from a state audit show that about $3,800 of village funds spent on hotels, gas and groceries were not properly documented.

Cinema to host food drive

Jul 20, 2008 4:54 am

A local food bank provider and owners of Danbarry Cinemas in Fairfield hope a Christmas tradition will be popular in July.

Youths' livestock, craft, arts projects on display at fair

Jul 20, 2008 4:40 am

When 10-year-old Austin Garner brings food to his three pigs, two eagerly eat while the other sulks alone in her pen.

Woman asks community to write letters against rapist's release

Jul 20, 2008 4:40 am

The township is not big enough to hold convicted rapist James McCoy and his victim.

Doubled patrol increases citations

Jul 20, 2008 4:40 am

The tickets haven't changed. There's just more of them.

Second fire in two days on same village street

Jul 19, 2008 4:10 am

Firefighters returned to Cain Avenue to battle the second blaze in as many days on the same street Friday night.

What floats your balloon?

Jul 19, 2008 2:09 am

Most everyone agrees that hot air balloons look pretty, but according to balloon pilots and designers, those designs aren't just for show. Sometimes being pretty means being practical.

Local News for Western Kentucky from bgdailynews.com

Indictments: Man accused in chase indicted

Jul 20, 2008 2:50 am

A Louisville man who is accused of leading three law enforcement agencies on a high speed chase in June was indicted Wednesday by a Warren County grand jury. Redjo Osmanovic, 21, 141 Kingston St., Lo...

Work force getting a bit grayer

Jul 20, 2008 2:50 am

In a small but noticeable increase, more people statewide who have reached retirement age are spending their golden years in the work force. A report released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau sho...

Downtown plan continues to undergo small changes

Jul 20, 2008 2:50 am

Piecemeal changes to the plan for redeveloping downtown Bowling Green continue even as developers and local officials continue to haggle over financial details. Digging restarted this week on the sit...

Choice of teachers up to principals

Jul 20, 2008 2:49 am

While Debbie Wade-Jordan’s children are beyond their elementary school years, she can remember when they were there and she was a parent making requests for classroom assignments. &#822...

City evaluating, many options to curb energy use

Jul 20, 2008 2:49 am

Reducing the number of take-home vehicles is just one aspect of Bowling Green’s overall efforts to cut down the government’s energy consumption. “I have been talking wit...

Officials change vehicle policies

Jul 20, 2008 2:49 am

Bowling Green and Warren County governments started doing what they could to reduce the number of take home vehicles even before gasoline reached $4 a gallon. “We’ve made...

The view from Vette City

Jul 20, 2008 2:49 am

Despite the rising expense of travel, they came from as far away as California to participate this weekend in the National Corvette Homecoming. The turnout is exciting, said Joe Pruitt, event coordin...

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