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California to let college athletes sign endorsement deals

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Defying the NCAA, California opened the way Monday for college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsement deals with sneaker companies, soft drink makers, c...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Feds say rainbow crosswalks in Kentucky pose safety hazard

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A rainbow-colored crosswalk honoring the LGBT community in Lexington, Kentucky, is a distracting safety hazard and should be removed, a federal official says. Off...

DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sen. Rand Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs

FRANKFORT, Ky. – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was recovering Sunday from five broken ribs after he was assaulted by a neighbor who tackled him from behind at the senator’s Kentucky home, officials sa...

DATE: Nov 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

HAZARD, Ky. – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coa...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States move quietly on election security

Some fear violence at local polling sites

DATE: Oct 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Judge orders clerk’s release

Kim Davis warned not to interfere again with licenses

DATE: Sep 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kentucky county clerk plans to appeal jailing

Says licenses aren’t legal without her signature

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ky. clerk rejects bid to avoid jail

Most deputies will issue marriage licenses to gays

DATE: Sep 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Old Man Winter lands in Southern states

FRANKFORT, Ky. – It’s the South’s turn to suffer from the snow, freezing rain and sleet in a storm that brought back memories of one from the same time a year ago. After weeks of...

DATE: Feb 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In Kentucky Senate race, primary previews November

2014 will be close race; 6 seats can sway Congress

DATE: May 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World