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BLUEGRASS MOMS
Ky. schools to track students' body mass index
In a nod to the growing problem of childhood obesity, the state Board of Education recently approved a proposal that would require schools to calculate and record a child's body mass index, which relates to body fat. At the same time, the proposal also eliminates a decades-long practice of checking...
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STATE
Woman loses malpractice suit against Ky. law firm
A Louisville jury has rejected claims from a woman who lost a leg in an accident that a law firm committed malpractice in pursuing her claim over the injury.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Kentucky revenue up 8.6 percent in January
FRANKFORT — State revenues continued to climb in January.
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BUSINESS
Rupp ranks high in social media
Rupp Arena ranks fifth in the nation in a "Social Media Power 100" chart put together by Venues Today , a trade publication that covers the business side of entertainment and sports.
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LOCAL NEWS
Teen critical after ATV-pulled saucer sled slams into tree
A 13-year-old boy suffered serious head trauma Friday night when the saucer sled he was riding slammed into a tree, Harrison County Sheriff Bruce Hampton said.
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STATE
Lancaster city council calling for mayor's job
Five of the council's six members signed a memorandum that outlined more than 20 allegations of misconduct, "willful neglect of duties" and "incapacity" against Powers.
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NEWS
Lexington woman, Fayette schools at odds over special-needs bus
Angela Southern Roark said her daughter, Neveah, 10, is autistic and is prone to epileptic seizures if she becomes overstimulated. Roark wants Fayette schools to send a "short bus" that would provide a quiet atmosphere for her daughter.
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LOCAL NEWS
Gloria Singletary, former first lady of UK, died Friday
Gloria Walton Singletary, wife of the late Otis A. Singletary Jr., eighth president of the University of Kentucky, died Friday. She was 88.
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Boy, 5, dies from ingesting vinegar; case ruled a homicide
The Fayette County Coroner's Office has ruled Joseph Maoping Adams' cause of death as "ingestion of vinegar," according to a news release from the coroner's office issued Friday. Joseph died in December.
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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Beshear approves new congressional map that splits Jessamine
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear signed into law Friday a compromise plan to redraw the boundaries of Kentucky's six congressional districts after the plan rocketed through the General Assembly on Friday.








