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117 displaced dogs, cats return to Franklin County shelter
FRANKFORT — In a hopeful sign for an entire region that has been ravaged by too much rain and wind in too little time, 117 dogs and cats that were displaced from their modest riverside shelter home in Franklin County went home Thursday.
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Beshear declares state of emergency due to drought
FRANKFORT — Gov. Steve Beshear has declared a state of emergency because of drought conditions, a move that lifts restrictions on truckers hauling relief supplies into Kentucky.
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FEMA teams due in Kentucky Thursday to assess flood damage
Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are due in Kentucky Thursday to begin assessing the damage from widespread flooding last weekend.
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Beshear seeks disaster declaration for farms hit by floods
Gov. Steve Beshear has requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that, if granted, could make some aid programs available to Kentucky farmers.
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Shakertown boat breaks loose from moorings, floats down river
The Dixie Belle riverboat at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Mercer County was knocked loose from its moorings Wednesday morning, prompting Shaker Village employees to scramble and catch it before it hit the Brooklyn Bridge downstream.
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2 die in Ky. floods
Heavy rain caused two deaths in Kentucky on Sunday, closed roads throughout the state and led to evacuations after officials were concerned that a dam in Metcalfe County might collapse.
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State releases new ice storm numbers
Government officials have released a "by-the-numbers" look at last month's devastating ice storm in Kentucky.
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The power to persevere
Taken out of the Bluegrass, heading west, the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway breaks it to you gently about just how bad it still is out there. First, the broken trees and limb debris with which our own region is familiar. Seemingly endless.
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Cleanup of tree debris begins in earnest
Susan Dodson's red Grand Cherokee Laredo was busting at the seams Monday as she unloaded storm debris at the city's old landfill on Old Frankfort Pike.
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Man on Herald-Leader front page is cited after police recognize his picture
A man who appeared on the front page of the Herald-Leader last week has been cited because police saw the photo and identified him as the same man captured on video at a gas station where he allegedly used a stolen credit card.
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Farmers may get help with debris, fences
Kentucky farmers who suffered damage in the ice storm might be eligible for as much as $200,000 a person in cost-share assistance for removing debris and rebuilding fences under a federal program.
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