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POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Judge denies Beshear's motion to dismiss Tea Party lawsuit

FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd denied a request by Gov. Steve Beshear Thursday to dismiss a Tea Party lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

About 40 volunteers clean up Frankfort State Hospital and School Cemetery

On Thursday, about 40 volunteers cleaned up the Frankfort State Hospital and School Cemetery to make sure the people who died in the facility were honored and remembered. It was the second annual cleanup of the cemetery.

LOCAL NEWS

Bryan Station grad follows brother's path to a Singletary Scholarship

Michael Parsons will collect his diploma at Bryan Station High School's 2013 commencement Friday afternoon, free from any worries about how to pay for his college education. Michael, 18, who will be a freshman at the University of Kentucky this fall, has been awarded an Otis A. Singletary Scholarship...

MORE SPORTS

Kentucky touted as No. 1 state for trophy bucks by Outdoor Life magazine

Kentucky is known for horses, but now a national magazine has named the Bluegrass State as the top destination for trophy-quality white-tailed deer.

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LOCAL NEWS

Cynthiana man dies in Lexington hospital after being struck by car

A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday in Cynthiana has died at a Lexington hospital.

LOCAL NEWS

Driver charged with DUI after crash involving Lexington police car

A Lexington police cruiser was struck by another car during a traffic stop early Thursday on South Broadway.

PUBLIC RECORDS

Lexington crime map: See any of these crimes in your neighborhood?

Since Saturday, almost 60 percent of the reported crimes to Lexington police were Part 1, or serious crimes. They range from burglary and robbery to arson and stolen vehicles.

STATE

4 inmates bolt in 3 days in Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky authorities have been plagued with a series of jail inmate escapes this week.

FAYETTE COUNTY

Chris Bailey's forecast: Watching a big cool down for the holiday weekend

We have one more day of scattered showers and thunderstorms before a big change blows into the bluegrass state. That change will usher in a refreshing, but very cool, air mass for the Memorial Day Weekend.

FAYETTE COUNTY

Reward is doubled for John Hunt Morgan prison door

The reward has doubled for information leading to the return of a prison door that was stolen from the Hunt-Morgan House in Lexington.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Lexington high schooler killed in shooting was a football standout with many fans

A talented Lexington high school football player, commended by athletics officials for his big heart and fun-loving attitude, was killed in a shooting at an apartment complex in the city Wednesday night, his relatives said Thursday.

CLARK COUNTY

Education commissioner threatens to block funding of Clark schools

Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday has warned the Clark County Board of Education that it must start implementing the district's controversial facilities plan immediately or risk losing state education funding.