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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announces land preservation

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Published June 10, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels announced a major land conservation initiative on Thursday that he said will position Indiana as a leader in wetlands protection ...

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Kentucky state resort parks to close 2 days a week this winter, may sell booze

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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Beshear administration plans to close Kentucky resort parks two days a week during the winter, use temp agencies to hire seasonal part-time workers and cut full-time workers' hours as part of a plan to save money, according to a Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet news release ...

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Kentucky Fair Board hiring more than 400

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Published June 10, 2010 at 11:26 a.m.

The Kentucky State Fair Board will add more than 400 part-time staff to help visitors to the new downtown arena and other venues ...

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Police: suspect admitted to nearly two dozen break-ins

Published June 10, 2010 at 10:31 a.m.

Police say a 44-year-old Louisville man has admitted to breaking into several businesses. Robert Poppe had already been charged with theft by unlawful taking/shoplifting at an area Wal-Mart when police say he admitted to being involved in several other burglaries ...

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Suspects plead not guilty in man's beating death

Published June 10, 2010 at 10:27 a.m.

Four men accused of beating a man to death over the Memorial Day weekend outside a Crescent Hill restaurant pleaded not guilty in court Friday ...

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KY man confesses to 1980 sweethearts murder

Published June 10, 2010 at 8:57 a.m.

An ailing con man has pleaded guilty to killing a teenage couple in Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago and agreed to plead guilty to two Ohio murders ...

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Fort Campbell honors fallen soldier

Published June 10, 2010 at 8:35 a.m.

FORT CAMPBELL, KY (AP) - As news arrived of more Fort Campbell soldier deaths this week, the post held a monthly remembrance ceremony to honor soldiers from the installation and the 101st Airborne Division ...

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KY State Fair holding band contest for youth

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Published June 10, 2010 at 8:10 a.m.

The Kentucky State Fair is opening its stage for a youthful "Battle of the Bands" competition ...

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Family Fun Day set for Wickliffe Mounds

Published June 10, 2010 at 8:08 a.m.

Demonstrations about how Native Americans made bows and arrows and flintknappers making stone tools are set for Family Fun Day at Wickliffe Mounds State Historical Site ...

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EKU approves nursing doctorate

Published June 10, 2010 at 8:01 a.m.

RICHMOND, KY (AP) - The board of regents at Eastern Kentucky University has approved a new doctoral nursing program at the school. On Monday, the board and the Kentucky Board of Nursing OK'd the program, ...

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