Thursday 9th September, 2010
FBI agents visit Florida church over Quran burn
burn the Quran, President Barack Obama added his voice to the chorus of opposition to a minister's intention to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Rick Pitino, John Calipari out visiting prospects as live recruiting period opens
A mid-afternoon recruiting update on this first day of the live period, which means college basketball coaches are out making visits to schools and in-home visits with prospects.
Ford not likely to make Kuga in Louisville
is backing off plans to produce the Ford Kuga compact sport utility vehicle at the Louisville Assembly Plant, according to a Bloomberg News story. Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford (NYSE: F) will keep Kuga ...
State to audit Dismas Charities
Business FirstAccording to a report from Business First’s television partner, WDRB-TV , Luallen made the decision to conduct an audit after a two-and-a-half-hour meeting Thursday with Dismas officials. Disma...
Calvin Borel to serve as Gaslight Festival grand marshal
Business FirstChurchill Downs , will be the grand marshal of Jeffersontown’s 2010 Gaslight Festival Parade. The parade will be held Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. It will begin at the Jeffersontown Commons Sh...
Man Gets 10-Year Sentence In Wife's Slaying
The Louisville ChannelA man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife will serve 10 years in prison.Horace Downs III took a plea deal last month.He was drunk when he shot his wife in last September.Downs' charge was amended d...
Suspected Burglar Pleads Guilty
The Louisville ChannelA New Albany man charged in three home burglary cases pleaded guilty to all charges.Elbert Franklin pleaded guilty Thursday to two attempted burglaries from last year, a January burglary and to being ...
UofL Gets $1.5 Million Grant For Pallative Care Program
The Louisville ChannelThe University of Louisville has received $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health.The grant is creating a palliative care education program. Future doctors, nurses, social workers and past...
Double hand transplant recipient returns to surgery in Louisville
Courier-JournalAn Oklahoma man who was wiggling his fingers just days after a rare double hand transplant was taken back into surgery to remove blood clots to the right hand.
Pope, bishops seek clemency for condemned inmate
Courier-JournalPope Benedict XVI and four Catholic bishops in Kentucky have asked Gov. Steve Beshear to commute the death sentence of an inmate scheduled to be executed next week.
Louisville woman sentenced to prison for stealing from her grandmother
Courier-JournalA Louisville woman who stole more than $150,000 from her grandmother will serve eight years in prison after being sentenced in Jefferson Circuit Court Thursday.
Federal aid leaves Kentucky Medicaid short, provides extra for schools
Courier-JournalThe shortfall in Medicaid, the program that provides health insurance for the poor and disabled, results from an inaccurate estimate in the 2010-12 budget enacted by the General Assembly.
AT&T invests $80M in Kentucky
Business FirstAT&T Inc. invested more than $80 million in Kentucky in the first six months of 2010. In Kentucky, Dallas-based AT&T (NYSE: T) invested in new cell sites, expanded mobile broadband coverage a...
Former Aptamera CEO Terry Minton to lead Naprogenix
Business FirstTerry Minton, a Louisville resident and former president and CEO of Aptamera Inc., has been named president, CEO and chairman of the board of directors for Naprogenix Inc., a Lexington-based drug disc...
KFC looks to rebuild Colonel’s brand
Business FirstOfficials with KFC said the chicken chain will launch a yearlong publicity blitz aimed at educating the public about the history of founder Col. Harland Sanders after a survey showed that many young A...
JCTC receives funding for student support program
Business FirstU.S. Department of Education to help fund its Student Support Services Program. The program, created in 1977, provides academic tutoring, financial counseling and career guidance to low-income, first...
5-Year-Old Allegedly Sexually Assaulted On School Bus
The Louisville ChannelOfficials with Jefferson County Public Schools are investigating allegations a 5-year-old student was sexually assaulted on a school bus.JCPS spokeswoman Lauren Roberts said the alleged incident happe...
Police Arrest Man In Book Scam
The Louisville ChannelPolice have arrested a man who posed as a student to scam people out of money in Pulaski County.According to WKYT-TV, investigators said Sean Arnold went door-to-door telling people he was a Universit...
Fort Knox Sports Complex Opening
The Louisville ChannelThe new $4.7 million Fort Knox Youth Sports Complex will have a grand opening this weekend.The facility has a football and soccer combination field, three soccer fields and two baseball diamonds.The c...
Call Center To Bring 222 Jobs
The Louisville ChannelA call center company is opening a center in southern Kentucky that will bring 222 new full-time jobs to the state.Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced the plans by Senture Connect to...
Residents jump from third story balconies to escape fire
Wave 3Autumn Run Apartment Complex near Bardstown Road and the Watterson Expressway early Thursday. The fire started just before 1:30 a.m. in a second floor unit at 500 Wimbleton Court. Firefighters arrive...
Louisville Zoo opens zip line
Wave 3LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) - Now people can zip over the Louisville zoo. The zoo says a zip line has opened to the public. Riders are secured in a harness that is tethered to an overhead cable and zip over ...
NTSB has been seeking fire fighting equipment on cargo planes
Courier-JournalEvidence of smoke in the cockpit as two UPS pilots attempted a doomed emergency landing last week near Dubai is expected to give new fervor to a debate over requiring cargo jets to carry an automatic ...
Man shot in face in Churchill Downs area
Courier-JournalThe victim was shot in the face and transported to University Hospital, according to Dwight Mitchell, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police. His condition was unknown.
Ohio Rod Products to grow in Southeastern Indiana
Business Firstwill invest $3.1 million to expand its plant in the Southeastern Indiana town of Versailles. The expansion of the Ripley County plant is expected to lead to the creation of as many as 33 jobs by 2013...
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