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St. Ann Catholic Church in Morganfield is Hosting 1st Trail Ride on Saturday

If you love riding horses, or just want to have fun and help out a local church, come out to St. Ann Catholic Church’s first trail ride fundraising event this weekend. Gary Mike Hendrickson tells WMSK News he wanted to try something different and fun in order to raise funds for St. Ann’s Catholic Church. […]

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Owensboro man charged with numerous offenses after high-speed pursuit

An Owensboro man is facing numerous charges, including drug possession, after a vehicle pursuit with police on U.S. Highway 231 in Daviess County just after midnight.

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University looking to enhance security after death threat

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Officials at Eastern Kentucky University say they will look for ways to enhance security at the school more than a week after a death threat was found in a campus restroom.

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Coroner’s Office releases identity of man killed in fatal wreck in Warrick County, IN

The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of the man killed in a wreck this morning.

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Morganfield teen charged with trafficking marijuana facing additional charges in connection to vehicle thefts

The 18 year old male arrested Wednesday night after authorities say he accidentally sent a text message to a local police office wanting to buy marijuana is facing additional charges.

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Whitfield Announces Nearly $90K Grant for Madisonville Community College

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), is pleased to announce an $89,479 grant to support community food projects at Madisonville Community College in Madisonville, Kentucky.

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Kentucky’s jobless rate drops to 5 percent in September 2015

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 15, 2015) — Kentucky’s preliminary September 2015 unemployment rate fell to 5 percent from a seasonally adjusted 5.2 percent in August 2015, according to the Office of Employment and Training (OET), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.

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Lord of the Fork Race Set For Oct. 24 on Russell Fork

ELKHORN CITY, Ky. – The Lord of the Fork whitewater race – which attracts paddlers from around the world — will be Oct. 24 on the Russell Fork River. This competition features Class 5 rapids that require experienced paddlers to maneuver through whitewater. The Russell Fork runs through a gorge strewn with boulders and offers

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Shift to Permanent Traffic Configuration Started at New I-69 Interchange with Pennyrile Pkwy & WK Pkwy in HOPKINS County

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has started transitioning traffic to the permanent alignment in the new in the New I-69 Interchange with the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway and Wendell Ford-Western Kentucky Parkway near Nortonville in HOPKINS County.

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