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Byline: BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press

18 Nov

Veteran news executive Reg Murphy, who survived abduction decades ago, has died at 90

published on November 18, 2024 - 2:21 PM

Reg Murphy, a renowned journalist whose newsgathering career included stints as an editor and top executive at newspapers in Atlanta,

02 May

Kentucky governor predicts trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business investments

published on May 2, 2024 - 2:49 PM

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear predicted Thursday that his recent economic development trip to Germany and Switzerland will reap more business

07 Sep

Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager

published on September 7, 2023 - 1:11 PM

(AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams — and

13 Jun

Kentucky shatters its fatal overdose record; fentanyl blamed

published on June 13, 2022 - 4:51 PM

(AP) — Fatal drug overdoses rose nearly 15% in Kentucky last year, surpassing 2,000 deaths as the increased use of

07 Mar

Report: American whiskey exports starting to rebound

published on March 7, 2022 - 9:42 AM

(AP) — American whiskey exports, battered by tariffs and the COVID-19 pandemic, started rebounding in 2021, but distillers have more

07 Feb

Cheers: Whiskey sales start comeback in bars, restaurants

published on February 7, 2022 - 10:32 AM

(AP) — Bill Thomas sold off thousands of bottles from his whiskey inventory in 2020 to keep his acclaimed Washington,

16 Dec

Tornado-hit factory sued; workers said they couldn’t leave

published on December 16, 2021 - 1:22 PM

(AP) — Survivors of a tornado that leveled a Kentucky candle factory, killing eight workers, have filed a lawsuit claiming

28 Oct

GE Appliances announces $450 million investment in Kentucky

published on October 28, 2021 - 2:43 PM

(AP) — GE Appliances announced plans Thursday to add more than 1,000 jobs at its sprawling Kentucky operations as part

19 Oct

Bourbon producer signals intent to hire replacement workers

published on October 19, 2021 - 1:24 PM

Declaring an impasse in contract talks with striking union workers, global spirits producer Heaven Hill said Monday it will start

26 May

McConnell discusses prospects for another round of relief

published on May 26, 2020 - 12:41 PM

Faced with a collapsed job market, Congress needs to tend to unemployment insurance funds supporting millions thrown out of work,

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