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Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. CBC | Sports News
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Bourbon maker Jim Beam halts Kentucky production amid ongoing trade tensions
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Read More »Kentucky State University parent charged with murder after deadly shooting on campus
A father has been charged in the wake of Tuesday’s campus shooting that has left one student dead and another in a critical condition. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Child among the 11 killed in UPS plane crash in Kentucky
A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least 11 people, including a child. CBC | World News
Read More »Kentucky nurse gives CPR to drunk baby raccoon trapped in a dumpster
When Misty Combs found the tiny critter drunk on fermented peaches, and drowning in a dumpster, she knew she had to try to save it. CBC | World News
Read More »2 women killed, suspect dead in Kentucky church shooting, police say
Two women died on Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Journalism wins the Preakness two weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby
Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming from behind down the stretch make good on the lofty expectations of being the favourite in the middle leg of the Triple Crown two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Severe storms sweep through Kentucky, killing at least 14 people, after tornado batters Missouri
At least 14 people were killed overnight in Kentucky in the wake of severe storms, and the death toll is expected to rise, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Saturday, after the dangerous weather system ripped across the state and neighbouring Missouri, spawning tornadoes. CBC | World News
Read More »Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outduelling favourite Journalism in the slop
Sovereignty outduelled 3-1 favourite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday in Louisville, Ky. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Kentucky sheriff charged in fatal shooting of judge inside courthouse chambers
A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. CBC | World News
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