#kentucky

8:12am, 1st August, 2019

Gas explosion in rural Kentucky kills one, ignites homes

A gas line explosion early on Thursday in a residential community in rural Kentucky sent up a ball of flame that could be seen for miles, killing one person and setting several houses on fire, a local sheriff said.

5:20am, 1st August, 2019

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Gas explosion in rural Kentucky, kills one

A gas line explosion early on Thursday in a residential community in rural Kentucky sent up a ball of flame that could be seen for miles, killing one person and setting several houses on fire, a local sheriff said.

Gas explosion in Lincoln County, Kentucky, kills one: local media

4:37am, 1st August, 2019

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Gas explosion in Lincoln County, Kentucky, kills one: local media

One person was killed by a gas explosion in Kentucky's Lincoln County on Thursday, according to LEX 18 News.

Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

8:45pm, 22nd April, 2019

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Kentucky Derby a magnet for human trafficking, officials warn

Human traffickers are likely to prey on vulnerable young women and children at this year's Kentucky Derby, state and local officials warned on Monday, and urged spectators to be alert to people with matching tattoos or branding marks.

Teen found in Kentucky is not missing boy Timmothy Pitzen: FBI

4:22pm, 4th April, 2019

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Teen found in Kentucky is not missing boy Timmothy Pitzen: FBI

A teen who told Kentucky police he was Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who went missing in 2011, is not the long-lost child, the FBI said on Thursday.

Teen found in Kentucky claims he is boy missing since 2011, DNA test results awaited

2:56pm, 4th April, 2019

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Teen found in Kentucky claims he is boy missing since 2011, DNA test results awaited

The identity of a 14-year-old boy who told Kentucky police he is Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 just before his mother committed suicide, was expected to become clear on Thursday following a DNA test, according to local media reports.

U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky, Arkansas

4:56pm, 27th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. judge blocks Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky, Arkansas

A federal judge on Wednesday overturned the Trump administration's approval of plans by the states of Kentucky and Arkansas to impose new work requirements on people seeking to obtain benefits from the Medicaid health insurance program.

Kentucky launches probe into drug overcharges by pharmacy benefit managers

11:38am, 21st March, 2019

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Kentucky launches probe into drug overcharges by pharmacy benefit managers

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said on Thursday he had launched an investigation into allegations that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) had overcharged state health insurance programs for drugs and discriminated against independent pharmacies...

CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student

8:34am, 13th March, 2019

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CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student

A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the "face of an unruly hate mob" confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.