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City Responds to Scorching Heat

Updated: 11:24 PM With temperatures climbing into record setting highs, Mayor Jim Newberry took several steps to offer heat relief to citizens, including opening heat relief stations and cutting admission prices to pools.

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Another KY Health Department Considers Smoking Ban

Updated: 8:40 AM Until today, the Madison County Health Department was the only one in Kentucky to consider a smoking ban, then approve it. Now, the Hopkins County Health Department is taking up the issue.

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Nicholasville Police Search For Sex Offender

Posted: 11:42 PM Nicholasville police are looking for a convicted sex offender. Chadwick Bascum Purvis, 31, is wanted for being non-compliant to the state's sex offender registry.

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Heat Wave Bakes The Bluegrass

Updated: 8:42 AM Record-setting heat is gripping Kentucky and much of the central part of the country. The heat has people across the state making concessions, from preparing for home football games to opening homeless shelters.

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Pain At The Pump Eases

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Updated: 8:47 AM The Energy Department says it'll be a little less painful filling your gas tank.

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Kentucky Man Arrested In Internet Sting

Posted: 5:51 PM Officials say 46-year-old Thomas Vascotto, of Cynthiana, traveled to Pennsylvania to have sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl. The girl was actually an undercover agent.

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Plant Near Richmond To Hire 100 Workers

Posted: 2:06 PM A luxury home appliance manufacturer has announced plans to locate a new factory in Richmond. The company reports it will create an estimated 100 new, full-time jobs and invest $35.5 million in the commonwealth.

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EKU President Tenders Resignation

Updated: 1:43 PM The president of Eastern Kentucky University has tendered her resignation after interviewing yesterday for the top job at Bradley University.

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Morris Charged With Reckless Driving

Updated: 11:24 PM New York Knicks player Randolph Morris was arrested in Lexington early Tuesday and charged with reckless driving, a court official said.

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