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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A former Kentucky lawmaker serving life in prison apologized publicly for the first time Friday to the family of his former fiancee, whom he pleaded guilty to shooting and killing in Lexington four years ago.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Five teams of architects will compete in a brainstorming competition Saturday to imagine a design for a building to fill the lot at 137 West Main Street in downtown Lexington.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Governor Steve Beshear and some 50 Kentucky business leaders will travel to Canada next week on a trade mission.

The itinerary includes stops in Montreal and Toronto.

Beshear announced the trip on Friday, saying it is intended to increase commerce between Kentucky and Canada.

Kentucky already has strong business ties to Canada with an estimated $11 billion in bilateral trade. Canada imported some $7.3 billion in Kentucky products and services in 2012.

BARDSTOWN, Ky. — American flags lined the main road, uniformed officers stood at attention and traffic backed up for miles Thursday as a bereaved community gathered for the funeral of a slain police officer.

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Democrat James Kay is leading the way when it comes to fundraising in the 56th District state House race. Campaign representatives say Kay raised more than $88,000 in the first reporting period for the June 25th special election.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The University of Kentucky will be among 10 flagship state schools making up the first wave of large public universities signing on to a partnership with Coursera, one of the country’s leading platforms for what’s called “massive open online courses” or MOOCs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A conservative Kentucky group that was targeted by the IRS last year is now suing the agency and the federal government.

The Kentucky 9/12 Project, with help from the American Center for Law and Justice, is joining  conservative groups from other states in filing suit.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -  Music videos featuring central Kentucky musicians will be the focus of a new television show coming to KET. The producers of the online video blog Shaker Steps have been approved to produce 13 episodes that will begin airing this fall.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Vermont-based Magic Hat has filed for a preliminary injunction against Lexington’s West Sixth Brewing Co. in reaction to the local brewer’s online campaign against the company.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Lexington’s pilot food truck program may have cleared first reading at the Urban County Council, but a host of details including parking time limits and fines remain to be finalized by the city’s parking authority.