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5:08 pm
Wed April 4, 2012

Former Ag Commissioner Ended Up With Hotel Points

FRANKFORT, Ky.  -- Records show former Agriculture Commission Richie Farmer received hotel reward points after hosting a convention at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington.

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9:49 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Lexington Police Detail Post-Game Celebration Response

LEXINGTON, Ky.  -- Doctors amputated the foot of a man shot during raucous street celebrations in Lexington after Kentucky won the NCAA basketball championship and police said Tuesday they were trying to find the shooting suspect.

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5:12 am
Tue April 3, 2012

Police Investigating Celebration-Related Shooting Near UK Campus

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Lexington police say they haven't made any arrest in a shooting that wounded a man as thousands of people were celebrating Kentucky's win over Kansas for another NCAA title.

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12:01 am
Tue April 3, 2012

Kentucky Holds Off Jayhawks To Capture 8th National Title

NEW ORLEANS --Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky won its eighth national championship, holding off Kansas for a 67-59 victory Monday night.

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7:34 am
Mon April 2, 2012

Anthony Davis First UK Player To Win Naismith Trophy

Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Louisville players. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

NEW ORLEANS - Kentucky star Anthony Davis has won the Naismith Trophy for men's college player of the year.

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10:28 am
Sun April 1, 2012

Military Says Kentucky Soldier Died In Afghanistan

LOUISVILLE, Ky.  -- The Department of Defense says a 20-year-old soldier from Kentucky has died in Afghanistan.

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10:09 am
Sun April 1, 2012

Fans Burn Couches, Flip Cars After UK's Win Over Louisville

LEXINGTON, Ky.  -- Riot police used pepper spray in small amounts for crowd control as thousands of rowdy fans swarmed into the streets near the University of Kentucky campus, overturning cars and lighting couches ablaze after a victory over cross-state rival Louisville in a Final Four matchup.

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8:45 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Kentucky Beats Louisville To Reach National Championship Game

NEW ORLEANS  — Kentucky owns the Bluegrass State. Now it can concentrate on the rest of the country.  Anthony Davis and top-seeded Kentucky will play for the national title Monday night after finally putting away pesky Louisville 69-61 in the Final Four on Saturday night.

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9:48 pm
Fri March 30, 2012

Lawmakers Give Final Passage To Lean State Budget

FRANKFORT, Ky.  -- A slow economic rebound led to a lean state budget for Kentucky, one that forces sharp cuts on most government agencies, leaves employees without pay raises again, and erases a planned cost-of-living increase from the monthly pension checks of retirees.

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6:55 pm
Fri March 30, 2012

UK's Anthony Davis Wins A.P. Player Of The Year

NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis was busier than any of the other players in the Final Four.  The Kentucky freshman had to make the circuit of Player of the Year presentations Friday, not that he was complaining.

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