A man is found dead on Oak Street between 6th Street and 7th Street. Possibility City. [WDRB] It is called the sport of kings and it has been in this haven of racecourses, stables and studs since the 17th century, when King Charles I and his courtiers made the 100-mile journey here by horse-drawn carriages. [...]

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This week, Papaw Beshear and Jane discuss the fancy Kentucky Derby celebration:

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One local group says it’s concerned about possible plans to demolish a historic home in their community. [WDRB] Lexington officials find ways to handle run-down and abandoned property. Could Louisville learn a thing or two? [H-L] A brutal attack was reported early Sunday morning inside a South Louisville movie theater. [WHAS11] A new nanotechnology to [...]

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In the great words of Dubya, “Is our students learning?” A Jefferson County Public Schools teacher has been arrested after police say she sexually abused a student. [WDRB] After his horse Java’s War won the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland, trainer Kenny McPeek, the old Tates Creek High School graduate, was asked [...]

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We’ve received more hate mail for not mentioning that she’s unavailable for the parade than we have anything else in two years. WTF? Many fans were pulling for Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence to be this year’s grand marshal for the Pegasus Parade. [WDRB] Working from a Louisville motel, the prostitute from Chicago found clients through [...]

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We told you meemaw would be upset about Cyndi Lauper! She dropped the f-bomb on live television and it was awesome. Dawne Gee almost died on the spot. She literally wet herself and all the anchors at other stations had heart palps. (Okay, maybe it wasn’t so awesome for all the little kids who had [...]

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Way to go, Dismas. One of your folks tried to rape a woman at the Humane Society. [FOX41] What happens in Kentucky when you’re profiting from the foreclosure crisis? You run for office as a Democrat! Specifically, for the 19th District State Senate district in Louisville. [Page One] What will make the food desert bloom? [...]

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General Electric’s profits were hit by one-off charges. The company made $3.03 billion in the first quarter, down 10% from the same period last year. [BBC] The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights last week publicly accepted three conciliation agreements in fair housing cases, including one in Madison County. [John Cheves] 400,000 plus people attended Thunder [...]

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You know what’s weird/creepy? Marty Storch mentioning liquid courage on the teevee last year while discussing the Derby Festival’s Hole-in-One contest: Note: here’s the original segment from which we pulled the clip. It’s only fitting to mention selling alcohol when your boss is a notorious drunk driver. You’ll note that this interview took place around [...]

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Mr. Social Media Mayor/Whistleblower Firing Mayor/Animal Ignorance Mayor/Drunk Driving Supporting Mayor is getting into a fight on the Twitter machine just in time for the Derby Festival (don’t want to scare meemaw and poppop with the homeless and hippies): Correction – we meant Chris Poynter, as that’s who often Tweets for Fischer. Morrison hit the [...]

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