Progress Kentucky’s Shawn Reilly, the figure at the center of the Mitch McConnell audio recording controversy, appears to have a criminal past beyond what was previously known, that 1) involves drugs and firearms, and 2) appears to have been covered up. You’ll want to read the latest on this scandal. [Page One] It could be [...]

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Louisville’s downtown economy is holding its own after the recession, but steps must be taken to attract people to live in the urban area. That’s the conclusion of the Louisville Downtown Development Corporation’s annual report. [WDRB] The University of Louisville is inviting the public to help celebrate its men’s and women’s basketball teams Wednesday at [...]

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Greg Fischer needs to rethink his strategy because this abandoned properties bill is solid. Just because the city could take over vacant properties doesn’t mean it would have to. [C-J/AKN] Sounds like Mellwood/Story Ave on the average afternoon. Chinese officials say they have fished out 900 dead pigs from a Shanghai river that is a [...]

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Alexcia Simmons has been named the Kentucky Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for her sound character, leadership skills and willingness to give back to the community. [WDRB] The public has been invited to open-house events for the east-end crossing of the Ohio River Bridges Project. [News & Tribune] [...]

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Clarksville, Ind. says it’s the oldest town in the Old Northwest Territory. Now leaders are exploring whether it should become a city. [WDRB] If the event is losing $70,000 per year, why on earth is it entirely free? Why not charge a buck per person? The Waterfront Independence Festival, a two-day free public fireworks and [...]

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It’s more crowded than ever inside Metro Corrections so Mayor Fischer is bringing “geeks” in to fix the problem. Louisville Metro Corrections houses about 2,000 inmates most days in a facility designed to hold 1,800 people. [WDRB] Jerry McCheese is scheduled to be on-hand with Greg Fischer for this morning’s Big Four Bridge Funtimes. Others [...]

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Inside Louisville’s jail, moms, wives, and daughters are desperately trying to get clean of heroin. [WDRB] Americans may be turning away from the hard sciences at universities, but they are increasingly showing up at “science cafes” in local bars and restaurants to listen to scientific talks over a drink or a meal. [Reuters] How excited [...]

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Retailers now have the option to charge a checkout fee when you use your credit card. The new checkout fee would offset the fee retailers pay credit card processors. [WDRB] A military veteran who was confronted by Louisville police last year at Mid City Mall has filed a lawsuit over the incident claiming he was [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. You can help. [Support Our New Project!] The hot gossip this week is that there’s about to be a ton more fun things roll out of the mayor’s office in Jeffersonville quite soon. [Deep Jeffersonville Thoughts] You can’t even offer a cop [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen because it’s so close we can taste it. [Support Our New Project!] Shocking news: the arena is still struggling for revenue. So let’s allow people like Bob Gunnell to scam the entire city by claiming an NBA [...]

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