The way is being cleared for construction to begin on the new Downtown Crossing. Signs of progress are already visible, with work under way on the safety zone at Waterfront Park. [WDRB] Can Colonel Sanders win back Chinese diners? Louisville-based Yum! Brands Inc., which owns KFC, reported last week that same-store sales in China plunged [...]

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General Electric is hoping to bring some excitement to the chore of doing laundry with a line of high-efficiency, front-loading washers and dryers. The new line means about 200 new jobs in Louisville. [WLKY] Why the hell is government constantly creating charities? The Louisville Water Co. has created a charitable affiliate, the Louisville Water Foundation, [...]

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Skeletal remains found behind a Jeffersonville church last month have been identified as a missing man who lived nearby. Stephen Reedy had been missing since September of 2011. [WDRB] How does Kentucky score when it comes to local food? Last year, the Commonwealth was 6th nationally. This year? 18th. [Ruh Ro] Shots rang out in [...]

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Hoo boy, the internets, Twitter and such were abuzz this week when the Cardinals reached the top of the world. Everybody wanted to know what was in the water in Louisville. And they weren’t talking about Chromium 6. From Sports Illustrated: It’s been a decent few days for the University of Louisville’s basketball programs: Sunday [...]

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The effort to merge MSD and the Water Company is getting bigger and bigger. It’s only a matter of time until you’re spending even more money on the two services. [WHAS11] The number of construction jobs in the Louisville metropolitan statistical area declined by 3.5 percent from December 2011 to December 2012, according to a [...]

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Check this out: After 30 years of service to Louisville Water Company, Greg Heitzman has announced he will step down as President and CEO on May 1. Heitzman will assume the full-time Executive Director’s role at MSD at the request of Mayor Greg Fischer. -SNIP- The Board of Water Works, the governing entity for Louisville [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] A garage full of marijuana and piles of cash are discovered in an Okolona home. [WDRB] Jefferson Circuit Judge Frederic Cowan ruled last week that Louisville Metro Government, the Louisville Zoo and the [...]

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We’re closer and closer to hitting our goal and launching our new project. Consider helping make that happen. [Support Our New Project!] Ohio River regulators have voted unanimously to allow a West Virginia company five more years to comply with new, more stringent pollution requirements. [WFPL] Helping the homeless is as easy as donating your [...]

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Here’s a non-shocker: International Coal Group lied about tens of thousands of pollution incidents. The state was apparently complicit and sat on its hands. Here’s an actual shocker: environmental groups were allowed to intervene and conduct a third-party audit of ICG’s shenanigans. From a release: The non-profit groups uncovered tens of thousands of violations of [...]

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The defense attorney for David Whitlock, the Jefferson County constable charged with shooting a suspected shoplifter outside a southwestern Jefferson County Walmart, wants a judge to allow him to raise the victim’s probation status when the trial begins next month. [C-J/AKN] Money is the root of the issue that brought animal supporters to the Clark [...]

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