Southern Baptist Convention presidents urges more missions, minority membersLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Southern Baptists are facing a membership decline that could shrink the nation’s largest Protestant denomination by nearly half in 40 years, its convention president said Tuesday. Southern Baptists to focus on energizing missionary efforts at annual meeting in KentuckyLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Southern Baptists are beginning their national assembly in Kentucky and are looking at ways to energize missionary efforts. Huckabee says the US should respond more strongly in support of protesters in IranLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee says the U.S. should respond more strongly in support of political protesters in Iran. O Canada: Tobacco advocates claim Canadian proposal would ban some leaf imported from USLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tobacco advocates used to being on the defensive in their own country are fuming over a Canadian proposal they say could essentially ban some American leaf often used in cigarettes sold across the northern border. Army Corps of Engineers takes on bold task: Moving flood-prone Ky. town to higher groundMARTIN, Ky. — The trucks have come again to haul away soaked sofas and waterlogged mattresses. Cars that weren’t moved soon enough have been towed away, their engines and interiors fouled. Ky. officials investigate death of boy found pinned by church elevator after wedding receptionSTURGIS, Ky. — Kentucky officials were investigating what happened to an 8-year-old boy who was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother’s wedding reception. Ky. police: Boy, 8, found dead with head pinned by church elevator after wedding receptionSTURGIS, Ky. — State police were investigating after the body of an 8-year-old boy was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother’s wedding reception. As rivals pitch pasta, sandwiches, Papa John’s keeps its eye on the pieLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John’s is betting the store on keeping its eye on the pie — even as two larger competitors load their plates with pasta with pasta or sandwiches to boost sales in the slumping economy. People encountering more bears, some of them brazen, as populations rise in eastern USHARLAN, Ky. — Bobby Koger was deer hunting on a Kentucky hillside when a black bear gave him the fright of his life. Brown-Forman fiscal 4th-quarter profit drops 20 percent on sales decline, costs for job cutsMILWAUKEE — The recession keeps cutting into consumer drinking, Brown-Forman Corp. said Wednesday, as it announced its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell 20 percent, hurt by costs related to job cuts and distributors’ inventory cuts — taken in response to consumers reducing their spending on big sellers like Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. Audit: TVA shoreline deals with NC congressman, others appear to show preferential treatmentKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wealthy and influential people seeking private lakeshore access to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 11,000 miles of shoreline on the Tennessee River system appeared to receive preferential treatment, according to an audit. Ky. man pleads guilty in disabled sister’s death; woman’s body was found mummified in carGEORGETOWN, Ky. — A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his disabled sister, whose mummified remains were found in the trunk of his car last year. Highway shoulders, medians grow shaggy as cash-strapped states mow less during recessionHAGERSTOWN, Md. — America’s highways are taking on a shaggier look for the peak travel season. Grasses, shrubs and wildflowers are exploding across median strips and road shoulders this summer as states cut back on mowing to save money. Piece be with you: Ky. Protestant church welcomes pistol-packers to 2nd Amendment eventLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. Guns and God: Ky. Protestant church welcomes pistol-packers to 2nd Amendment eventLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. God and guns: Ky. Protestant church welcomes pistol-packers to 2nd Amendment eventLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting people to bring their guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity 2 Kentucky men jailed for stealing baby Jesus from family’s Nativity scene in small townSOMERSET, Ky. — A Christmas prank in a small Kentucky town has netted jail time for two young men who stole the baby Jesus. State: Louisville Zoo train that derailed, injuring 22, had daily and seasonal inspectionsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A miniature train that derailed and injured 22 people at the Louisville Zoo underwent daily inspections and passed a state examination in January, safety officials said Tuesday. Louisville Zoo to reopen after train ride derails near gorilla house, injuring 22LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Zoo planned to open as normal Tuesday while inspectors tried to figure out why a miniature train derailed and sent 22 people to hospitals. Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla house; 22 taken to hospitals, 1 child criticalLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A small train carrying visitors to the Louisville Zoo fell off the tracks Monday, sending 22 people to hospitals including one child who was critically injured, officials said. Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla house; 20 on board taken to hospitals, none criticalLOUISVILLE, Ky. — At least one person was seriously injured and 19 others were taken to hospitals, including several children, after a small train with Louisville Zoo visitors aboard derailed Monday, an emergency official said. Louisville Zoo train derails near gorilla exhibit; EMS workers take people off, 1 by stretcherLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Emergency officials say 20 people, including children, have been taken to hospitals, some with serious injuries after train carrying Louisville Zoo visitors overturned. Travel briefsWashington tourism launches ‘Lost Symbol’ Web site for Dan Brown book Battle of Sacramento will attract hundreds of re-enactors from 16 statesSACRAMENTO, Ky. — Hundreds of Civil War re-enactors from several states will converge in western Kentucky this weekend for the Battle of Sacramento. Missing Ohio boy who allegedly threatened teachers, classmates arrested in Tenn. after searchNORWALK, Ohio — Authorities in Tennessee arrested a missing 13-year-old boy Wednesday who set off a nationwide search after allegedly making threats against teachers and classmates. You go girl: Filly Rachel Alexandra to take on the boys in the PreaknessBALTIMORE — This must be one special filly. She’s all that: Filly Rachel Alexandra creates a buzz at Preakness, even before her arrivalBALTIMORE — Having already been soundly defeated twice by Rachel Alexandra, trainer Larry Jones has come to this realization as he prepares Kentucky Derby favorite Friesan Fire for a redemptive ride in the Preakness: Beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Friesan Fire tries again in PreaknessBALTIMORE — Larry Jones knows something about running a filly against the boys in a Triple Crown race, and he’s not looking forward to the threat posed by Rachel Alexandra. Churchill wins permission from Ky. racing commission to cut 7 race days from spring meetLEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a request by Churchill Downs to drop seven race days from the 2009 spring meet. |
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