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	Governor Calls For Look At Nuclear, Other Energy Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky should look at nuclear power to generate electricity in the future.
	Blaze At Riverside Downs Kills 26 Horses Another fire has hit a western Kentucky stable, killing 26 horses.
	Electric Car Plant Zapped By Investor Pullout Plans to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Franklin have been short-circuited by the pullout of a major investor.
	Lexington Legislator Wants To End Income Tax State Rep. Bill Farmer of Lexington says he's preparing a bill that would replace the state income tax with a tax on services.
	Eastern Ky. Man Pleads Guilty In Murder Plot An eastern Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire scheme that was thwarted by investigators.
	State Approves Tax Refunds For Jim Beam The Kentucky Tourism Development Authority has approved tax refunds to help Jim Beam pay for improvements at its Clermont distillery.
	Luallen: Scholarships May Be Too Costly Kentucky should rethink its merit-based scholarship program, state Auditor Crit Luallen told a panel Wednesday.
	Accused Mom Mouths: 'I Didn't Do It' A soldier's wife faces charges of setting a fire at their Kentucky Army base home that killed her two young children.
	Kidney Donor Suing Recipient Over Verbal Contract A western Kentucky man who donated a kidney to a friend's brother is now suing the recipient.
	Western Ky. Official Charged With Sex Abuse A county official in western Kentucky has been indicted on three counts of sexual abuse and two counts of harassment.