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A home in Cumberland County, Ky, is seen on May 1, 2013, where a 2-year-old girl was shot by her 5-year-old brother with a gun designed for children. Investigators say the Tuesday shooting was accidental. The children's mother was home at the time of the shooting Tuesday afternoon but had stepped out to the front porch for a few minutes and "she heard the gun go off," Cumberland County Coroner Gary White said. He said the rifle was kept in a corner and the family didn't realize a bullet was left inside it.(AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

In 'Guntucky' residents defend culture after 5-year-old shoots 2-year-old

Dylan Lovan, Travis Loller The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 9:50am

BURKESVILLE, Ky. -- As Stephanie Sparks cleaned the kitchen, her 5-year-old son, Kristian, began playing with a rifle he was given last year. She stepped out onto the front porch, poured grease out of a frying pan for the dogs and "heard the gun go off," a Kentucky coroner said.

Authorities said the boy had fatally shot his 2-year-old sister, Caroline, in the chest.

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40 lost hikers rescued

Dylan Lovan The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 8, 2013 - 4:00pm

WHITESBURG, Ky. — Officials say more than three dozen Pennsylvania college students visiting Kentucky for a mission trip are all safe after becoming lost when a sightseeing mountain hike unexpectedly stretched into the night.

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In this undated photo released by the U.S. Marines, Sgt. Dakota Meyer poses for a photo while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Ganjgal Village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The White House announced the 23-year-old Marine scout sniper from Columbia, Ky., who has since left the Marine Corps, will become the first living Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor in decades for his actions in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/U.S. Marines)

Memorials set as Marine gets Medal of Honor

Dylan Lovan The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 10:28am

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Dakota Meyer saved 36 lives from an ambush in Afghanistan and the former Marine will collect the nation's highest military honor at the White House on Thursday. While he is receiving the Medal of Honor, Meyer's slain comrades will be memorialized in hometown ceremonies at his request.

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Tornado strikes Kentucky Derby's historic home

Dylan Lovan, The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 8:53pm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Susan Margolis rushed to Churchill Downs on a rescue mission as a tornado was pummeling stables full of horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

The second twister to strike at the 136-year-old track demolished parts of her husband Steve's barn and six others Wednesday night but left without inflicting any human or equine casualties.

Churchill Downs' famed twin spires, along with the stands and clubhouse, were untouched by the tornado's swirling winds. The historic track has survived flooding, ice storms and heavy winds over the years. On Wednesday, it was hit by its first tornado since 1928, according to National Weather Service information.

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