Kentucky

Some recent stories:

Top Louisville lawyer sought on tax charges kills himself

Courier JOurnal

As one of Louisville's leading real-estate attorneys, Hank Diamond closed some of the biggest deals in town, fellow lawyers say -- and he had the Range Rover, Lexus and $520,000 Tudor-style home in Mockingbird Valley to prove it.

Lawyer accused in alleged plots to drain assets

Courier Journal

The alleged scheme was simple: Using an alias, begin the process of buying a small business. Drain its assets while the deal is pending. Then disappear before closing, paying nothing, pocketing the diverted loot.

Lists to name parents behind in support payments

Courier Journal

In addition to the $25,000 advertisement in the newspaper, with the names of 616 parents who owe at least $10,000 in child support, the office will run another 2,590 names online ? for a total of 3,206 people ? including at least 100 women ? owing more than $97 million.

Judge rules bid-tampering case should have two trials

By Beth Musgrave on State Government / Bluegrass Politics Blog

FRANKFORT -- A federal judge says a state bid tampering case should be separated into two trials. U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves ruled Monday that the first part of a case against road contractor Leonard Lawson, former Transportation Secretary William Nighbert and Lawson employee Brian Billings should only involve the conspiracy and bribery counts against Lawson and Nighbert. That trial is scheduled for June 23.

Felner seeks to move trial from Louisville 

Courier Journal

The lawyer for Robert Felner, the former University of Louisville education dean who is facing federal fraud charges in connection with the alleged misuse of grant money and other funds, says his client cannot get a fair trial in Louisville, and has asked that the case be heard in either Paducah, Bowling Green or Owensboro.

U of L close to hiring faculty neurosurgeons to staff E.R.

Courier Journal

The University of Louisville says it is close to hiring several neurosurgeons to replace eight faculty doctors hired by Norton Healthcare earlier this year ? perhaps averting a crisis in neurosurgical coverage at University Hospital's busy emergency room.

Legal action possible over doctors' hiring

Courier Journal

The controversy over Norton Healthcare's hiring of eight University of Louisville faculty neurosurgeons could be headed for a courtroom.

Some other stories are below the fold:

Decker students may get refunds

Courier Journal

The state is offering the partial paybacks to students who were enrolled in Decker College in Kentucky and Indianapolis when the school shut down in September 2005 and haven't already received a refund or had their debt forgiven.

Chief Justice Roberts reveals philosophies, humor

Courier Journal

Judge orders halt to inmate-release program

Courier Journal

A southeastern Kentucky judge has ordered the state to stop releasing prisoners under a controversial early-release program.

Parole denied for former priest Louis Miller Courier Journal

Kentucky may cut its pension costs again Courier JOurnal

Some workers in clerk's office to have pay cut Courier Journal