Dan Modlin

Anyone wanting to file as a write-in candidate for the November 6th election in Kentucky must do so by Friday of this week. Under Kentucky law, write-in candidates for any office are required to file a Declaration of Intent to be a Write-in Candidate, and they must pay a filing fee prescribed by statute. Write-in candidates for President and Vice-President must also file a list of presidential electors pledged to the candidates.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ordered the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pay $20,000 to two newspapers, in a fight over child abuse records. The appeals court ruled Friday that Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd correctly ordered the state to cover the legal fees for the Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald-Leader in October of 2010.

A manufacturing firm based in Glasgow, Kentucky will create 25 new jobs through a plan to expand its operations. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced the $3.8 million SpanTech expansion project, which will include purchasing new equipment and leasing an additional 55,500 square feet.

Federal Emergency Management officials want people in the region to participate in "Drop, Cover, and Hold-on"drills Thursday, as part of a nationwide earthquake preparedness effort. They're calling the project the "Great Shakeout."

Louisville police have arrested a man who is accused of obtaining prescriptions for painkillers from 28 dentists in just a five month period. The Courier Journal reports that 42 year old Michael A. Osswald of Louisville is charged with 22 counts of attempting to obtain or obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.