Kentucky girl struck and killed by sheriff's deputy's car (Lexington Herald-Leader)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. . A sheriff's deputy driving an unmarked car accidentally struck and killed an 11-year-old Kentucky girl who darted in front of his car along a road, police said Friday. Murfreesboro Police Detective James Boske said the girl was visiting her grandmother Thursday night when she was hit. She died early Friday at Vanderbilt Hospital. Investigators believe Lakeisha ...

Central Kentucky's housing market shows resiliency (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Fewer people in The Bluegrass are signing their names to home mortgages, but if you have the money, now might be the perfect time to buy. A report released this week by the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors showed some resiliency in the Central Kentucky housing market. The existing home sale median sale price dropped only 2 percent for June 2008. The latest national figures ...

Speed narrowly wins ARCA race at Kentucky (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Scott Speed is proving to be a quick study in stock cars. The 25-year-old Californian, who last year was driving in Formula One, notched his second career ARCA RE/MAX Series victory last night in the Kentucky 150 at Kentucky Speedway.

Scott Speed gambles on fuel to win ARCA Kentucky 150 (Everett Herald)
SPARTA KY -- Scott Speed gambled on fuel mileage, dodged a dozen bullets, and in the end, out-dueled Sean Caisse during two late-race restarts to win the event-filled ARCA RE/MAX Series 150 Friday, July, 18 at Kentucky Speedway.

NASCAR's aversion to Kentucky Speedway illogical (Lexington Herald-Leader)
If NASCAR never sanctions a Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, count me among those who think it has that right. As I've noted before, if you and I open the best fast-food restaurant in Lexington, have the best food, the friendliest employees, the lowest prices, it doesn't mean that McDonald's is obligated to give us a franchise. NASCAR, in my view, has the same right to choose ...