27 horses killed in blaze at Kentucky stable (Fox Sports)
Fire swept through a barn at a former race track Thursday, killing 27 horses. It was the second deadly blaze this year at Riverside Downs in western Kentucky, near the Indiana border. Among the horses killed was Kept Lady, which won a race Sunday at Churchill Downs. Investigators did not know what caused the blaze, which started between 5 and 5:30 a.m. EDT. "It's just a terrible thing," said ...

Wirth leads No. 13 Vandy over Eastern Kentucky (AP via Yahoo! News)
Christina Wirth scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, to help No. 13 Vanderbilt beat Eastern Kentucky 80-38 on Wednesday night.

News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 a.m. EST (Lexington Herald-Leader)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court has rejected two requests to halt the scheduled execution of Marco Allen Chapman, saying the death row inmate is competent to make his own decisions about whether to die. The high court on Wednesday ruled that Chapman, who has asked to be executed, is competent to make his own decisions. Because of that finding, Chief Justice John Minton said, ...

Gale Force Reports on Phase 1 Development for Kentucky Shale Gas Play (Rigzone)
Gale Force has announced further interim results from its initial "Phase 1" development program on its Kentucky Appalachian Shale Gas Property.

Early morning stable fire kills 27 horses at former racetrack in western Kentucky (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
HENDERSON, Ky. - Fire swept through a barn at a former race track Thursday, killing 27 horses. It was the second deadly blaze this year at Riverside Downs in western Kentucky, near the Indiana border. Among the horses killed was Kept Lady, which won a race Sunday at Churchill Downs.