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Rick has been a member of the WFPL News team since 2001 and has covered numerous beats and events over the years.   Most recently heââ

Society
9:30 am
Tue December 3, 2013

USC Professor's Work on Nuclear Proliferation Receives Grawemeyer 'World Order' Award

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Originally published on Mon December 2, 2013 9:02 pm

The University of Louisville’s 2014 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order goes to a professor and researcher for his writings on nuclear proliferation.

Jacques Hymans is associate professor of international relations at the University of Southern California.  He’s being honored for his 2012 book, "Achieving Nuclear Ambitions: Scientists, Politicians and Proliferation."

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Business
12:53 pm
Wed September 11, 2013

Longtime Bourbon Master Distiller Lincoln Henderson Dies at 75

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Originally published on Thu September 12, 2013 8:52 am

One of the legends of Kentucky’s bourbon industry has died.

Longtime master distiller Lincoln Henderson died Tuesday at the age of 75.

Henderson spent 40 years as master distiller for Louisville-based Brown-Forman Corporation, helping develop brands such as Woodford Reserve and Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel.

Henderson came out of retirement in 2006 to start a new brand, Angel’s Envy, with his son and grandson.

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Sports
4:26 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

Cards Prepping for College World Series Showdown with IU

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Originally published on Mon June 10, 2013 3:54 pm

The University of Louisville baseball team is preparing for the program’s first College World Series appearance since 2007, and just the second in school history.       

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Sports
4:28 pm
Tue April 9, 2013

How Louisville Went From 'Little Brother' To Powerhouse

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Louisville forward Chane Behanan celebrates after defeating Michigan in the NCAA basketball championship on Monday. It was the school's first basketball title since 1986.
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Louisville Cardinals' athletic director Tom Jurich is often cited as the reason the school has become a national athletic powerhouse.
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Originally published on Tue April 9, 2013 6:34 pm

University of Louisville fans have had a lot to cheer about lately — and not just basketball.

Monday's big victory by Louisville's men's basketball team over Michigan is just the latest success for the school and for an athletic department that is quickly becoming one of the country's most admired.

In January, the football team upset fourth-ranked Florida to win the Sugar Bowl, and coach Charlie Strong turned down a lucrative offer from the University of Tennessee to continue rebuilding the Louisville program.

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Government
2:35 pm
Mon September 3, 2012

Tuesday Second Court Furlough Day

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Tomorrow marks the second of three furlough days in Kentucky’s state judicial system. Courthouses across the state will be closed as part of the system’s budget cutting plan. Most court operations, including pre-trial services, driver license branches and bond processing will be shut down.

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Sports
2:55 pm
Fri June 8, 2012

I'll Have Another Retired; Dullahan New Belmont Favorite

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 3:02 pm

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another’s racing career is over.

The colt’s handlers withdrew him from tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes after a swollen tendon was discovered in his left foreleg.     Owner Paul Reddam says he'll be retired. 

I’ll Have Another was the 4-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes and become racing’s first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

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Sports
11:43 am
Fri June 8, 2012

I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont Stakes

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Originally published on Fri June 8, 2012 10:57 am

Triple Crown contender I’ll Have Another has been scratched from tomorrow’s Belmont Stakes.

Trainer Doug O’Neill says he pulled the colt from the race after he showed early signs of tendonitis in his left front leg.    O’Neill told radio talk show host Dan Patrick that he’s not sure how I’ll Have Another was injured, but he’s not taking any chances by running him Saturday.

I’ll Have Another was positioned to become racing’s first Triple Crown winner since

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