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Select a special report Overcoming Infertility Changes at MSD Status offenders Olmsted Dam project Sherman Minton Bridge closure 9-11: Ten Years Later Louisville's vacant-property problem Wounds of War Metro Council discretionary funding Civil War in Kentucky Prescription for Tragedy Preying on seniors Jobs for the future Inside KFC Yum! Center Obesity surgery: A weighty decision Black coaches making their mark Behind the bars at Otter Creek Jockey safety is no sure bet The Legacy of Ann Gotlib Officer's cases riddled with dismissals Children in Crisis Domestic violence in Kentucky Kentucky's death-penalty system Trial by fire Medical breakthroughs Troubles at Park DuValle Football player's death Officer absent, case dismissed Family services audit U of L Foundation Road contractor U of L professor Soldier's murder case Cervical cancer vaccine The storms Middle-class insurance Tragedy on the track Education commissioner Greg Page Shock probation Black lung Troubled towers Crash of Comair 5191 Punishment doesn't fit crime Well deals cost investors A hoax most cruel Busing's legacy

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Giant mural to honor Louisville basketball coaching legend Denny Crum