Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon has announced that he is resigning from Congress. Recent allegations of sexual assault and abuse of prescription drugs have led to questions over whether he is fit for public office.

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Phil Moffett will be named the new president and CEO of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, a conservative think tank in Kentucky. The Louisville businessman was heavily backed by tea party activists during the campaign and came in second to Republican nominee David Williams in the GOP primary, but not after upsetting the state Senate President in the state’s most populous counties.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is looking for your Colonel Sanders stories. Photos, videos, and anecdotes - all relating to KFC's iconic founder - will be collected at ColonelSanders.com. Friends and family say there's more to the colonel the famous image that's printed on KFC restaurant signs and chicken buckets across the world. The goateed entrepreneur was born in 1890 and went from rags to riches, founding the world's largest chicken restaurant chain. Now the company is eager to introduce him to a new generation.

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A fifth of the nation's public school students attend rural schools, but nearly a third of those kids don't graduate. In fact, many schools that researchers have labeled "dropout factories" are in rural communities. No state has more than South Carolina, which has 50. In this state, lots of teenagers just don't think they need a high school diploma.

Amy Winehouse's father, mother, brother and friends remembered the young singer Tuesday at an emotional funeral ceremony in north London's Edgwarebury Cemetery.

Several hundred people attended the Jewish service, where her father, Mitch Winehouse, ended his eulogy with these words: "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and Daddy love you ever so much."

From the AP report on the funeral:

The U.S. Postal Service released a list Tuesday of 3,653 post offices that could be closed, including three in Louisville. But local civil rights leaders are concerned about one of the sites being reviewed because it serves as the only retail store in the city’s West End.  Thousand of offices are being studied for possible closure because of “lower foot traffic and revenue,” as the financially troubled agency continues to find ways to cut costs.  In fiscal year 2010, the Postal Service suffered a $8.5 billion net loss and posted a loss of $2.2 billion in the last quarter, according to CNN.

Today marks the beginning of a series of public meetings organized by Kentucky's Cabinet for Economic Development to be held across the state.  The meetings will focus on a hot topic in Kentucky and across the nation: job growth and investment. The idea is to identify emerging business sectors - and gather citizen input on how best to position those businesses for success. Holly Spade, director of the Office of Legal Services for the Cabinet, says the list of forums could grow longer.

Elizabethtown City Council on Monday chose a successor to replace outgoing Police Chief Ruben Gardner less than a week before he retires after 40 years as a lawman. The council Monday voted 5-1 to appoint former Louisville Metro Police Department Assistant Chief Tracy Schiller to step into Gardner’s shoes — the first change in the department’s top seat in 20 years.

A plea went out Monday for area residents to call lawmakers, the governor’s office or anybody they can think of, to stress how important completing Interstate 65 is for the state. Accidents on the 38 miles that haven’t yet been expanded to six lanes are depleting volunteer resources, Hart County Judge-Executive Terry Martin told the Barren River Area Development District board Monday.

In the wake of the self-proclaimed “regretted action” of Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Miller, who shot and killed Bart and Renee Lewis’ pet Labrador, Daisy, several training facilities in Shelby County say they will offer classes to law enforcement concerning dealings with domestic animals and their potential to use aggressive behavior. Plus, Shelby County Sheriff Mike Armstrong said there are some training procedures in the works that his department will go over internally regarding entering a home or yard with the possibility of a pet in the area.