The Gleaner

Allstate Tower Co. will construct a new $3 million facility to consolidate its headquarters and manufacturing operations in Henderson, the company announced Monday. Full Story »

Murray State University is still looking for business people interested in enrolling in the fast-track MBA program it plans to launch here next fall, and now is not too early to speak up. Full Story »

Subjecting your creative efforts to the critical appraisal of peers can be a hard thing to do. Full Story »

A downtown Henderson Gallery Hop is set for Friday evening, featuring artists and their work in six locations. Full Story »

EDGEWOOD, Ky. (AP) — The Northern Kentucky Health Department says there’s been another death associated with swine flu. Full Story »

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he’s asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his scheduled January deployment to Afghanistan. Full Story »

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky child has died following an all-terrain vehicle crash. Full Story »

On the day American forces landed on Iwo Jima, a young G.I. Joe from Henderson was in Germany, writing a long letter to his beloved wife back home. Full Story »

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine. Full Story »

A former Lt. Commander with the Merchant Marines during World War II will be the keynote speaker at South Middle School's 29th Annual Veterans Day Program on Wednesday. Full Story »

The cash for clunkers program in the Henderson area appears to have been a success -- in terms of getting better gas mileage. Full Story »

The Henderson City Commission, when it meets Tuesday, will consider lowering cart rental fees at the Municipal Golf Course by 50 percent. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood’s rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said. Full Story »

KABUL (AP) — NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For troubled service members, military therapists are at their sides. But with the U.S. fighting two wars, an acute shortage of trained personnel has left these therapists emotional drained and overworked, with limited time to prepare for their own war deployments. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AP) — The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength. Full Story »

Pregnant women, children who didn't attend the school clinics and any adults who are often around children age 6 months or younger are welcome to attend an H1N1 flu clinic at the Henderson County Health Department. Full Story »

It's far from money for nothing. Seventy-seven students who currently attend or recently graduated from Henderson County High School have earned a total of $9,800 because they received passing grades on Advanced Placement exams in math, science and English. Full Story »

A Henderson native who is a senior at Centre College in Danville, Ky., was named that school's 2009 Homecoming Queen on Oct. 31. Full Story »

MORGANFIELD -- The Four Star Industrial Park board is hiring a coal consultant in hopes of resolving a controversy concerning ownership of mineral rights beneath the 800-acre property. Full Story »

The tequila sits untouched in a corner chapel of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. So do the bowl of pecans, and the bowl of rice, as the dead drift their way. Full Story »

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Amish operator of a horse-drawn buggy has been cited after being involved in a collision with a motor vehicle on a highway in western Kentucky. Full Story »

Henderson County has been awarded $141,865 to install five more storm warning sirens throughout the county, according to a press release from Gov. Steve Beshear. Full Story »

Federal, state and local authorities arrested 10 people Friday as part of an 18-month narcotic investigation that focused on a Henderson business from which pounds of methamphetamine were allegedly distributed throughout three states. Full Story »