LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A convicted killer whose family had political connections to former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is back on trial for the 2014 killing that Bevin had pardoned him for in 2019. Patrick Baker was convicted of reckless homicide in Donald Mills’ death in 2017. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison, but Bevin pardoned him after…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court has issued an order encouraging anyone entering a judicial facility to wear a mask in response to rising COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious delta variant. The order was issued Monday. It applies to judicial centers, courthouses or other judicial facilities. Court officials say it’s in line with the latest guidance from…
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Six substance abuse treatment programs in high-risk communities in eastern Kentucky have received $6 million in federal aid. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Monday in a statement that treatment centers in Corbin, Albany, Prestonsburg, Newport, Morehead and Ashcamp will receive $1 million each. The funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is part…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky attorneys have been nominated to fill a vacant judicial seat in Jefferson County District Court. The state Supreme Court announced the nominees are Josephine Layne Buckner, Sheldon Lee Haden and David Stuart Stevenson, all of Louisville. The vacancy occurred when Judge Eric J. Haner was appointed Jefferson County Circuit Court judge effective last month….
CLERMONT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky bourbon producer Jim Beam says it has achieved a pandemic-era production milestone by filling 1 million barrels during the COVID-19 outbreak. The spirits industry giant says production at the James B. Beam Distilling Co. is accelerating in response to growing demand. Last week, it says it celebrated filling its 17 millionth barrel of bourbon since…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky attorney general who investigated the Breonna Taylor case says the decision not to charge any police officers in her death was “ultimately” in a grand jury’s hands. But some grand jurors have disputed that, saying they were limited in the crimes they could consider. Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron faced blistering criticism for his…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former staff attorney for a Kentucky Court of Appeals judge has been sworn in as the Court of Appeals clerk. Kate Morgan, who was staff attorney for Judge Glenn E. Acree from 2010 to 2018, succeeds Clerk Rebecca Combs Lyon. Lyon retired this week after more than 30 years in the judicial branch. Morgan was…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say an off-duty sheriff’s deputy working security at a car lot in Kentucky was shot early Thursday while sitting in his unmarked vehicle. Louisville Metro Police Department spokesperson Alicia Smiley told news outlets that someone came up to the vehicle’s window and shot the Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy around 2:30 a.m. Smiley said the deputy…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says WellCare of Kentucky, a Medicaid and Medicare services provider, will double employment at its call center in Hazard. The eastern Kentucky facility was selected over centers in Tennessee, Texas and Arizona. It will add 16 customer service representatives, a team leader and a supervisor, with all positions to be hired and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a recovery center will open this week to help residents of Nicholas County impacted by severe flooding that occurred on Friday. State agency representatives will be available at the center to assist residents and business owners with concerns related to farm aid, insurance, housing and more. The recovery center will be…
