FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republicans have turned up pressure on Kentucky’s Democratic governor to renew a contract with a Baptist-affiliated children’s agency. The state’s GOP attorney general and lawmakers were reacting to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday. They say the ruling should settle the Kentucky dispute between religious beliefs and gay rights. Gov. Andy Beshear was noncommittal Thursday about…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says federal emergency officials have extended a deadline for Kentuckians to register for assistance due to damage from severe flooding. He says the deadline to apply for help from the Individual Assistance program is now July 8. Beshear requested that the Federal Emergency Management Agency extend the deadline. Homeowners and renters affected by…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say two new regional driver testing branches are opening. Police said in a statement that the branches in Elizabethtown and Frankfort will serve residents in and around the communities where they are located. Testing services will begin at both locations on June 28. Appointments can be made by visiting the Kentucky State Police…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A mural of Breonna Taylor in her hometown has been vandalized, and a reward is being offered to help find those responsible for the damage. The newly unveiled mural on an outdoor basketball court in Louisville was damaged by two people on a motorbike last week. The bike left long skid marks over the portrait of…
CHARLESTOWN, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the former proprietor of a southern Indiana wildlife center and his ex-wife to pay People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals more than $700,000 in attorney’s fees stemming from its successful lawsuit alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act. The judge ruled Monday that Timothy Stark and his ex-wife, Melisa Lane,…
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Former WNBA All-Star Game MVP and Louisville All-American guard Shoni Schimmel is being held in an Oregon jail on multiple charges. The charges include felony assault and criminal mischief. Schimmel, 29, was arrested Monday and remained in the Umatilla County jail on $48,750 bail. The Sheriff’s Office website also lists several misdemeanor charges including domestic abuse,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides in the church and defeating an effort to make an issue of critical race theory. The more than 15,000 delegates in attendance Tuesday picked as their next…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s water company is adding a new holiday for its workers: Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery. The Louisville Water Co. says the “civil unrest” in the community prompted discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion. The utility serves about a million customers in the city and surrounding counties. The day commemorates June 19, 1865, when…
STANTON, Ky. (AP) — A little league baseball championship game in eastern Kentucky came to an abrupt end when a group of adults got into an altercation on the field. Officials say the Stanton Police Department and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department are investigating Monday’s incident. News outlets report video of the incident shared to Facebook shows more than…
ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Black man fatally shot by police in Georgia wants answers in a case that resembles the highly publicized death of Breonna Taylor. Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was on a couch in his apartment near Atlanta in December when police serving a narcotics search warrant burst through the front door with no warning. A lawyer…
