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Lawyer for mom jailed in son’s slaying requests mental check

May 20, 2021

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(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An attorney is requesting a mental health evaluation for a Kentucky mother charged with murder in the death of her 10-year-old son whose body was found in the trunk of her car. The attorney for Kaitlin R. Higgins asked a judge Tuesday to order a mental health evaluation to determine whether the defendant is competent…

Kentucky taxpayers affected by storms can delay paying taxes

May 20, 2021

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky taxpayers affected by storms that began Feb. 27 may be able to delay filing and paying their income taxes until the end of June. The Kentucky Department of Revenue says it will honor the Internal Revenue Service special tax relief for taxpayers in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as qualifying for…

Vaccinated customers can go without masks in Kroger stores

May 20, 2021

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kroger stores in Kentucky are allowing fully vaccinated customers to go maskless beginning Thursday. The grocery store chain updated its mask policy Wednesday. Kroger said it will adhere to state or local mandates. Customers and employees who are not fully vaccinated will be asked to continue wearing masks. Pharmacy and clinic employees will continue wearing masks.

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Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

May 19, 2021

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Conflict over the new federal health guidance for mask-wearing has reached the halls of Congress. Republicans are rebelling against the requirement that they wear a mask on the House floor. And that’s stoking tensions with majority Democrats who still requiring masks despite updated guidance from federal health officials. The GOP lawmakers opted to keep their mask off…

Charles Booker touts fundraising for potential Senate bid

May 19, 2021

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Charles Booker has raised more than $500,000 since forming an exploratory committee signaling his interest in challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul next year in Kentucky. Booker nearly upset a well-funded Democratic rival in last year’s Senate primary. He said Wednesday that his fundraising in the past month shows he would “have the resources needed…

Former Louisville assistant charged by feds with extortion

May 19, 2021

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former University of Louisville assistant basketball coach with attempting to extort the university. A federal charging document says Dino Gaudio threatened to go to the media with alleged NCAA violations by the team. He was in a March 17 meeting with team personnel when he says he would expose alleged violations…

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Atlan V rocket launched with satellite

May 18, 2021

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(CNN) — An Atlas V rocket launched into space carrying Space Force missile-warning satellite.

Most virus-related restrictions lifted for Kentucky courts

May 18, 2021

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(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. says Kentucky’s Supreme Court has ended most coronavirus-related restrictions for the state’s court system, effective immediately. Minton says the high court entered administrative orders Tuesday eliminating most health and safety requirements related to COVID-19 and expanding in-person court operations. The changes include allowing in-person access to court facilities for…

Beshear appeals to Kentucky students to take COVID-19 shots

May 18, 2021

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(AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Kentucky’s students to take the COVID-19 shots. He said Tuesday their help is crucial to overcome a challenge that adults can’t do on their own. The Democratic governor visited a Lexington high school to promote the vaccinations. He referred to the vaccine as “the key to having a fully normal school year…

Beshear predicts ‘normal setting’ for schools in fall

May 18, 2021

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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is predicting Kentucky’s children will return to a “very normal setting” when the next school year begins as the state rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beshear said Monday he does not think there will be a mask mandate for schools in the fall. The past two academic years have been sharply disrupted by…