FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Supreme Court has sided with a student newspaper in a long-running open records dispute with the state’s flagship university. The dispute is over the release of documents pertaining to a sexual misconduct investigation involving a former campus professor. It pits the University of Kentucky against the Kentucky Kernel. The court says the university’s handling of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police and FBI agents were investigating an incident at the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Hospital emergency room Thursday. The university sent out a campus alert around 11 a.m. asking people to avoid the area. University officials said other parts of the campus are safe and operating normally. Authorities haven’t announced why they have a presence at…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s vetoing a measure that would allow limited use of scholarship tax credits for private school tuition. He calls it an attack on public education. Public education advocates denounced the proposal leading up to Beshear’s veto announcement Wednesday. But the embattled bill could still become law when the Republican-led legislature reconvenes…
FileFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed legislation meant to provide relief for frontline community social services agencies that have struggled with rising pension costs. Beshear says by changing the pension formula, the bill aims to safeguard essential services. Some services were at risk of cutbacks because the agencies had faced surging pension contribution rates. Beshear said…
ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasters say another outbreak of severe storms will invade several southern states, brining the potential for strong tornadoes that stay on the ground for several miles. The National Storm Prediction Center says the greatest threat Thursday into Thursday evening will be focused on parts of Mississippi, Alabama and west Tennessee. East Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana will also…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An 18-year-old has pleaded not guilty in what Louisville police called a road rage incident that led to a man being shot in the head and arm. Officers said the victim was trying to protect his son, who was pulled from their car and assaulted by six suspects, until the father got out with a baseball…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has vetoed a bill he says would weaken the state’s open records law. Gov. Andy Beshear focused most of his criticism on a provision intended to remove the right for court appeals when requests to review legislative records are denied. The governor on Tuesday called it a “recipe for secrecy.” The bill generated a…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Freshman Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points and Dana Evans added 15 to help second-seeded Louisville overcome some early jitters and beat No. 15 seed Marist 74-43 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Despite being one of the top teams in the country, the Cardinals didn’t have much tournament experience. It showed early…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Police say two North Carolina men on spring break in Florida are charged with drugging and raping a woman who later died, possibly of a drug overdose. Meanwhile, in Panama City, a Florida man has been charged with fatally shooting a teenager from Kentucky. The deaths and alleged crimes come amid continuing chaos in South…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed legislation to make insulin more affordable. He said Monday the bill is a “game changer” for many people in a state with one of the nation’s highest diabetes rates. The measure will limit the cost of insulin to $30 per 30-day supply for many Kentuckians. The cap applies to people…
