FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has directed the Revenue Department to extend the deadline for residents to file their state income taxes. A statement from the Finance and Administration Cabinet says the date was extended from April 15 to May 17. The move comes after the federal tax filing deadline also was moved to the same date…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man already serving a life prison sentence for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes. Federal prosecutors say the October 2018 shootings at a Kroger outlet in Louisville were racially motivated. Gregory A. Bush pleaded guilty but mentally ill in December to two counts of murder….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has relaxed the coronavirus-related curfew on bars and restaurants. The decision comes as the state’s rate of positive COVID-19 cases has reached its lowest level since early July. Gov. Andy Beshear says the curfew will be extended one hour, starting Friday. He says bars and restaurants can serve food and drinks until midnight local…
FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — Officials say the General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox is set to reopen next month with new features. The museum closed to the public in December due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, fundraising director Mike Martin tells The News-Enterprise that conditions are right to open back up on April 1. He says…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation crews plan to start treating roadsides around the state for weeds in an effort to improve driver safety and efficient maintenance operations. The Transportation Cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday that crews were expected to begin treatment for noxious and nuisance weeds this month. Their targets include Johnson grass, giant foxtail, poison hemlock…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say another Kentucky resident has been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The FBI says Michael Orangias of Louisville was charged on Wednesday with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The agency says Orangias remains in federal custody and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have doubled down on demanding the Democratic governor obtain their approval before spending new federal pandemic relief. The lawmakers also started signaling their own priorities for allocating Kentucky’s share of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. State government in Kentucky is expected to receive about $2.4 billion in pandemic assistance. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky National Guard officials say dozens of its members will continue supporting the U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C., National Guard through May 23. The Kentucky Guard will reduce its numbers from the 150 personnel there now to about 70. Nearly 2,300 National Guard members will continue the support mission following the Jan. 6 riot….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of schools, COVID-19 vaccination clinics, businesses and more are shutting down across the Deep South as forecasters warn of waves of severe weather including massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. The weather service says roughly 16 million people in the Southeast could see powerful storms Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday. And…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville police officer has filed a lawsuit claiming the department has unlawful bias and discrimination in its ranks. The officer says it leaves Black officers out of consideration for promotions. The lawsuit was filed by an attorney, Sam Aguiar, who also represents the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by police…
