WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks it’s dangerous for his party to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s election triumph. But when a joint session of Congress meets Wednesday to formally affirm Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump, some Republicans are charging ahead anyway. The effort to overturn Biden’s win will fail. But McConnell is facing dynamics…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a manufacturing plant in central Kentucky is adding 300 jobs. A news release from Metalsa says it needs more workers at its Elizabethtown plant. The company says workers will help Metalsa meet increased demand for the company’s signature product, vehicle frames for light- and heavy-weight trucks. The News-Enterprise reports the jobs are full-time, permanent…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has announced that this year’s 67 men’s basketball tournament games including the Final Four all will be played in Indiana. Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium with only game at a time being played. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena at Purdue and Assembly Hall in…
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law has been retired on the advice of a veterinarian after an X-ray revealed bone bruising in the colt’s front leg. Jack Knowlton of Sackatoga Stable, the colt’s New York state ownership group, had been expecting to race Tiz the Law next year. But X-rays revealed “severe” bone bruising in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge will allow a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a Franklin County judge on Wednesday ruled that claims for a refund of close to $20 million in mandatory student fees can move forward. He dismissed…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. Mike Harmon said on Wednesday that his wife, Lynn, was tested Tuesday after receiving notification that she may have been exposed to COVID-19. Harmon said he was tested after his wife notified him. Harmon says both he and his wife have mild symptoms…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death. One officer sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Taylor was fatally shot. The other officer was found to have opened fire. The fatal shooting of the 26-year-old Black woman last March…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks. Gov. Andy Beshear says the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state’s virus-damaged economy. The Democrat on Tuesday sided with those wanting to go bigger as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell weighs whether to take up legislation…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky is inviting the public to read books along with park rangers for a second year. Officials said in a statement that the popular Parks and Pages book club will continue in 2021 with a new theme: “The Civil War: Beyond the Battlefield.” The statement says some discussion…
(AP) — Kentucky’s win total shockingly stands at one. Coach John Calipari insists his men’s basketball team can rebound and be a contender this season. With 19 scheduled games remaining in this coronavirus pandemic-shortened season, the Hall of Fame coach isn’t panicking about Kentucky’s 1-6 start. It’s Kentucky worst since the 1926-27 squad began 1-8. The combination of a challenging…
