LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death has poured into America’s streets. Protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Police said they arrested 127 people in Taylor’s hometown of Louisville, where gunfire Wednesday night wounded two police officers….
NANCY, Ky. (AP) — Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky has been formally added to the National Park System. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the addition in news releases. Mill Springs in Nancy, Kentucky, was the location of the first major victory for the Union Army during the Civil War. The Battle of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. The jury on Wednesday did charge one of the officers, Brett Hankison, with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that went into another home with people…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say two Louisville, Kentucky, police officers have been shot and wounded during protests over a lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s death. Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Wednesday night that one person was in custody. He says one officer was alert and stable and the other is undergoing surgery but is also stable….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Black state attorney general choked up when answering questions at a news conference about why no police officers are facing criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor’s death. Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that as a Black man he understands how important it was to make sure justice was done in the case. He…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Black state attorney general choked up when answering questions at a news conference about why no police officers are facing criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor’s death. Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Wednesday that as a Black man he understands how important it was to make sure justice was done in the case. He…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Louisville, Kentucky, are restricting access to downtown in preparation for the state attorney general’s announcement about whether he’ll charge officers in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death. The Louisville Metro Police Department said Tuesday in a statement that the actions are “to ensure the area is as safe as possible” for protesters and those who live…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Delta Regional Authority grants will fund 11 projects in western Kentucky. A statement from Beshear on Monday said nearly $4.8 million will go toward projects that will update infrastructure, expand broadband and health care access, and improve opportunities for economic development. Communities that will see improvements include Henderson, Hopkins Fulton, Lincoln, Todd…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum have reopened to visitors in Frankfort. The Kentucky Historical Society says the facilities reopened in accordance with the governor’s Healthy at Work guidelines and the American Alliance of Museums’ recommendations for reopening museums. The society says guidelines include masks requirements, social distancing, increased sanitation and limited…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new kind of Kentucky license plate has started appearing on vehicles across the state. The biggest difference is in the way the new plates are manufactured. State transportation officials say the new plates are digitally printed on flat aluminum instead of traditional, embossed metal with raised letters and numbers. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it…
