FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education said the number of freshmen enrolled at public universities in Kentucky appears to have remained steady despite the coronavirus pandemic and a struggling econony. The council said in a statement that initial estimates released this week indicate that 18,373 freshmen enrolled at public, four-year universities this fall. That’s down by…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says election officials have received more than 320,000 requests for absentee ballots for the November election. He says that total, as of Tuesday, is about 80,000 below the number of absentee ballots requested at the same point leading up to the June primary. Adams gave the update to state lawmakers…
SMITHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting three people in 2018. WPSD-TV reported that Jackie Doom expressed remorse for the killings during a sentencing hearing Wednesday in Livingston County Circuit Court. Doom pleaded guilty last month to three counts of murder in the shootings of January Stone, Robert Belt…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Amy McGrath is trying to turn Mitch McConnell’s Senate seniority into a liability. On Wednesday, she accused the Republican leader of helping to create an “inept mess” as Congress struggles to break an impasse on more coronavirus aid. McGrath spoke at a virtual event hosted by two Louisville professional groups. McGrath says McConnell’s long Senate…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — More than 200 soldiers from Fort Campbell are deploying to Kuwait. The 101st Airborne Division said Tuesday the soldiers will conduct mission command operations and provide logistical support while deployed to the U.S. Central Command area. The 101st Division Sustainment Brigade will work with joint, interagency and multinational partners to provide contracting, distribution and key…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky State Board of Elections has voted to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit with a former staff member who said he was fired in 2017 for accusing the Secretary of State’s Office of improperly gathering voter information during campaigns. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that the state will pay Matthew Selph $142,500 in the settlement that…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has stocked about 2,400 endangered freshwater mussels into the Green River. A statement from the agency says about half were placed into the river within Mammoth Cave National Park earlier this month and the other half were placed upriver. The initiative seeks to restore the rayed bean mussel,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville will pay millions to the mother of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race. A person who has seen the settlement told The Associated Press it’s the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville football coach Scott Satterfield is participating in an auction that will benefit local charities. Satterfield, his wife, Beth, and a local charity will team up for the “Visor for the Ville” program. The university’s athletic department says that after each Louisville victory this season, Satterfield’s game-day visor will be auctioned off. Fans also can bid…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky budget officials say revenue collections continued to show resiliency despite the ongoing fight against the coronavirus. State budget Director John Hicks said Thursday that General Fund receipts in August increased 5.9% compared to the same period a year ago. He says revenues for the month totaled $833.8 million, compared to $787.2 million during August 2019….
