(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has been reprimanded for sending a man to jail without a hearing. The state Judicial Conduct Commission issued the public reprimand against Circuit Judge Robert Conley. He’s a judge in Greenup and Lewis counties. The commission said in an order Wednesday that in January Conley told a man he should shut up…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that five Kentucky river ports are receiving a combined $450,000 for critical repairs and equipment replacement. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the funding comes in the form of grants that will be matched by authorities that operate the river ports at Paducah, Eddyville, Henderson, Owensboro and Louisville. Projects include the repair…
Photo Credit: www.facebook.com/FortKnoxKYFORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — Fort Knox is planning a ceremony to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. The central Kentucky Army post said in a statement that the service is planned for Friday morning in front of headquarters. The statement says the ceremony will include a speech from Brig. Gen. TJ Edwards Jr., who will…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky HealthCare is notifying thousands of donors and patients of a security breach by a third-party vendor that left information exposed. The university told news outlets that notices are going to about 163,000 donors who were previously patients. Blackbaud is a vendor that UK HealthCare hired to store digital data. The school says…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Republican and a handful of senior lawmakers in both parties are making a push for legislation to create national standards for the horse racing industry. The aim is to prevent fatalities and discourage illegal medication practices. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, whose state is home to top breeding outfits and the Kentucky…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say three people have died in a wrong-way crash on a bridge connecting Kentucky and southern Indiana. Police in Louisville, Kentucky, told news outlets a preliminary investigation found that a Kia SUV was going east in the westbound left lane of the Sherman Minton bridge while three other vehicles were in the same lane and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Sen. Gerald Neal is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. Senate Minority Floor Leader Morgan McGarvey said Tuesday that Neal checked himself into the hospital as a precautionary measure. He says Neal is upbeat and his prognosis is good. Neal is a Louisville Democrat who has served in the Senate for 30-plus years. Neal…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say hunters have an additional 56,000 acres available for public hunting in eastern Kentucky. A statement from the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the acreage is located in areas of eight counties: Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, McCreary, Perry and Pike. The additional land is available for public use due to new…
Photo Source: http://savethecolumbia.org/PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Work to restore a historic Kentucky theater is moving forward. The Paducah Sun reports a grant from the city helped stabilize the roof to prevent water damage inside Paducah’s Columbia Theatre. Another $10,000 grant has come in from the BRU-Bruckheimer Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Already, the restoration efforts have uncovered…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — For the first time, a Black woman will lead Kentucky’s Louisville Metro Police Department, which has been heavily criticized since officers fatally shot Breonna Taylor. Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Monday that Yvette Gentry will serve as interim chief. The Courier-Journal reports Gentry is a former Louisville Metro Police deputy chief who retired from the force…
