LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Demonstrators arrived at the nondescript park in Louisville, Kentucky, months ago to demand justice for George Floyd and for Breonna Taylor Both were Black people killed by police. The demonstrators were strangers to each other then. They were faces in a sea of humanity, unaware that their devotion to this square would soon tether them together….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Distillers’ Association says it will fund scholarships at the University of Kentucky in a push to increase diversity in the distilled spirits industry. The association said Wednesday that its scholars program fund will support full tuition each year for up to four students in UK’s distillation, wine and brewing studies program. KDA President Eric…
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Preakness Stakes will be run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Oct. 3 without fans. The decision not to allow fans means it will be a spectator-free sweep of the three Triple Crown races this year because of the global pandemic. The Belmont Stakes took place without fans June 20 in New York. Churchill Downs originally…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A shortage of poll workers could be brewing in Kentucky — but these beer cans aim to stop that. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Tuesday that his office is partnering with the Kentucky Guild of Brewers to promote poll worker recruitment and voter registration on beer cans in order to prevent “a poll worker…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has chided some big-city mayors for their handling of protests. The Kentucky Republican said Tuesday they’ve shown a reluctance to “enforce the law” when protests have turned destructive. McConnell spoke about protests after receiving an endorsement from the Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police. McConnell consistently says he supports the rights…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has again extended its contract with an outside company hired to help work through a backlog of unemployment claims amid the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that the contract with Ernst & Young will be prolonged through the end of this year. He says the company has helped the state process more than…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For Kentucky governors, presenting the trophy to the Kentucky Derby winner is a coveted perk. But Gov. Andy Beshear won’t be in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs Saturday. Instead, the Democratic governor says he’ll watch the race from home, just like all the race fans who won’t be able to cram into the track because…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The board that oversees the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has filed suit against Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in an effort to keep the agency’s commissioner. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the lawsuit filed Monday in Franklin Circuit Court asks a judge to rule that the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission has sole authority to…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A lawyer for Breonna Taylor’s family says a plea deal was offered to an accused drug dealer that would have implicated Taylor in a drug operation weeks after her death. Louisville’s top prosecutor Tom Wine acknowledged the existence of the document but says it was part of preliminary plea negotiations. Wine says the plea offer posted…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are launching a new tourism campaign aimed at safe in-state travel. The Kentucky Tourism Department says the “Stay Close, Go Far” marketing initiative reminds residents they don’t have to travel far to experience beauty, history and adventure. It encourages safe traveling during the coronavirus pandemic while emphasizing the importance of community connection. Kentucky Department…
