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…
(Photo Credit: Pixabay)LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Thoroughbred racing leaders have announced plans to create a new authority to create national safety standards for their sport. The standards would be intended to minimize doping and lead to fewer deaths and injuries at U.S. racetracks. The authority will set up industry-wide national standards for medication use, track conditions and other safety standards…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had made an enthusiastic pitch for Republican candidates on the ballot nationally during an event in his home state of Kentucky. McConnell on Monday pointed to the pre-coronavirus economy and the appointment of conservative judges. And he said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won’t be able to resist his party’s leftward…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say seven people have been injured in a shooting outside a community center. A Lexington police spokesman told news outlets the shooting happened after 9 p.m. Sunday at the Dunbar Community Center. Police responded to the community center for a call that shots had been fired and found one person on the scene…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history. Churchill Downs scraped plans to have 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans at Saturday’s rescheduled Triple Crown race due to the rise in coronavirus cases. It will be the first time spectators will not be allowed to attend the race. That means…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a state grant of more than $400,000 will help support survivors of a school shooting in western Kentucky. Two 15-year-old students were killed and more than a dozen others were injured when another student opened fire at Marshall County High School in 2018. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Office for Victims of…
(AP) — A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his 1865 assassination, is up for sale. Boston-based RR Auction says bidding has opened online for the items ahead of a live auction scheduled for Sept. 12. Measuring roughly 2 inches long, the bushy lock of hair was removed during Lincoln’s postmortem examination after he was…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Keeneland says people wanting to place bets on the Kentucky Derby can make a wager in a drive-thru at the Lexington track. The Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks were postponed to Sept. 4 and 5 this year at Churchill Downs in Louisville due to the coronavirus pandemic. The races will be run without fans. Keeneland…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crowd of protesters surrounded U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as he was leaving the White House following the Republican National Convention, shouting for him to acknowledge the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Video posted on social media showed Metro Police flanking Paul and his wife as dozens of people confronted him in a Washington street…
Louisville ZooLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Zoo says a giraffe who had lived at the zoo since 1997 has died. The zoo said Malaika suffered from musculoskeletal problems that led to stiffness, lameness and difficulty moving. The zoo said when the 23-year-old female Masai giraffe’s pain could not longer be controlled, her keepers and veterinarians decided to euthanize her…
