LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police have arrested the man they say is responsible for a shooting at a Kentucky mall that killed one and wounded two others. Lexington Police said in a statement that 19-year-old Xavier Hardin was charged Monday evening with murder and two counts of assault. The shooting happened Sunday afternoon outside a store in Fayette Mall. Police…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday’s speakers at the virtual Republican National Convention. Nicholas Sandmann will urge voters to reelect President Donald Trump. Sandmann was among the students from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky,…
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul has hired DeWayne Peevy as its athletic director to replace the retiring Jean Lenti Ponsetto. Peevy was previously the deputy athletic director at Kentucky. He began in media relations at Kentucky and recently served as administrator for the men’s basketball program. Peevy also oversaw the department’s fundraising and helped secure substantial gifts toward the building of…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Health advocates are urging Kentucky residents to get their families back on track with scheduled immunizations. Officials said in a joint statement that an initiative called Raise Your Guard is calling on people to make sure they and their families have all scheduled immunizations. The campaign comes as the number of immunizations have dropped during the…
WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says an Ohio River bridge that has been closed for almost four weeks will reopen this week, five days ahead of schedule. The “Cairo” Bridge serves as a north-south connection for U.S. 51 between Wickliffe in western Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois. It is also an east-west transportation corridor for U.S. 60 and…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has announced the creation of an eviction relief fund. Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s aimed at keeping people in their homes by reimbursing landlords for missed rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic. Beshear signed an executive order Monday setting up a system aimed at helping prevent evictions while assisting landlords. He says the fund…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When he ran for attorney general of Kentucky, Daniel Cameron never expected to one day hear from Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé and LeBron James. But now that the Republican has their attention, he says he remains committed to “doing the responsible thing” in the investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death. Cameron must decide whether three Louisville police officers…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The victim of a fatal Kentucky mall shooting has been identified as a 17-year-old boy. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Monday that Kenneth Wayne Bottoms Jr. died Sunday at the University of Kentucky Medical Center of a gunshot wound. The manner of death was listed as a homicide. Police say two others…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Next month’s Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs. The historic track cited rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area. It will mark the second Triple Crown race this year without fans, following the Belmont Stakes in June. This year’s Derby and Kentucky Oaks for fillies were postponed from May to September out…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police have settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit with a woman who contended she couldn’t have killed her boyfriend 22 years ago because she is an amputee who wouldn’t have been able to throw a body into a river. News outlets report Susan Jean King served eight years in prison for the 1998 slaying…
