ATLANTA (AP) — Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. He was 74. A post on Cain’s Twitter account on Thursday announced the death. Cain had been ill with the virus for several weeks. It’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than two weeks after attending President Donald…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to November’s presidential election. And he’s making unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of federal elections are set by Congress and the Constitution makes no provisions for a delay to the January 20, 2021 presidential inauguration. On Thursday morning, Trump…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park plans to begin renovations on a historic building next week. A statement from the National Park Service says the Knob Creek Tavern Rehabilitation Project includes installing new interpretive exhibits in the facility, which will reopen as a visitor’s center. The project is scheduled to begin Monday and…
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been charged in the death of a Kentucky teenager whose body was recovered in March after being missing for almost 10 years. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Jacob Bumpass pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges related to the death and disappearance of Paige Johnson. Investigators say Johnson’s body was found in March near…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State technology workers are trying to determine the cause of another security breach in Kentucky’s unemployment system. The state Labor Cabinet says the problem was discovered Monday after a claimant saw another person’s information while navigating his own unemployment application. The cabinet said Wednesday that the claimant saw the other person’s employer and health information. The…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has requested and received a 45-day extension to respond to an NCAA Notice of Allegations that accused the men’s basketball program of committing a Level I violation for an improper recruiting offer and several Level II violations. The notice included an accusation former coach Rick Pitino failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance. The school…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The Army says a virtual town hall is being held at Fort Campbell to discuss the coronavirus and back-to-school considerations. A statement from the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line says Brig. Gen. Clair Gill will lead Wednesday’s discussion at the post with contributions from division and garrison leaders and medical experts. It be live-streamed…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican secretary of state says he’ll press to make more polling places available and count ballots faster in the November general election than in last month’s primary. Secretary of State Michael Adams told lawmakers Tuesday that mail-in absentee and early in-person voting worked well in the state’s unprecedented June primary. He says he hopes to…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky father has been indicted on a reckless homicide charge in the fatal shooting of his 2-year-old son. The News Enterprise reports prosecutor Shane Young presented the case to grand jurors last week and they handed down the charge against 33-year-old Mark Carroll of Elizabethtown. Carroll’s 2-year-old son died May 3 from a single gunshot…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court says criminal jury trials may resume next week, but civil jury trials are still a couple of months away. The court also said in an administrative order that attorneys, jurors, parties, witnesses, members of the public and media must wear facial coverings during jury trials. The court said judges are responsible for…
