LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A horse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci has won his first race at Keeneland. The 2-year-old colt won by 1 length as the heavy favorite against 11 rivals in the $70,000 race. Fauci ran 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 58.65 seconds under jockey Tyler Gaffalione and paid $4.20 to win. Fauci finished second in his…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is emerging as the GOP’s mask spokesman. President Donald Trump may resist appearing masked in public. But in stops across his home state of Kentucky, McConnell is not only showing up with his face covered. He is holding up his blue mask for the cameras. He is repeating that it’s the single-most…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say they are searching for a second day for “Glee” star Naya Rivera, whose 4-year-old son was found alone on a boat they had rented together on a reservoir near Los Angeles. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department said divers, drones and helicopters were being used to search Thursday for the 33-year-old Rivera on Lake Piru….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A prominent Kentucky horse owner and breeder has been banned from racing and sales at Keeneland Race Course after his racist post on social media. Keeneland says it is banning Tom VanMeter from the premises, including participation by his sales company, while the Lexington track further reviews circumstances related to the recent “reprehensible comments” he made…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot someone at a high school has been sentenced. WKYT-TV cited a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in reporting that Dylan Jarrell was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised released. Jarrell pleaded guilty in November to transmitting a…
HILLVIEW, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky authorities said an Indiana man has been charged with raping a 13-year-old girl after he met her online. Lemual Sikes, of New Albany, Indiana, was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape. Hillview police in Kentucky said officers found Sikes and a female in the backseat of a car in a church parking lot. Police recognized the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two separate lawsuits naming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have been filed that seek rulings over orders made in the state during the coronavirus pandemic. News outlets report one lawsuit was filed in state court Tuesday in an effort to force Kentucky to continue offering vote-by-mail to all eligible voters to “ensure a safe election in November.”…
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — A coroner has identified a teenager who drowned in a Kentucky lake. News outlets report 17-year-old Tyler Grant of Jamestown, was swimming with friends at Lake Cumberland when he went under the surface near a ramp area on Monday. His body was recovered about 45 minutes later. Russell County Coroner Mark Coots released Grant’s identity…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Next month’s Kentucky State Fair will include concerts from 24 bands over 11 nights. The State Fair on Tuesday announced the acts for the concert series from Aug. 20 to 30. All concerts are free with paid gate admission to the fair in Louisville. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the concert area’s footprint has been…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has added UAB and Marshall to its nonconference men’s basketball schedule next season. Kentucky announced on its athletics website Tuesday that the Wildcats will host UAB on Dec. 6 and Marshall on Dec. 29. UAB will play at Kentucky for the second straight season. The Wildcats defeated the Blazers 69-58 on Nov. 29 in Rupp…
