LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. A termination letter sent to Officer Brett Hankison released by the city’s police department Tuesday said Hankison violated procedures by showing “extreme indifference to the value of human life.” The letter also said Hankison, who is…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell easily won his party’s nomination in Kentucky in his bid for a seventh term. Incumbent Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Hal Rogers, Brett Guthrie and Andy Barr of the 6th District won their races Tuesday night. Two Democrats have risen to the forefront in the Senate race: retired Marine fighter pilot Amy…
The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October. Federal authorities say no charges are planned. Wallace is the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. He successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues less than two weeks ago. The noose was…
A Kentucky woman was allowed to vote after convincing the board of elections that her dogs ate her and her husband’s absentee ballots. Christine Stanley, a 34-year-old Lexington health care attorney, voted in the Democratic primary at Kroger Field but only after getting out of line and going before the board of elections. After showing the board evidence, including “lots…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Overwhelmed Kentucky and New York officials face a deluge of mail-in votes that are likely to delay results for days after Tuesday’s congressional primaries. There’s a lot of interest in two contests in particular. One involves former Marine combat pilot Amy McGrath’s fight for the Democratic nomination to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky…
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — A ferry in western Kentucky will remain out of service a little longer, causing motorists to take long detours. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is extending a temporary closure for mechanical repairs through Tuesday. The ferry temporarily halted service on June 15 due to an issue with one of the engines. The state’s Transportation Cabinet said when the…
Photo Original Source: WAVE3LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Kentucky bar, where a man died after an altercation with a security guard. Christopher McKinney’s estate filed the suit against Nowhere Bar, in Louisville, claiming the bar served McKinney too much alcohol before the fight with former security guard Justin Wright. McKinney and Wright…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Among the races that will be decided in Kentucky on Election Day are party nominations for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and a contentious primary for U.S. Representative in the Fourth District. Two Democrats have risen to the forefront in the Senate race: retired Marine fighter pilot Amy…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Those worried about voting problems this year are now focused on Kentucky. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered unprecedented election disruptions across the country. In Kentucky, only one polling place has been designated for Louisville, the state’s largest city, in the primary election Tuesday. Voters who didn’t cast mail-in ballots could face long lines. Kentucky turned to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players’ association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on track for a combative return to the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. Six days after Commissioner Rob Manfred and union head Tony Clark negotiated…
