FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians are accustomed to bare-knuckled politics, but the brawl between a Republican congressman and his primary challenger has turned especially ugly. Rep. Thomas Massie and challenger Todd McMurtry have battered each other in the 4th District. They’ve bickered over their support of President Donald Trump. Massie drew Trump’s wrath for trying to stall a $2.2 trillion…
Tiz the Law looks every bit like the best 3-year-old in the world and is the Triple Crown favorite, even with the races being run out of their normal order. It’ll take something spectacular Saturday from a watered-down field to prevent him from becoming the first New York-bred horse to win the Belmont Stakes in over 130 years. Tiz the…
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The fastest man in the world has been sidelined for a string of missed doping tests. American sprinter Christian Coleman has been banned from running after the Athletics Integrity Unit updated its list of athletes on provisional suspension to include the 100-meter world champion. The update came hours after Coleman revealed details of the case on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — News outlets report the wife of a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky died unexpectedly in the family’s home Tuesday night at the age of 39. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr’s office said in a statement his wife, Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, passed away in Lexington. The congressman may release a more detailed statement at a later date. U.S….
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has been awarded a $55.15 million federal grant to widen 11 miles of the Mountain Parkway. Gov. Andy Beshear’s office said in a news release the U.S. Department of Transportation grant will be used to create a four-lane corridor for drivers between Interstate 64 and Salyersville. Beshear and U.S. Senate Majority…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky says it will open its fall semester in mid-August with in-person classes continuing until Thanksgiving break. School officials said Tuesday that plans to reopen the Lexington campus include testing students for COVID-19, daily symptom assessments for students and employees and mask wearing in most places. Testing will be encouraged for faculty and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker has won a key endorsement from former statewide officeholder Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky. It’s a new sign of momentum for Booker’s upstart bid for his party’s nomination to challenge Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell in the fall. Grimes lost a bitter, big-spending Senate race against McConnell in 2014. She tweeted…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s interim police chief said some demonstrators in the city blocked traffic and threw a brick into a media car Monday night while police deployed pepper balls at them. The statements came nearly three hours after the city’s police department warned residents to avoid the downtown area, and after a video posted on social media shows…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with driving while intoxicated and causing the deaths of two Kentucky women and their 12-year-old daughters when his pickup truck slammed into their minivan as they were headed to a volleyball tournament. St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Tim Lohmar said Monday that 29-year-old Elijah Carlton Henderson was charged with four…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As protests continue to pop up across the nation over George Floyd’s death, Tennessee’s House is seeking to significantly increase penalties against demonstrators who violate certain state laws. The legislation is backed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a top Republican in the GOP-dominant Statehouse. Sexton promised to bring the bill after a handful of protesters announced…
