Major League Soccer is set to resume its season with a tournament starting July 8 in Florida. The league suspended play March 12 because of the coronavirus outbreak after its teams had played just two games. The league’s 26 teams will be divided into six groups for the opening round of the tournament to be played without fans at ESPN’s…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Maxfield was discovered to have an injured ankle after a workout at Keeneland and will miss the rescheduled Triple Crown series. The 3-year-old colt was X-rayed after a half-mile workout and a non-displaced condylar fracture was found in his right front cannon bone. Maxfield will undergo surgery and miss the Triple Crown series, which was postponed…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police are changing a policy on using tear gas after complaints about its use to disperse crowds during recent protests. The department’s interim police chief, Robert Schroeder, says the use of tear gas must now be approved by the police chief or his designee. Schroeder apologized to peaceful protesters who were exposed to tear…
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (WCPO-TV) — The two bodies recovered from Lake Cumberland have been identified as two missing Miami University international students. WCPO-TV reports that Guan Lian and Yanqi Xing were recovered from the Low Gap which runs up to 140 feet deep, according to officials. Emergency Management Director H.M. Bottom says seven agencies assisted in the search to find…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia has settled a lawsuit filed by its founder after his ouster as CEO. As part of the settlement, Braidy Industries Inc. founder Craig Bouchard severed his ties with the company. Braidy says Bouchard stepped down from the company’s board and is no longer involved…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A state official says a Louisville barbecue cook was fatally shot by a National Guard member. They say that happened after the cook fired his gun as law enforcement approached his eatery. David McAtee was killed May 31 amid a night of protests in downtown Louisiville. Louisville Police and National Guard soldiers were responding to a…
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (WCPO-TV) — The two bodies recovered from Lake Cumberland have been identified as two missing Miami University international students. WCPO-TV reports that Guan Lian and Yanqi Xing were recovered from the Low Gap which runs up to 140 feet deep, according to officials. Emergency Management Director H.M. Bottom says seven agencies assisted in the search to find…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul has referred to George Floyd’s death as murder in a conversation with Kentucky-based activists about police abuse. Paul spoke Tuesday with the activists, who are seeking answers in the recent shooting death of a black woman by Louisville, Kentucky, police. During the nearly hourlong discussion, Paul lamented that police officers sometimes follow…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace in Kentucky is increasing visitor access and services this week with guidance from government health officials about the coronavirus pandemic. The park at Hodgenville reopened access Monday to its visitors center, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Access will remain closed to the visitors center bookstore, the Memorial Building and in-person,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Steve Pitt has resigned from his role as a key adviser to Kentucky’s attorney general. His departure came days after a newspaper uncovered his role in recommending clemency for a sex offender while working for then-Gov. Matt Bevin. Pitt served as counsel and special adviser to Attorney General Daniel Cameron since late last year. Before that,…
