Photo credit: www.republicanleader.senate.govWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a federal appeals court, This was done despite Democrats’ objections that Justin Walker is inexperienced and biased against the Obama health care law. The panel’s 12-10, party-line vote Thursday sets the stage…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A student has sued the University of Kentucky, arguing the college should’ve refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the lawsuit was filed on behalf of Peter Regard in Fayette Circuit Court on Monday. The lawsuit, which seeks class…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says the state’s latest coronavirus-related deaths include a 9-month-old. Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday that the infant was among eight more people whose deaths are connected to the virus. Those deaths raise the statewide death toll to 450 since the pandemic began. Beshear says the infant’s death is a reminder of how deadly the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he has reached agreement with top lawmakers on adjusting transportation spending without a special legislative session. Last month, a panel of economists reduced revenue projections for the General Fund and Road Fund for the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Plunging tax collections are blamed on economic damage from the coronavirus….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The family of a popular barbecue chef killed in a clash with law enforcement said he was protecting his restaurant amid chaos caused when officers began pelting people with pepper balls. They questioned the account by police, which released surveillance video they said appeared to show David McAtee firing a gun from the door as police…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s mayor says the Kentucky city will seek an independent review of its police department amid protests over the deaths of black people during encounters with law enforcement. Mayor Greg Fischer said Wednesday that the city will look to hire an outside group to perform a “comprehensive, top-to-bottom review.” The evaluation comes two days after the…
(Source: James Thomas, WAVE 3 News)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky police officer involved in cases that wrongfully imprisoned several people has pleaded guilty to giving false testimony against a man who spent nearly a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. News outlets report former Louisville police Detective Mark Handy entered his plea to first-degree perjury…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Protests have engulfed cities nationwide, with much of the focus on burning buildings and violence. But 30-year-old Kelly Bundy of Louisville says most protesters are like her, peaceful people called to duty by experiences of racism and police aggression. Bundy will never forget family friend Michael Newby, who was killed by an officer in 2004. That…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Day use recreation sites at Daniel Boone National Forest are reopening after being temporarily shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Forest officials said in a news release that picnic areas, shooting ranges and White Sulphur Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System are among the sites scheduled to reopen Wednesday. The openings will be site-by-site, with assessment of…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The bodies of two men have been recovered from a car that police say drove through a fence and crashed into water. News outlets report the vehicle went into the water where the Ohio and Licking rivers meet in Covington, Kentucky, just after noon on Tuesday. Crews used boats to locate the vehicle in the water….
