FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker who ran for governor last year has pleaded not guilty after he was accused of choking a woman with an ethernet cable and trying to “hog tie” her during a domestic dispute. Attorney Conrad Cessna told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Monday that Republican state Rep. Robert Goforth denied the allegations. He is charged…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police say video shows that a popular barbecue shack operator fatally shot while police and National Guard soldiers were enforcing a curfew fired a gun as officers approached his business. The city has been hit by waves of protests. But witnesses say the crowd had nothing to do with protests. The video showing David…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, who led Washington to its only NBA championship, has died at age 74. Unseld is one of two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same season. He died Tuesday after a series of health issues, most recently pneumonia, according to a statement…
Democrat Amy McGrath has continued her attacks against Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell during a Democratic Senate debate. Two of her leading primary opponents in Kentucky played up their differences with her during the televised debate Monday night. The forum, featuring McGrath, Charles Booker and Mike Broihier, came about three weeks before the state’s primary. They are among a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Board of Education plans to hold a virtual meeting to discuss applicants for education commissioner. A statement from the Department of Education says the board plans a video teleconference on June 4 to review and discuss applications in a closed session. An open session will follow, which could include discussion and action. Submissions for…
File PhotoLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is letting people renew or replace their driver’s licenses and ID cards remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Andy Beshear’s office says people whose license, permit or ID card was lost or expired between March 1 and June 30 may apply with their circuit court clerk to receive a new one in the…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police chief says officers and National Guard soldiers enforcing the city’s curfew returned fire, killing a man, when someone in a large group fired at them. Chief Steve Conrad confirmed the shooting happened around 12:15 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of a business on West Broadway. He said officers and the National Guard…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — A Kentucky man accused of stealing around $25,000 from a nonprofit to pay off social media scammers was found in South Carolina, after being on the run since November 2018. David Boggs Jr. was charged Thursday with theft. He was the executive director of Paducah’s annual Barbecue on the River festival. Paducah police said Boggs was…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have apologized on the heels of video that showed a police officer firing what appeared to be pepper balls at a news crew during a live television broadcast. The WAVE-TV crew was covering the second night of protests over the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed by police in her own home…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Lexington Herald-Leader) — Limited practices for Kentucky high school sports teams can begin June 15 amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association revealed initial steps during a video conference meeting Thursday after activities were halted in March. Starting June 1, coaches can organize with players in groups of fewer than…
