HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace will help host a virtual Memorial Day service saluting America’s fallen soldiers. The national historical park in central Kentucky said in a statement that it will join 29 others to put on a social media event Monday that will start at 8 a.m. and last more than 13 hours. The statement says…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new order says state courts in Kentucky will reopen for hearings on civil and criminal cases starting next month. Kentucky Supreme Court Justice John Minton Jr. announced Friday that the proceedings will resume on June 1. Jury trials are still postponed until August. Minton says the courts should conduct remote hearings for cases unless the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s decision to remove the Transportation Department’s acting inspector general, the latest in a string of actions by Trump to fire or replace government watchdogs. The Democratic chairs of three House panels on Tuesday demanded that Mitch Behm be reinstated immediately as acting inspector general. The lawmakers also demanded that the…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says Red River Gorge and Redbird Crest Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System are set to reopen earlier than planned. The agency said in a statement that both areas are now set to open Friday, instead of June 3. Daniel Boone National Forest Supervisor Dan Olsen said the decision comes on the heels the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has unleashed a TV ad aimed at cementing an image of his well-funded Democratic challenger in the minds of voters. The ad portrays Amy McGrath as too liberal for Kentucky on abortion and border security. And it plays up her support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The Senate majority…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced 20 more Kentucky deaths related to the coronavirus outbreak. He said Tuesday it’s the state’s largest single-day total since the global pandemic began. Beshear says the high death count was based in part on the timing of some reports. But he called it a “tough day.” It comes as the state…
GREENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a house fire has claimed the life of a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. Police were called to the scene in Greenville around 5:10 a.m. Tuesday. Police said 30-year-old Kristina Y. Pyszka and her daughter were inside the residence when the fire started. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene, and…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s mayor is requiring more officers to wear body cameras and changing a search warrant policy after after the fatal police shooting of a black emergency medical worker in her home. Mayor Greg Fischer said Monday that officers in plainclothes units like the one that served a warrant at Breonna Taylor’s home will wear cameras….
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 in New York in front of no fans as the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. This is the first year the Belmont will take place before the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The New York Racing Association unveiled the new Belmont date Tuesday morning. The Derby was moved to Sept. 5…
STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in Kentucky has been accused of deliberately setting fire to two houses. Kentucky State Police said 19-year-old Jeffrey “Tyler” Knouse was arrested after investigators connected him to the fires that were deliberately set in April and May in Lincoln County. Police say both of the homes were vacant residences. WKYT-TV reports Knouse is…
