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…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has fired its cheerleading coaches after an internal investigation determined they failed to oversee off-campus events that included hazing, alcohol use and public nudity by the championship squad. Head coach Jomo Thompson and assistants Ben Head, Spencer Clan and Kelsey LaCroix were fired from the program, which has won 24 national titles. The three-month investigation…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans to ramp up contact tracing in Kentucky. The goal is to contain coronavirus cases as the state’s economy gradually reopens. The governor on Monday announced the hiring of veteran health care industry executive Mark Carter as an executive adviser to lead the contact tracing program. Contact tracing is the process…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The U.S Forest Service says it plans to reopen Red River Gorge and other recreational areas in the Daniel Boone National Forest next month. News outlets report a statement from the agency says most trails, picnic areas and shooting ranges are set to open June 3 and campgrounds are scheduled to open June 11. Officials continually…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — An aviation unit from Fort Campbell will deploy to South Korea this summer. The 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, will replace 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, from Fort Hood, Texas, at the end of its rotation. The Fort Campbell unit will provide crews, maintenance support and aircraft to the region during its nine-month deployment. Col….
OWENSBORO, Ky. (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer) — Kentucky officials are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the meatpacking industry after local cattle farmers complained the price they are paid for their animals is continuing to drop at the same time beef prices are skyrocketing. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
The 145th Preakness Stakes has been rescheduled for Oct. 3, an announcement delivered Saturday less than hour before the original post time for the Triple Crown race. Traditionally held at Pimlico Race Course on the third Saturday in May, the Preakness was postponed April 3 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The weather Saturday turned out to be ideal — slightly…
CINCINNATI, Ohio (The Cincinnati Enquirer) — Just days after announcing it would end hazard “hero” pay to front-line workers, Kroger says it will give them extra “thank you” pay through mid-June. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the move comes after an outcry from the grocery store’s union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International. The extra pay is $400 for full-time…
