LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Associated Press) — Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race featuring computer-generated imagery was held Saturday, the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Derby has…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A history museum in central Kentucky is asking for submissions to document how the coronavirus has affected lives. The Lexington History Museum told WKYT-TV that the Lexington Pandemic History Project seeks to build a historical record. Residents are encouraged to send stories and photos by email to mail to the museum. Officials say the length and…
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky are investigating the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old boy. Elizabethtown Police Department spokesman Chris Denham told news outlets that officers responded Sunday to a report of a shooting at the Woodland Mobile Home Park. He said emergency crews took the wounded boy to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Denham said…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the number of confirmed coronavirus cases at a state prison are expected to increase. Beshear said at his daily news briefing Sunday that test results are expected Monday from the Green River Correctional Complex in Muhlenberg County. He says the results will be pretty tough numbers to see. An outbreak at…
FileWEBBVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police have seized 90 dogs from a no-kill animal shelter in Kentucky after they found dead cats and dogs in the freezer. Kentucky State police say in a news release reported by news outlets that the dogs were taken Saturday because of “poor living conditions” at the Trixie Foundation’s shelter. An animal advocate at the raid…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Courier Journal) — A Kentucky church has asked a federal appeals court to block the governor’s temporary ban on mass gatherings from applying to religious services. The Courier Journal reports that attorneys for Maryville Baptist Church are seeking an emergency injunction from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The request comes after a federal judge…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentuckians choosing to vote by absentee mail-in balloting in next month’s primary won’t have to pay for postage. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the State Board of Elections adopted the free postage at a special meeting Friday. The board also said county clerks will be able to hire temporary help to manage the election during the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The newest member of the Kentucky Court of Appeals will be sworn in by video link with the event available online for the public to watch. J. Christopher McNeill was appointed last week to serve from the westernmost district of 24 counties. McNeill succeeds Justice Christopher Shea Nickell, who was elected to the state Supreme Court…
WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in an effort to solve a 30-year-old slaying. Police say the body of 29-year-old Sharon Elaine Charles Long was found strangled on March 30, 1990 near the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Grant County. Police said she was last seen by her husband the previous evening…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new report says Kentucky’s state government faces a revenue shortfall that could approach $500 million in the current fiscal year. The report details the effect the coronavirus outbreak has had on the state’s economy and its revenue collections. The report says the nosedive in Kentucky’s revenue collections is expected to continue into the first half…
