LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of stabbing a pregnant woman in Kentucky was shot and wounded by police. Police say the man and the victim were in a relationship. Officers shot the man Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire that occurred while officers were following a car they believed to be involved in the stabbing. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne says economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak will force lawmakers to scale back state spending plans. He is forecasting an austere state budget. He told reporters Thursday that proposed pay raises for teachers and state employees are now unlikely. He said increases in the state’s main funding formula for K-12 schools…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (Lexington Herald-Leader) — One of the largest hospital systems in northern Kentucky has furloughed a quarter of its staff in order to financially sustain clinical operation amid the spread of the new coronavirus. St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead announced Thursday that it was furloughing 300 staff members who aren’t involved in the COVID-19 response. The CEO says temporary…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers are working on a coronavirus-relief bill. The goal is to help cushion workers and employers from economic damage caused by the pandemic. The work comes as lawmakers reconvened Thursday after a weeklong break due to the coronavirus outbreak. Lawmakers also advanced a bill to expand the attorney general’s authority to regulate abortion in Kentucky….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill to expand the attorney general’s authority to regulate abortion in Kentucky. The Senate committee action came as lawmakers reconvened Thursday after a weeklong break due to the coronavirus outbreak. Another Senate panel advanced a bill allowing consumers to have spirits, wine or beer shipped directly to them. Lawmakers were prepared…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A hearing for a suspended Kentucky judge accused of misconduct has been postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus. Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry had been set to appear in a northern Kentucky courtroom on April 20 for her misconduct hearing. The Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission is investigating nine misconduct charges against Gentry, accusing…
MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Derby is set to have a full field and empty stands. A field of 12 has been entered for Saturday’s Florida Derby, typically one of the biggest Kentucky Derby prep races and serves as the crown jewel of Gulfstream’s Championship Meet. Tiz the Law, a winner of three of his four career starts including the…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say the remains of a Northern Kentucky teenager who went missing almost 10 years ago have been found. Paige Johnson was 17 years old when she was last seen at a party with friends on Sept. 23, 2010. Kentucky’s Covington police said Johnson’s body was found Sunday near Williamsburg Township, Ohio, about 30…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has reported a fifth Kentucky death linked to coronavirus. He said Wednesday that total statewide cases during the pandemic approached 200 despite a slight drop in the number of new cases from the prior day. Beshear reported 35 new cases in Kentucky, compared to 39 Tuesday. He says the latest Kentucky death linked…
CAMPBELLSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say three men have been indicted on charges related to a slaying nearly three decades ago. The agency said in a statement that authorities arrested Shawn F. Satchwell, Curtis Wade Sharon and Ricky H. Asher on Friday. News outlets report the three were accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of Bernard “Cowboy”…
