LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits will hold its first bourbon industry conference this week at the University of Kentucky. A statement from the school says the Beam Institute collaborated with the Kentucky Distillers Association to plan Thursday’s event around key industry issues. The conference will include presentations and discussions on topics such as…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney in Louisville has been selected to join a working group that is part of a presidential commission on law enforcement. U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman’s jurisdiction is the western half of Kentucky. With the appointment, he will serve on the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice Law Enforcement Recruitment and…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Immanuel Quickley had a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, also a career-best, to lead No. 8 Kentucky to its seventh straight win, 69-60, over Texas A&M. Quickley is the first Kentucky player with consecutive games with at least 25 points since Malik Monk in 2017. The sophomore scored 26 in a win over…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate’s top leader has introduced a bill aimed at the governor’s overhaul of the state school board. Senate President Robert Stivers introduced the bill Tuesday. It would prevent future governors from such a sweeping reorganization of the board’s membership. Stivers says it would ensure political, gender and racial diversity on the board overseeing Kentucky’s…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has approved a proposal that would add a series of crime victims’ rights to the state constitution. The measure known as Marsy’s Law is a reprise of a 2018 constitutional amendment that cleared the legislature and was approved by Kentucky voters. The amendment was voided when the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled the question…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky House committee has approved a bill to create a loan program to assist financially struggling rural hospitals. The bill is seen as a way to protect rural health care. The measure sailed through the House budget committee without opposition on Tuesday. It now goes to the full House. Hospitals situated in counties with fewer…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — The former boyfriend of a missing Kentucky woman has been indicted on murder and robbery charges. News outlets report the indictment was handed down Tuesday by a Scott County grand jury. It charges 53-year-old Joseph Hicks with killing 32-year-old Sheena Baxter on Valentine’s Day. Hicks was already in jail after being arrested last week on charges…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been accused of stealing luggage from passengers at an airport on two occasions. News outlets report 33-year-old Carrie Welch is charged with theft after police arrested her at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Friday. Police say she was caught on surveillance cameras taking the bags Feb. 2 and Feb. 14….
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The wife of Vice President Mike Pence will visit Fort Campbell to highlight new efforts to create employment solutions for military spouses. A statement from the Office of the Second Lady says Karen Pence will be joined by the Secretary of Defense’s wife, Leah Esper, in Friday’s visit to the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is taking nominations to Kentucky university boards and other higher education boards. Vacancies will be considered during the Governor’s Postsecondary Education Nominating Committee’s next meeting. Boards include the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville boards of trustees; boards of regents at Western Kentucky University, Kentucky State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky…
