CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has been awarded more than $22 million and Kentucky more than $11 million in federal funding to clean up and repurpose abandoned coal mines in fiscal year 2020. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the grants from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement last week. The Interior Department said in a news release the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A black history month celebration at the Kentucky Capitol will highlight contributions that African Americans have made to the U.S. military and the nation’s defense. The event on Tuesday is being hosted by the Black Legislative Caucus. It will include a special award presentation by Gov. Andy Beshear, remarks by legislative leaders and a keynote speech by…
HENDERSON, Ky. – Authorities say two women and five animals have been found dead at a home in western Kentucky. Henderson County Coroner Bruce Farmer tells news outlets that 61-year-old Jennifer Glunt and 55-year-old Robin Glunt of Henderson were found shot on Friday, and a weapon was located at the scene. Farmer says autopsies are planned on Monday. The bodies…
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Federal prosecutors have indicted 17 people with ties to a motorcycle club on charges alleging that they operated a drug ring in Indiana and Kentucky. The indictments announced Thursday by U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler allege that some of defendants are members of the Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club or associates of that Evansville group. Prosecutors allege that the…
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. – Authorities say three people have been killed in a crash involving a car and two tractor trailers near the border of Tennessee and Kentucky. The Tennessee Highway Patrol tells news outlets that the crash was reported Friday night on Interstate 65 in Robertson County. The highway patrol said a Nissan Versa was traveling southbound when it was…
HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a former deputy jailer in western Kentucky has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for using a stun gun to punish a suicidal inmate for cursing. The FBI said in a statement that 54-year-old James Eakes received the sentence Thursday for willfully depriving the inmate of his constitutional right to be free from…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three former police officers in Kentucky have avoided prison time for falsifying overtime records to collect pay for hours they didn’t work. News outlets report former Louisville Metro police officers Brian Stanfield, Todd Roadhouse and Mark Final were sentenced Thursday to three years probation. Each will have to spend eight months of the sentence on a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s largest school system has teamed up with the University of Louisville to start a teacher residency program. The program is aimed at combating teacher shortages. The Courier Journal reports it would allow people who received a degree in a field other than education to get a master’s degree from U of L while shadowing an…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has teamed up with a Republican lawmaker to push for a bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky. Beshear and Rep. Adam Koenig were joined Thursday by representatives of business and education groups to call for passage of the sports wagering measure. The bill has stalled in the House since winning committee…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials have awarded nearly $1 million to counties across the state to help clean up illegal dumps. WFPL reports the grants from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet will go to 21 counties to help clean 121 sites. Owsley County will receive $32,000 and Solid Waste Coordinator Cody Lewis said the funds would be a…
