FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed bill to ban sanctuary policies by most public agencies in Kentucky has advanced. The measure cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee after an emotional hearing Thursday. Opponents predict it will spread fear among immigrants, despite assurances that there’s no cause for concern. The bill would prohibit public entities including city and county governments from adopting…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two Kentucky hemp companies, including one of the state’s largest, are facing bankruptcy proceedings. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported Wednesday that three creditors filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against GenCanna in federal court in Lexington last week to force the company into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is one of the state’s major producers and has 21…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion has injured a Kentucky woman and her 7-year-old daughter. Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins told news outlets the explosion happened Wednesday night at a home near Leitchfield. He said the victims were sent to a burn unit in Louisville. Relatives said the woman suffered burns over her entire body and the…
(AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested $55.3 million in four high-speed broadband projects that will benefit rural residents of Kentucky and Tennessee. Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced the funding Wednesday in a statement. He said the projects will create or improve connectivity for more than 12,250 households and nearly 100 farms and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An amusement park in Kentucky has begun looking for seasonal help. News outlets reported Thursday that Kentucky Kingdom opened its application process. The park says it is looking to fill 1,400 positions, including lifeguards, ride operators and water park technicians with some ability in plumbing. Some jobs have a minimum age requirement of 14.
(Credit: Pixabay)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A federal judge in Tennessee has awarded a $15 million judgment to a teen who suffered a brain injury at a hospital on the Fort Campbell Army post. The parents of the boy filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in 2015. They alleged their son suffered injuries during his birth at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A House committee chairman says Kentucky lawmakers will grapple with a criminal justice system he says is “out of kilter.” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jason Petrie said Wednesday that bills to be considered will likely deal with the bail system, persistent felony offender status, felony thresholds for theft offenses, and probation. The upcoming discussions come amid surging…
DETROIT – A 36-year-old man will spend six months in prison for his role in recruiting dozens of foreign-born students to attend a phony school in suburban Detroit so they could remain in the U.S. The Detroit News reports that Phanideep Karnati was sentenced Wednesday in federal court. Authorities say Karnati recruited 74 people to enroll in The University of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Tyrese Maxey scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 13 Kentucky used a 23-12 run to rally past Vanderbilt for a 71-62 victory that dealt the Commodores their record 25th consecutive SEC regular-season loss. The Wildcats trailed 40-30 early in the second half before the big run over 8:45 to lead for…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are asking a federal appeals court to restore a state law that bans a common second trimester abortion procedure. The law passed in 2018 was struck down last year by a federal judge. But a lawyer from the Kentucky Attorney General’s office told the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday that the law…
