LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A researcher at the University of Louisville is receiving a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for renewable energy research. Joshua Spurgeon does his research in the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. He focuses on the production of hydrogen fuel from water with solar energy. The fuel has…
FRANKFORT, Ky, (AP) Kentucky education officials are encouraging residents and stakeholders to participate in a survey on the qualities that the state’s next education commissioner should possess. The Kentucky Board of Education said in a statement that the survey opened this week and will be available through Feb. 6. The board directed the Kentucky Department of Education to administer the…
NASHUA, NH – DECEMBER 13: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), speaks during his event at Nashua Community College on December 13, 2019 in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Iowa Caucuses are less than two months away. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog group has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that a political…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Senate panel has advanced a Republican-backed bill requiring people to have government-issued photo identification in order to vote. The revised version would allow people lacking photo IDs to present other forms of identification in order to vote. The alternate IDs could be debit or credit cards or Social Security cards. The bill cleared the…
MURRAY, Ky. – Three of four National Guard soldiers accused of involvement in a 2017 sexual assault case have pleaded guilty in Kentucky to misdemeanor sexual misconduct charges. News outlets reported Wednesday that 28-year-old Anthony Tubolino, 22-year-old Tyler Hart and 24-year-old Jacob Ruth accepted plea deals from the Calloway Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office and were recommended to serve 12-month sentences each….
BEDFORD, Ky. – Officials says a Kentucky county has fired more than half its road department employees, including the director, who’s facing drug charges. Trimble County Judge-Executive Todd Pollock told WDRB-TV on Tuesday that Kentucky State Police arrested road department director Michael Stewart last week. Police said he was charged with possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia. Pollock…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts drew little attention to himself while presiding at his first impeachment trial. But just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, as tempers on the Senate floor had started to wear thin, he reminded everyone who was in charge. A particularly tense exchange had passed between House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and President Donald Trump’s…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Officials have begun destroying nerve agents that have been stored at a Kentucky Army depot for decades. The Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant said in a statement that the first projectile containing GB nerve agent was successfully destroyed on Jan. 17. The facility at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond began destroying mustard-agent…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ashton Hagans scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half and No. 15 Kentucky used a 14-4 run to pull away and beat Georgia 89-79. The Wildcats had to work to put away the stubborn Bulldogs, who overcame missing 11 consecutive first-half shots to trail 41-35 at halftime. Rayshaun Hammonds and Anthony Edwards each scored…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have started advancing a proposed $35 million state loan to help the University of Louisville with its purchase of Jewish Hospital. The measure cleared the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee with bipartisan support Tuesday. The bill has plenty of political clout behind it. Its lead sponsors are Republican House Speaker David Osborne and the top-ranking…
