EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville has fired men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty after receiving additional reports of misconduct off the court. The former Kentucky star was placed on administrative leave December 26th amid allegations of sexual misconduct and violations of the school’s Title IX policy. The school issued a statement saying interim coach Bernie Seltzer would continue to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear have teamed up on an effort to expand a new wildlife refuge in western Kentucky. The two leaders on Tuesday announced the approval of federal “Duck Stamp” funding for land acquisition to expand the Green River National Wildlife Refuge at Henderson. “Duck Stamps” can…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says “nobody likes” her former presidential rival Bernie Sanders, even as the Vermont senator remains among the front-runners in the Democratic race. In an interviewed posted Tuesday with “The Hollywood Reporter,” Clinton was asked about a comment she makes in an upcoming documentary where she says Sanders was “in Congress for years” but, “Nobody…
ISRAEL (AP) — Seventy-five years after the Auschwitz death camp was liberated, Maurice Gluck is one of 75 Holocaust survivors featured in a commemorative photo project. The unique exhibition is just one of the various events marking the anniversary and commemorating its victims as the notorious camp’s few and aging survivors slowly disappear. The main ceremony will be the World…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People passing by the Kentucky gym where Muhammad Ali learned to box can see a new historical marker that has been placed there. The Columbia Gym at Spalding University in Louisville also has a red bicycle hanging over the entrance to the gym. Ali’s red bike was stolen when he was young, leading him to a…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol in a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his actions. On the eve of the trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed a condensed, two-day calendar for each side’s opening arguments. The rules package will be one of the first orders of business when senators convene…
JACKSBORO, Tenn. – A small earthquake hit East Tennessee on Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near Fincastle, Tennessee in Campbell County. A USGS map showed it was felt around East Tennessee and southern Kentucky. It was the second earthquake to hit the area in two days. The USGS said a magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Longtime state Rep. Stan Lee has withdrawn from the 2020 election. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Republican made the decision Friday, a week after the filing deadline. He has served nearly two decades in the legislature. In an email to the newspaper, Lee said that he had put politics and being a lawmaker “ahead of everything, including…
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Statements from law enforcement and a Kentucky-based rapper are shedding light on a shooting that caused chaos outside an Atlanta mall last week. The man shot by police on Saturday after refusing to drop his gun may have been trying to stop a robbery. Law enforcement officials say that an officer responding to Lenox Square Mall…
CATTLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A troubled Kentucky jail has seen huge improvements since getting a new jailer a little more than a year ago. The Independent reports the Boyd County Detention Center is a better place since Jailer Bill Hensley took office in late 2018, when a state inspection report listed hundreds of deficiencies. Hensley said he has changed the…
