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 Stan Lee has withdrawn from the 2020 election.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…
INDIANAPOLIS, In. (AP) — Indiana has imposed more restrictive regulations on three popular game fish species found in the Ohio River to align the state with Kentucky’s regulations. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the new rule that took effect Sunday covers walleye, sauger and saugeye, which are collectively known as Sander species. The rule sets a bag limit…
BEIJING, China (AP) — The head of a Chinese government expert team says human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus. State media said Monday that the leader of the National Health Commission team said two people in southern China caught the diseases from family members. The English-language China Daily newspaper said the National Health Commission…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gun-rights activists and other groups are descending on Virginia’s capital city of Richmond to protest plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency days ahead of Monday’s rally. His declaration included a ban of all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square, where the event…
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana has imposed more restrictive regulations on three popular game fish species found in the Ohio River to align the state with Kentucky’s regulations. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the new rule that took effect Sunday covers walleye, sauger and saugeye, which are collectively known as Sander species. The rule sets a bag limit of six…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Patrick Mahomes tip-toed down the sideline for a game-turning touchdown, added three TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super Bowl in a half-century by beating the Tennessee Titans 35-24 for the AFC championship. In two weeks in Miami, they will play the winner of the NFC title game between Green Bay and…
CINCINNATI – A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail for punching a protester outside an August rally for President Donald Trump in Cincinnati. A jury earlier this month found 30-year-old Dallas Frazier, of Georgetown, guilty of misdemeanor assault for striking 61-year-old Michael Alter outside U.S. Bank Arena. A judge gave Frazier credit for six days in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky will reduce total season ticket prices and K Fund donations for 57% of seats at Kroger Field this fall, with 36% unchanged for seven home games. The Wildcats will play one fewer home game compared with 2019. The school said in a news release the difference will be reflected in season ticket prices. Season ticket pricing…
