FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is set to give his first State of the Commonwealth speech to lawmakers and a statewide television audience. The speech in the House chambers will be broadcast on Kentucky Educational Television. House and Senate members will convene at 7 p.m. EST for the speech. The Democratic governor will outline some of his…
LOS ANGELES – Trainer Mick Ruis has sued the California Horse Racing Board over Justify’s positive drug test in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. Ruis’ lawsuit alleges the board intentionally failed to discharge its public duty when it hid and subsequently dismissed the drug test result. Ruis trained and owned Bolt d’Oro, who finished second in the race. Justify, who…
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – A third horse has been rescued from a strip mine site in Kentucky where 20 horses were found fatally shot. News outlets report a filly was captured by Dumas Rescue on Saturday and taken to the Kentucky Humane Society. The horse is believed to be the daughter of the pregnant mare and sister to the colt who…
CONWAY, Ky. – A Kentucky woman who authorities say released her pit bull on a man has pleaded not guilty to murder in his death. News outlets report 38-year-old Melissa Wolke pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges including murder, alcohol intoxication and resisting arrest. Kentucky State Police say they responded to a home Friday for a reported fatal dog…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring any police officer assigned to schools to be armed. The measure introduced Monday is a follow-up to last year’s school safety law that stemmed from a deadly school shooting. The new measure was introduced by Senate Education Committee Chairman Max Wise. Last year’s school safety law did not specify…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have pitched in to distribute food to children at risk of going hungry. Lawmakers from both parties formed assembly lines Monday to put pasta, canned vegetables, pudding cups, juice boxes and other food into bags. Feeding Kentucky organized the event. Executive Director Tamara Sandberg says the goal is to distribute 2,100 bags of food…
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)(AP) — Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa’s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential…
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been killed while cutting trees in eastern Kentucky. State police said in a statement that they were notified Saturday morning of a logging accident in Letcher County. An investigation found that a tree cut by workers got stuck in the top of another tree and later fell and struck 25-year-old David…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Online videos appear to show Iranian police and security forces firing tear gas and live ammunition to disperse demonstrators who protested the Islamic Republic’s initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. The videos obtained Monday by The Associated Press show show tear gas being fired on what appears to be a peaceful…
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. (AP) — Mammoth Cave National Park is offering free tours in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The park can accommodate 70 people on each Mammoth Passage tour. The free tours on Jan. 20 will depart from the visitor center at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30…
