HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police are seeking the public’s help in finding an inmate who escaped while on work release. A police news release says they received a call Friday night from the Christian County Detention Center saying that 38-year-old Wayne Eldridge Weeks escaped from his work release assignment release at the Senior Citizens Center in Hopkinsville. The 6-foot-tall,…
CONWAY, Ky. – A Kentucky woman is charged with murder in what authorities think was a fatal mauling of a man by a pit bull. Kentucky State Police said Friday they charged 38-year-old Melissa D. Wolke of Mount Vernon in the death of 55-year-old Donald W. Abner of Richmond. Rockcastle County Coroner Marvin Owens says he went to a Conway…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Immanuel Quickley scored the game’s final five points and finished with 19, Ashton Hagans had 15 with big 3 late and No. 14 Kentucky topped Alabama 76-67 for its 1,000th Southeastern Conference victory. The Wildcats led by 15 early in the second half on Saturday before a cold stretch allowed the Crimson Tide to climb within 63-60…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky health officials have announced the state’s first probable vaping-related death. Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Angela Dearinger said the man who died was in his late 20s. The Centers for Disease Control website said as of Tuesday, 57 vaping-related deaths had been confirmed in 27 states and the District of Columbia. The state Department for Public Health…
CONWAY, Ky. – Authorities in Kentucky say a pit bull is thought to have fatally mauled a man. Rockcastle County Coroner Marvin Owens told news outlets he was called to a home in Conway on Friday for a reported fatal dog attack. Kentucky State Police say they encountered a very aggressive dog near the victim when they arrived. Trooper Scottie…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration has issued a request for proposals for Medicaid managed care contracts. The move comes after Beshear canceled contracts awarded by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration near the end of Bevin’s term last year. Contracts with Aetna via Coventry Cares, Anthem Inc., Humana Inc. via CareSource, Passport Health Plan and…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say two people under the influence of drugs left an infant lying on the road in frigid temperatures. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Destiny McQueen and 49-year-old Michael Augst were arrested Thursday and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor. Deputies say they found McQueen running in the road,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A prominent attorney has stepped forward to challenge U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky. Todd McMurtry filed on Friday to challenge Massie in the May GOP primary in the 4th District. The solidly Republican district spans the state’s northern tier. McMurtry has represented a Kentucky student, Nick Sandmann, who was embroiled in a viral encounter with…
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Noted baseball aribitrator George Nicolau has died. Nicolau ruled against baseball owners in two collusion cases and served as president of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He ruled owners conspired against free agents after the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He also reinstated Steve Howe from a lifetime ban, the pitcher’s seventh suspension related to drug…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a homeless shelter in northern Kentucky is moving to a bigger facility and will offer more services. The Kentucky Inquirer cited a news release in reporting that the Northern Kentucky Emergency Shelter in Covington will move to a building later this year that includes space for a medical clinic, lockers and laundry services. Shelter…
