VERSAILLES, Ky. – Jim Beam has been fined $600,000 for a Kentucky warehouse fire that sent bourbon into nearby waterways and killed fish. The Courier-Journal reports the distiller agreed to the fine in a Dec. 6 order from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. The company will also reimburse the state $112,000. The July 3 fire started when lightning struck…
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Evansville has placed men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty on administrative leave and is conducting an internal investigation into alleged violations of the school’s Title IX policy. The university released a statement saying it has received reports about McCarty’s off-court behavior, including a recent incident that appeared to be a Title IX violation. A national law firm will…
(AP) Democrat Amy McGrath has officially filed to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. Next year’s Senate race looms as a bruising, big-spending campaign. McGrath said Friday that her party’s victory in the Kentucky governor’s race has given momentum to her own bid to unseat a Republican incumbent. In an interview with The Associated Press, McGrath touted her…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Special Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan this week was seizing a Taliban weapons cache when he was killed, the U.S. military said Friday. Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble was with his unit when its members discovered an undisclosed amount of Taliban weapons in Kunduz Province, said Eric Pahon, a spokesman for the U.S. forces…
(AP) HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Coast Guard is searching for a tour helicopter that disappeared in Hawaii with seven people aboard. Authorities say the helicopter’s owner called for help about 45 minutes after the chopper was due back from a tour of Kauai’s Na Pali Coast on Thursday evening. Two of the passengers are believed to be minors. Steep terrain,…
(AP) – Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers is The Associated Press’ male athlete of the year for 2019. Leonard was an easy winner in the voting conducted by AP member sports editors and AP beat writers. He is the fifth NBA player to win the award and led Toronto to this past season’s NBA title. Baltimore Ravens quarterback…
(AP) NEWPORT, Ky. – The first charter school application filed in Kentucky has been unanimously denied. News outlets report Newport Independent Schools rejected the application Thursday night. The superintendent says the documents submitted by the proposed River Cities Academy lacked planning in multiple areas. A review committee says there was significant plagiarism in the application process. The committee also found…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Police in Kentucky say a man who hit a police officer with a stolen vehicle was shot by the officer and faces attempted murder and other charges. Louisville police told news outlets that 40-year-old Thomas Brooks drove off in the vehicle, crashed and ran on foot before being apprehended Thursday. Brooks was taken to University Hospital for…
(AP) The Tony Award-winning composer who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Mame,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “La Cage aux Folles,” has died. Jerry Herman was 88. The creator of 10 Broadway shows and contributor to several more, Herman won two Tony Awards for best musical: “Hello, Dolly!” in 1964 and “La Cage aux Folles”…
PLEASUREVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police say a 67-year-old man has been found dead inside a home that burned. Police say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of James Bullion of Pleasureville in Henry County. The fire was reported around 6 a.m. Tuesday, and Bullion’s body was found inside after the fire was extinguished. The cause of the…
