Image Credit: CNNWASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment Monday in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the law on behalf of Kentucky’s lone abortion clinic….
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hours before taking office, Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear has appointed a former state Supreme Court justice and an ex-federal prosecutor to run two state cabinets. Beshear said Monday that former Supreme Court Justice Mary Noble will serve as Justice Cabinet secretary. He says former U.S. Attorney Kerry Harvey will be secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet. Beshear…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – An associate journalism professor at the University of Kentucky is suing the school, its Title IX coordinator and a former student who complained about him, alleging defamation and retaliation. The Louisville Courier Journal reports Buck Ryan accuses the university of weaponizing its Office of Institutional Equity whenever it faces public criticism. His lawsuit cites his punishment in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hunters have killed a record number of deer in Kentucky during the recent gun season. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says hunters killed about 107,000 deer during the 16-day season that ended on Nov. 24. That’s up from the approximately 106,800 deer killed a year ago. The increase in kills has coincided with longer seasons…
Photo Credit: Louisville Metro Police DepartmentLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Police in Kentucky confiscated an unusual holiday gift from a suspect’s home, about 20 pounds of meth that was shipped through the mail in an air fryer. Louisville Metro Police said in a Facebook post Saturday that narcotics officers intercepted the package containing about $100,000 worth of drugs. The Major Case Unit…
HARLAN, Ky. – A coal producer that purchased multiple Kentucky mines and hired workers from a now-bankrupt company has laid some of the miners off. State Rep. Angie Hatton said miners told her Friday that Kopper Glo, the company that purchased mines from Blackjewel LLC., has idled its mines until at least Dec. 26. The company told around 100 non-salaried…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – An Indiana law firm has been paid at least $600,000 by Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration for an investigation of former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration. The Lexington Herald-Leader obtained the information through an Open Records Act. The Bevin administration refuses to release what it received from the law firm Taft Stettinius and Hollister. The newspaper asked for…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Reaching across party lines, Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says he’ll appoint Republican Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron to serve the final weeks of his term as Kentucky’s top law enforcement officer. Cameron’s appointment to take Beshear’s place as attorney general takes effect Dec. 17. Cameron begins his full term Jan. 6 stemming from his victory in the November…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has unleashed a spree of attacks against his successor just days before handing over power. The outbursts showed the abrasive side of a personality that at times overshadowed his one term in office and contributed to his downfall. In rapid-fire succession this week, Bevin claimed without proof that an appointee of Democratic…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A ceremonial swearing-in is being held next week in Frankfort for newly elected Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Christopher Shea Nickell. Nickell was elected in November to fill the vacancy resulting from Justice Bill Cunningham’s retirement in February. Cunningham swore in Nickell in Paducah last month. The investiture ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Supreme…
