FORT KNOX, Ky. – About 350 free Christmas trees are being offered to active military service members and their families after a tree lighting ceremony at a Kentucky Army post this week. The Trees for Troops program is providing the trees to be distributed Thursday at Fort Knox. The tree lighting is set for 5:30 p.m. the same day at…
IRVINE, Ky. – A Kentucky high school’s former soccer coach has been sentenced to two years in prison for raping a player and sending nude images to minors. News outlets report that 29-year-old Andrew Hatton was sentenced Tuesday on charges of third-degree rape and distributing obscene matter to minors. He pleaded guilty in August as part of a deal. The…
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A former office manager for the Boyd County Child Support Office in eastern Kentucky has been indicted on charges of theft and forgery. News outlets cited a statement from Kentucky State Police on Monday that said 55-year-old Mary Pickett faces one count of theft by unlawful taking and 76 counts of forgery. Police say they were…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky foster mother is accused of pouring a hot drink on her 10-month-old child, causing extensive burns. News outlets report officers responding to a fast-food restaurant in Winchester on Saturday were initially told that Ashley Neal fell and spilled the drink. She told police she didn’t remember what happened. But authorities say surveillance video shows…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says some Latin American nations are taking a “sharp turn toward democracy, capitalism and good government” in an address at the University of Louisville. Pompeo was visiting Monday ahead of a trip to London for a NATO summit with President Trump. Pompeo was invited to speak by Senate Majority Leader…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear selected his former rival, state Rep. Rocky Adkins, to serve as his senior adviser as his administration continued taking shape Monday. The latest round of personnel decisions included an expanded role for Lt. Gov.-elect Jacqueline Coleman. Coleman will take on the dual role of secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear is set to make some key appointments in his new administration. A release from Beshear’s transition team says the Democrat is scheduled to announce the appointments Monday at the state Capitol in Frankfort. Beshear and Lt. Gov.-elect Jacqueline Coleman will be sworn in at the Capitol on Dec. 10. Lawmakers will convene…
Photo credit: Joshua Wolfman Willett FacebookLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The family of a 10-year-old Kentucky boy who received thousands of birthday cards during his last bout of chemotherapy has given him more great news: His cancer is now in remission. News outlets report Carter Matthew Willett’s family announced the news Wednesday on a Facebook page documenting his illness. His most…
LA GRANGE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a La Grange man has been arrested following a fatal shooting involving his son during a domestic altercation. Kentucky State Police say 71-year-old Joseph O’Daniel shot and killed 42-year-old William O’Daniel on Wednesday at a home in La Grange. According to police, Joseph O’Daniel is William O’Daniel’s father. No further information…
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school district plans to sue electronic cigarette companies for creating what it says is an epidemic of nicotine addiction affecting student health and school learning environments. News outlets report the Bullitt County Board of Education announced Wednesday that it plans to sue Juul and other industry manufacturers, distributers and retailers. Juul controls about two-thirds…
