FRANKORT, Ky. – Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has urged his successor to confront the toughest tasks facing the state. In a Tuesday interview with The Associated Press, Bevin said that includes continuing to shore up the state’s underfunded public pension systems. Democrat Andy Beshear defeated Bevin in last month’s election and takes office next Tuesday. Bevin predicted that state…
LONDON, Ky. – Authorities in Kentucky have arrested a man who they say posed as a police officer, pulled a woman over on a rural road and attempted to rape her. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office charged 46-year-old Walter Earl Darling with attempted rape, impersonating a peace officer and related charges Monday. A sheriff’s office statement says Darling was pretending…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov.-elect Andy Beshear says all executive branch state agencies in Kentucky will accept emailed requests for public records. Beshear says the goal is to make it easier for people and the media to access information. Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed a measure paving the way for agencies to voluntarily accept open records requests through email. Beshear’s…
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…
