FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky attorney general’s office says six counties have been chosen for post-general election audits. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Michael Wright says the counties selected at random were Boyle, Gallatin, Henderson, Kenton, Oldham and Powell. Kentucky’s general election was Nov. 5. The attorney general’s office says the counties’ selection doesn’t imply irregularities are suspected. Under the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police department is suing a newspaper in an attempt to avoid releasing investigative records into its defunct youth program, where two officers were convicted of sexually abusing minors. The Courier Journal reports it’s being sued by Louisville Metro police, despite a state attorney general’s ruling that the department violated state law by denying the…
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky high school senior has been chosen to play tuba with the Great American Marching Band in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports Trent Woolard had to go through a strenuous audition process that began in March. The 18 year old lives in Owensboro and is a student at Daviess County High…
CAMPTON, Ky. (AP) — Police say a weekend explosion and fire at a home in Kentucky have left two people dead and four others injured. Kentucky State Police Sgt. Bret Kirkland told WLEX-TV the explosion occurred Saturday in Wolfe County near the rural community of Campton. Kirkland said two bodies were found in the basement of the home. The bodies…
BROOKSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say a trooper has been shot and wounded during a standoff at a southern Indiana home. Sgt. Stephen Wheeles says the trooper’s injuries in Saturday morning’s shooting are not believed to be life-threatening. The officer was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment. Wheeles says a suspect was taken into custody…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say an explosion at the Dippin’ Dots production facility in Kentucky has injured four people. Dippin’ Dots CEO Scott Fischer says the explosion occurred in a production area around 10 p.m. Friday evening. Fischer said in a release that it would be premature to comment on the cause of the blast. “At this moment what…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to threatening to shoot someone at a high school. The U.S. attorney’s office said Friday that 22-year-old Dylan Lee Jarrell has pleaded guilty to transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce, cyberstalking, lying to law enforcement officers and possessing a gun to commit violence. FBI and Kentucky…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — One of eight people charged in connection with the fatal shooting of two 16-year-old girls in central Kentucky has pleaded guilty. WKYT-TV reports Ronnie Ellis pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark Circuit Court to two counts of murder, wanton endangerment and tampering with evidence. Authorities have said Ellis and others were involved in a gunfight in the…
CADIZ, Ky. (AP) — Lake Barkley State Resort Park is getting about $6 million in improvements as part of a Kentucky initiative to upgrade the state’s parks. The funding for Lake Barkley will include upgrades for the wastewater treatment system, roof replacement and repairs and improvements for the fire alarm and sprinkler system. The state park in far western Kentucky…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s highways will be busy with travelers during Thanksgiving week, and safety officials are advising them to buckle up their seat belts and put down their phones. Kentucky Office of Highway Safety acting Executive Director Jason Siwula says this is one of the busiest travel times, and deaths and injuries can be prevented by fastening safety…
