(Credit: Pixabay)PIKE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man on death row for murdering a student has worked out a deal to convert his death sentence into a life sentence without parole. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Circuit Judge Eddy Coleman approved a motion Friday to set aside 69-year-old Roger Dale Epperson’s death sentence and re-sentence him to life without parole. Epperson…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The owners of Maximum Security say they will appeal a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit that seeks to challenge the decision to disqualify their horse as winner of the Kentucky Derby. Gary West said in a statement Monday that he has authorized his attorneys to file an appeal. West and his wife, Mary, who live…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs in Kentucky has begun taking applications for next year’s program focusing on product innovation and business model design. A statement from the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet says the three-week summer program at Northern Kentucky University will accept 72 students who are currently in 9th, 10th and 11th grade. Applications are…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the country has a “behavioral problem” as he called on both sides of the political spectrum to defuse the anger now swirling around political debates. Speaking in his home state of Kentucky, the Republican leader said Monday that the lack of civility is the country’s biggest problem. McConnell, a close…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An 18-year-old Kentucky high schooler has pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault and criminal mischief in an assault on a reportedly autistic classmate. News outlets report Damon Simmons is accused of attacking the Iroquois High student on Thursday with the help of three juvenile students. An arrest citation says surveillance video shows Simmons and the other…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center is hosting a student-led series of events designed to bring awareness to water issues in eastern Kentucky and beyond. The events Monday through Thursday will focus on ecology, infrastructure and bottled water, and highlight organizations working on water-related issues. The Appalachian Center is based in the university’s College of Arts…
STONE, Ky. (AP) — A coroner says a body found in a burning home in Eastern Kentucky has been identified as an 11-year-old girl. News outlets report Pike County Deputy Coroner Mike Hall said Saturday an autopsy confirmed the victim was Ayla Eastwood. He said foul play isn’t suspected. Kentucky State Police said they received a report of a fire…
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky says a student was hospitalized because of a possible vaping overdose. News outlets report a Daviess County High School resource officer told deputies that a female student was being taken to the hospital from a “vaping overdose.” A press release from the county sheriff’s office says the student was treated and released from…
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been charged in the death of a woman who disappeared this past spring, and whose remains may have been found last week. News outlets report 33-year-old Danelle Nicole Powell, of Somerset, was arrested Thursday on a murder charge. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office announced that investigators believe human bones found off a…
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Belgium-based company is closing its plant in Kentucky, resulting in 100 layoffs early next year. WDRB-TV in Louisville reports Bekaert notified state workforce officials in a letter that it will lay off the employees Jan. 13 at its Shelbyville plant, which will close at the end of next year. The company plans to keep 12…
