LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker says he’s forming an exploratory committee to determine whether he’ll run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Louisville Democrat said in a statement Monday that he’ll begin traveling across the state to talk with people about issues and listen to their concerns as he mulls a decision. He says the…
GREER, S.C. (AP) — A Kentucky woman is charged with making a bomb threat at a South Carolina airport. Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Police arrested Laura Snyder Jones of Anchorage, Kentucky, on Saturday, charging her with a first-offense bomb threat. Airport spokesman Tom Tyra tells local news outlets that Jones became frustrated with customer service. Tyra says Jones told an American…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky and Indiana authorities arrested two men after their car ran out of gas during a chase that left one trooper injured. News outlets report that Indiana State Police chased a man wanted for second-degree escape across the state line into Kentucky on Sunday. Indiana authorities said the driver, 47-year-old James Rogers, fled and sideswiped a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he neglected and starved his dogs, some of which resorted to eating a dead dog. News outlets report 39-year-old Lamarrick Sanders pleaded not guilty Friday. He’s expected to appear in court Nov. 14 and has been in custody on unrelated charges since May. Court…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is waiving recreation fees at some locations around the Daniel Boone National Forest in honor of Veterans Day. An agency statement says forest visitors can enjoy designated locations free of charge on Nov. 11. Locations include: the Redbird Crest Trail in Clay and Leslie counties, the White Sulphur ATV Trail and Clear…
DEXTER, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky have identified an officer who fatally shot a man during an altercation. Kentucky State Police Trooper Adam Jones said in a news release Thursday that Murray Police Department officer Justin Swope shot 42-year-old John D. Hale on Saturday in the Calloway County community of Dexter. Jones had said in a previous statement that…
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Federal and state officials plan to work together to eradicate feral hogs at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. A statement from the U.S. Agriculture Department says several agencies will work together on an initiative that will include aerial operations and bait trapping to euthanize feral hogs. The statement says the initiative between the…
(Photo Credit: WKYT-TV)WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — An explosion and fire have damaged a hemp processing plant in Kentucky. Clark County Fire Chief Ernie Barnes told WKYT-TV that crews were dispatched Thursday night to the GenCanna facility in Winchester and arrived to find a large fire at one building. He says the flames were extinguished quickly and no one was injured….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say a Kentucky man assaulted and choked his fiancee during what he said was an attempt to calm her down. The Courier Journal reports 35-year-old Bryan Maiden has been arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault and first-degree strangulation. He’s set to be arraigned Friday. An arrest citation says Maiden told responding officers that his fiancee…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officers responding to an active shooter at a Louisville supermarket shot and killed a man with a gun, their police chief said. Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said officers arriving at a Kroger Thursday evening found “a man firing a gun and firing shots outside the entrance of the store.” Conrad says the man…
