Author: Associated Press

Sheriff: Deputy breaks clavicle chasing, catching suspect

UNION, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky authorities say a deputy broke his collarbone and captured a burglary suspect while pursing him through rough terrain. A Boone County Sheriff’s Office statement says 18-year-old Jacob Scudder and two teenagers were arrested Sunday and charged with burglary. The statement says deputies responded to a burglary committed Sunday morning while the homeowners were asleep. It…

Murder suspects escape California jail

(KSBW/NBC News) California authorities are searching for two murder suspects who escaped the Monterey County Adult Detention Facility early Sunday. “At our morning inmate count, one of the deputies discovered that two of the inmates who should have been present in the dorm were gone,” Undersheriff John Mineau says. Jonathan Salazar and Santos Fonseca were both awaiting trial for murder…

Kentucky officials announce lane closures for bridge repairs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation officials say lane closures are planned on an Ohio River Bridge that connects Louisville to southern Indiana so that expansion joint repairs can be made. The Kentucky Transportation Department says in a statement that lane closures on the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge will begin this week. The statement says the right three lanes of…

U of Kentucky police probe 6 rape reports this semester

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police at the University of Kentucky are investigating sixth report of rape at its Lexington campus this semester. News outlets say the latest report was made Tuesday, two days after the alleged date rape in a campus dormitory. The school’s crime bulletins and daily crime log say most of the reported attacks happened in residence halls…

Carbon monoxide detected in home where 1 died, kids injured

HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky say they detected high levels of carbon monoxide in a home where a woman was found dead and two children discovered in serious condition. News outlets report Henderson Fire Department Chief Scott Foreman said crews were called to a home Saturday night for a medical emergency. Investigators pronounced a woman dead at the…

Suspect shot in altercation with police in Kentucky

DEXTER, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a male suspect has been fatally shot during a weekend altercation with police. Kentucky State Police Trooper Adam Jones says in a news release 42-year-old John D. Hale of Almo was shot Saturday in the Calloway County community of Dexter. The statement says the shooting occurred following an altercation with police but…

University completes acquisition of KentuckyOne assets

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville says it has completed its acquisition of the financially ailing Jewish Hospital and several other assets of KentuckyOne Health. A statement from the university says the transfer of ownership from KentuckyOne’s parent company, CommonSpirit Health, to the university’s UofL Health affiliate became effective Friday. All the Louisville-area facilities and 5,500 employees are…

Mom sentenced to 5 years in connection to baby’s death

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Kentucky woman to five years in prison in connection to the death of her infant son. The Kentucky New Era reports Judge John Atkins handed down the sentence on Wednesday to Desiree Catlett, whose 9-month-old son Ja’Noah was found underwater in a bathtub in 2016. Catlett entered an Alford plea in…

Kentucky Supreme Court dismisses gay pride T-shirt case

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has sided with a print shop owner who refused to make a gay pride T-shirt because he says it was against his religious beliefs. The state’s high court dismissed the claim after two lower courts also ruled in favor of Lexington print shop Hands-On Originals. The company declined a T-shirt order from…

Bevin promotes school-choice efforts during Louisville stop

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Venturing into a Democratic stronghold with another high-profile surrogate from the Trump administration, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin promoted school-choice efforts Thursday as a way to help urban neighborhoods as he campaigned in Kentucky’s largest city. Democratic challenger Andy Beshear, meanwhile, advocated for improvements to public education and continued access to health care during a campaign swing…