Image Courtesy of WKYT-TVLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A mural in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, briefly featured an explicit message about President Donald Trump. Now those words have been painted over. The piece shows four women and a snake emerging from a spray paint can. A closer look also revealed an expletive followed by the word “Trump.” Lexington police told WKYT-TV that…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three current and former police officers in Kentucky are accused of defrauding the federal government. News outlets report Brian Stanfield, Todd Roadhouse and Mark Final have each been charged with wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say they worked in the Louisville Police Department’s narcotics division focused on fraudulent prescriptions, with Stanfield in charge. Court records say they…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police officials are encouraging people to participate in National Drug Take Back Day as a way to potentially combat drug misuse. The program allows people to remove potentially dangerous medicines from homes and dispose of them safely. Officials say 16 collection sites statewide will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky mural includes a hidden message about President Donald Trump. WLEX-TV reports the piece is called “The Devil is in the Details” and appears to show four women and a snake emerging from a spray paint can, but a closer look also finds an expletive followed by the word “Trump.” The artist, known as ELLE,…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky corrections officer previously suspended for excessive use of force and several other violations was fired earlier this year over accusations of repeated insubordination on the job. An altercation with another guard preceded Daniel Nussbaum’s firing from the Kenton County Detention Center in May, according to records recently obtained by the Cincinnati Enquirer through the…
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Contractors are set to begin work on a bridge replacement project in Kentucky. The state Transportation Cabinet says the project on Kentucky 1944 in northwest Bath County is expected to begin Monday over White Oak Creek just east of Cow Creek Road. The bridge and road will be closed for up to three weeks. The location…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Council on Postsecondary Education says the public launch of a comprehensive data center will enable Kentuckians to track progress in the state’s higher education system. Officials say the CPE data center features 17 interactive tools that track campus and state progress on key metrics. The information is available at http://cpe.ky.gov/data/ They say performance on the…
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with murder in the “execution-style” slayings of three people has been found mentally competent to stand trial. The Messenger-Inquirer reports Judge Jay Wethington ruled Monday that 32-year-old Cylar L. Shemwell is able to understand the charges against him and participate in his defense. Shemwell and his 31-year-old co-defendant, Arnett B. Baines, are…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Andy Beshear offered a vigorous defense of Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion, warning Monday that health care policy is at stake when voters choose between him and Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. After touring an addiction treatment center, Beshear said increasing Medicaid rolls made rehabilitation programs available to more people in a state fighting severe drug-abuse problems. The…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two of the biggest U.S. coal mines have been sold, raising the possibility that miners in Wyoming could return to work. Tennessee-based Contura Energy announced Monday that Blackjewel closed Friday on the sale of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines to a subsidiary of Alabama-based FM Coal. Contura participated in the deal as the mines’…
