FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign says the president will headline a Kentucky rally on Nov. 4 — the day before the state’s voters decide whether to give Trump ally Matt Bevin another term as governor. The campaign said Friday that the evening rally will be at Rupp Arena in Lexington. A release doesn’t mention Bevin, who is…
DETROIT (AP) — Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another week until they vote on a tentative contract with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto Workers union voted to recommend the agreement to members at a daylong meeting in Detroit Thursday. But they also voted not to return to factories unless…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ed Beck, a fierce rebounder for Kentucky’s 1958 NCAA championship team nicknamed the “Fiddlin’ Five,” has died. He was 83. The school said Beck died Wednesday in Sun City, Arizona. A two-year captain for coach Adolph Rupp, Beck grabbed 11.6 boards per game with 5.6 points on the school’s fourth title squad. Beck was named Southeastern…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Andy Beshear’s push to legalize casino gambling in Kentucky is facing strong resistance from two leading Republican lawmakers, including one who supported the idea previously. Beshear, who is running for governor, says Kentucky could reap $500 million-plus in yearly revenue by allowing expanded gambling. He wants the money to support public pension systems. Senate President…
Photo credit: Joshua Wolfman Willett FacebookLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky boy who asked for cards for his 10th birthday has gotten more than 2,000 of them so far. News outlets report Carter Matthew Willett turns 10 on Thursday and has several weeks left of his current bout of chemotherapy. Carter was diagnosed last year with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office says the owner of a now-closed wedding venue must pay over $27,000 in restitution to nine couples who had their weddings canceled or didn’t receive promised services. The attorney general’s office sued last year to hold Gabriella Farm owner Nicolle Thompson liable for the losses. The couples were from Bullitt, Jefferson…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health says more than a third of students haven’t received the mandated Hepatitis A vaccination. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports immunization rates released Tuesday show about 65% of the 209,904 mandated students have received the shot. The state’s target compliance rate is 85%. Results show seniors had the lowest compliance rate at…
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a 2-year-old who was washed away by floodwaters at a Tennessee state park has filed a lawsuit against the state. Steven Pierce of Kentucky died after he and his father were swept away in a flash flood as they tried to evacuate from Cummins Falls State Park in June. News outlets report the…
Photo credit: AmyMcGrath.comFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Retired Marine combat pilot Amy McGrath is showing her mettle as a campaign fundraiser, hauling in more than $10.7 million since starting her campaign against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McGrath has outraised the six-term Kentucky Republican this year. However, based on the latest numbers posted by the Federal Election Commission McConnell has more…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former director and astronomer emeritus of the Space Telescope Science Institute will speak about the Hubble Space Telescope at the University of Louisville this month. Robert Williams will deliver the annual Bullitt lecture in astronomy at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31. The event is free and open to the public. Williams was director at the Baltimore-based…
