Author: Associated Press

Request to suppress confession in school shooting denied

(Photo credit: WPSD/Paducah)BENTON, Ky. (AP) — A judge has denied a request to suppress a confession and other statements by a Kentucky teenager charged with fatally shooting two classmates and wounding 14 others at a high school. Marshall Circuit Judge Jamie Jameson filed the decision Thursday in the case against 17-year-old Gabe Parker, who is accused of fatally shooting Preston…

Murray State initiative aims to help grow region’s business

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — A new initiative at Murray State University’s business school is focusing on boosting entrepreneurship and business in the region. The new Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development will be located inside the university’s Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business. A statement from the Kentucky university says the center will work to help business and entrepreneurs start…

Blue Bell recalls ice cream that may contain plastic bits

SYLACAUGA, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Blue Bell Creameries is recalling a batch of ice cream made at an Alabama plant over concerns it may contain pieces of plastic. The agency made the announcement Wednesday. News outlets report about 1,700 half gallons of Butter Crunch ice cream produced at the Sylacauga, Alabama, plant on Aug….

Kentucky Democrats file lawsuit over voter ‘inactive list’

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Democratic Party contends in a new lawsuit that the State Board of Elections placed 175,000 registered voters on an “inactive list,” possibly infringing on their right to vote. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Ben Self said in a statement the party determined the lawsuit was necessary to prevent “unfair burdens” on…

Kentucky police: Murder suspect at large with kidnapped wife

EMINENCE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a man wanted for murder is on the run and holding his wife against her will. Eminence police Sgt. John Bailey said an officer performing a welfare check discovered a man dead from severe head trauma early Thursday morning. Terry Whitehouse, 37, is accused of killing the unidentified victim and kidnapping his…

Judge rejects claim that Kentucky AG candidate not qualified

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge in Louisville declared Thursday that the Republican candidate for Kentucky attorney general has the necessary law credentials to run for that office. Daniel Cameron’s legal resume was challenged by Louisville resident Joseph L. Jackson, who filed a lawsuit seeking to remove the GOP’s nominee from the ballot. The suit filed last month said a…

Truck driver indicted on murder charge in fatal crash

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury has indicted a Michigan man on murder charges stemming from a fatal car crash in September. News outlets report 45-year-old Jerry Elder Jr. of Flint, Michigan, was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on one count of murder, first-degree and second-degree assault, and two counts of felony wanton endangerment. A Kentucky…

McGrath US Senate campaign raises nearly $11 million

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Senate campaign for Amy McGrath says she has raised nearly $11 million in her first three months of fundraising in her effort to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. According to a news release Thursday, McGrath’s campaign finance report is expected to show total donations of $10.7 million. Donations to the Marine combat aviator…

Officer who resigned amid racial bias claims gets new job

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A white Kentucky police officer who resigned amid allegations of racial bias has now been hired as an officer at a department in Indiana. News outlets report Jeffersonville, Indiana, police have hired former Louisville Metro police officer Kevin Crawford, who quit in June after being heavily criticized over a 2018 traffic stop of a black man….

Kentucky Appeals Court appoints first female clerk

(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Court of Appeals has appointed its first female clerk. Rebecca Combs Lyon assumed the post Oct. 1. She’s worked with the court for more than 30 years and has now become the first woman in the role since Kentucky’s modern court system was created more than 40 years ago. The court said in a…