STAMPING GROUND, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man is accused of stabbing a man with a pitchfork. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 69-year-old Alan Covington was arrested Monday and charged with second-degree assault. An arrest citation says a Scott County sheriff’s deputy responded to the Stamping Ground scene that afternoon and found a man who had a “substantial” amount of blood…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health says it is monitoring a growing number of cases of illness related to e-cigarette use or vaping. The commissioner for the Department for Public Health, Dr. Angela Dearinger, says the public should refrain from these products. As of Oct. 4, a total of 25 cases of pulmonary disease are under…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky hotel clerk managed to force a thief out of her workplace by grabbing a gun he set down on the check-in counter while stuffing cash into a bag. Security video obtained by news outlets shows an armed man with his face covered, demanding money from an employee at a Country Inn and Suites on…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A colt was fatally injured at Keeneland in a crash that also left his jockey Adam Breschizza with an injured left clavicle. The death of Triggerman is the track’s third since the fall meet opened on Friday. Keeneland says in a statement that Triggerman injured his front left leg in a 1-mile turf race on Wednesday….
Image source: WYMTPIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An attorney for a Kentucky public school board says complaints have prompted him to recommend the district remove “prayer lockers” from inside its schools. Pike County School Board Superintendent Reed Adkins told the Lexington Herald-Leader that Kentucky’s Office of Education Accountability and a national organization advocating for separation of church and state have both…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Highway safety officials in Kentucky have launched a campaign aimed at preventing traffic crashes by encouraging motorists to buckle up and put down their phones. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety launched the “Buckle Up Phone Down” campaign Monday. It features videos, radio spots, digital advertising and a new dedicated website to promote the initiative. Officials…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A young elephant calf born this summer at a Kentucky zoo has just about everything he needs, except a name. But he’s a step closer to getting one. The Louisville Zoo has announced three finalists: Fitz, Rocket and Walt. A Monday zoo statement says that more than 15,000 names were submitted for the calf born Aug….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexual misconduct against 5 women who are suing him over the assaults. News outlets report former Louisville Officer Pablo Cano was sentenced Monday as part of a deal in which he admitted to having sex without consent with the women between 2015…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school teacher who moonlights as an Uber driver to make ends meet is being featured in a political ad sharply critical of Gov. Matt Bevin and supportive of his opponent in the gubernatorial race, Democrat Andy Beshear. With the TV ad’s release Monday, teacher Laura Hartke becomes the face behind Beshear’s efforts to highlight…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A private Christian university in Kentucky is considering expanding to West Virginia. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reported Sunday that the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is allowing Campbellsville University to offer degree programs in West Virginia, having approved the offering late last month. The college’s senior vice president, H. Keith Spears, says in a news release…
