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…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say a family member of a stabbing victim drove to help their relative and ended up hitting and killing the man suspected of the attack. News outlets report Louisville Metro Police responded to a private, 24-hour fishing spot early Sunday morning on reports two men had gotten into a fight and were injured….
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a two-vehicle crash has killed two people and injured five others. News outlets report the accident occurred Saturday in Nelson County when a minivan attempting to turn left across a road into a driveway collided with an oncoming SUV. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement two passengers in the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A national Republican group has removed a television advertisement supporting GOP Gov. Matt Bevin after facing questions about featuring a Pike County businessman who has been accused of sexual misconduct. The Herald-Leader reports that the Republican Governors Association confirmed this week it had pulled the ad after the newspaper asked about Grey May’s appearance. May faced…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has awarded $1.2 million in damages to a police lieutenant after she said the department failed to investigate and discipline a separate lieutenant who sent her sexually explicit photos. The Courier Journal reports that Lt. Robert Shadle was suspended in 2016 without pay for 20 days for “conduct unbecoming of an officer”…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin pressed to move the impeachment inquiry in Washington to the forefront of his own tough reelection campaign in Kentucky on Friday, unabashedly lashing his political future to President Donald Trump. In a news conference outside the Governor’s Mansion, Bevin condemned the Trump inquiry as an “absolute travesty” and declared that the issue…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell says he’s working to secure sufficient funding for Kentucky’s military posts, including a new middle school at Fort Campbell. The Trump administration announced plans last month to divert $3.6 billion in funding from military projects like schools to pay for the construction of a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border. McConnell made the…
GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say foul play isn’t suspected in the death of a white inmate convicted of killing a black West Virginia teenager he had called a “piece of trash.” U.S. Marshal Service Deputy Fred Lamey confirms 65-year-old William Ronald Pulliam died Thursday at the Carter County Detention Center. News outlets report that authorities haven’t released…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton pushed back Friday against Gov. Matt Bevin’s explanation for dropping her from his reelection ticket, saying she was unaware of any disagreements about her priorities until the governor discussed their political split at a tea party meeting. The Republican governor told tea party activists meeting Thursday in Louisville that he and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say a Children’s Environmental Health Summit next week will include discussions about vaping use among youth, children’s dental health and childhood immunizations. A statement from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services says the agency is partnering with the Kentucky Population Health Institute to host the event on Oct. 10 at the Center for…
