LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has signed an agreement to buy Turfway Park for $46 million with plans to eventually demolish its grandstand and build a $150 million racing and gambling facility on the site. Churchill’s purchase of the Florence, Kentucky, track from Jack Ohio LLC and Hard Rock International is contingent on approval by the Kentucky Horse Racing…
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — Fire officials in Kentucky say they are battling a 400-acre (162-hectare) blaze in the Daniel Boone National Forest. News outlets report the fire began several days ago in Pulaski County on forest land west of the Rockcastle River and could take several more days to extinguish. Leif Meadows with the U.S. Forest Service says there are…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Country singer Chris Stapleton says he’s holding a benefit concert in central Kentucky next spring. Stapleton plans a concert on April 25 at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field in Lexington. He said in a statement on Wednesday that he’ll share the stage with Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Yola. The statement says all proceeds will…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — With barely a month left before their election showdown, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin and Democratic challenger Andy Beshear are set to meet in a high-stakes forum in western Kentucky. The rivals will square off at Thursday’s event in Paducah, where they’ll take questions from a media panel. After weeks of exchanging attacks on the campaign trail,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky have released the identity of a 3-year-old boy who was mauled to death by his family’s Rottweilers. News outlets report the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as Steven Thornton III. The coroner’s office says the boy’s injuries were consistent with a dog attack. Steven was attacked by the family’s two Rottweilers…
Beth N. SalleeMCKEE, Ky. (AP) — A former county treasurer in Kentucky who stole $161,000 by writing unauthorized checks to herself has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Beth N. Sallee of McKee must also repay the money to Jackson County. U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom said during Sallee’s sentencing Tuesday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Hospital Association has canceled a fundraiser for Democrat Andy Beshear’s gubernatorial campaign after a news report that the association said a donation would “assure access” to the winner of November’s election. KHA President Nancy Galvagni said in an email Tuesday to members that the fundraiser was canceled “by agreement of the Association and the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Calling for smaller class sizes and fewer standardized tests, Democrat Andy Beshear offered a public education plan Wednesday that he said sets him apart from his opponent in Kentucky’s governor’s race, incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. Beshear said there’s no bigger contrast between the two candidates than their approach to education. The state attorney general’s plan…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky welcome center is closing this week for demolition, and a new facility is expected to be completed next fall. The state Finance and Administration Cabinet said the Whitley County Welcome Center at the 1.5 mile marker on Interstate 75 in southeastern Kentucky will close Friday. The welcome center was built in 1971, and some…
Photo courtesy of http://www.perryvillebattlefield.orgPERRYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say most events scheduled to commemorate Kentucky’s largest Civil War battle have been canceled due to abnormally dry weather conditions. A statement from Kentucky State Parks says there will be no camping, military demonstrations with cannons or other special programming to commemorate the Battle of Perryville this weekend. The statement says dry…
