FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has released a plan aimed at making Kentucky a bigger tourism destination as a way to build economic growth. Beshear’s plan, released Thursday, calls for a new marketing campaign focused on attracting tourists from nearby states. He says marketing efforts should emphasize Kentucky’s scenic attractions and its ties to bourbon and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The parents of a Kentucky middle school student with autism are suing school district officials, accusing employees of dragging their son down a hallway, kicking him and carrying him unwillingly up stairs. The Herald-Leader reports Courtney Jo Grayson and Donnie Jack Grayson Jr. filed the suit last week in Lexington. They say Fayette County school employees…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Attorneys for Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes say Kentucky State Police seized a computer from her office this week in an investigation of how she and her aides used voter data. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a motion filed in Franklin County Circuit Court says the computer is that of the person who maintained the voter…
STANTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky man has died while rock climbing at Red River Gorge. The Wolfe County coroner’s office told news outlets that 59-year-old Martin Vogel of Zoe died Monday after falling at the Muir Valley rock climbing area. Officials say Vogel was an experienced climber. Wolfe County Search and Rescue Chief John May says officials…
David A. Jones Sr., who invested $1,000 to start a nursing home company that eventually became the $37 billion health insurance giant Humana Inc., has died at age 88. Jones, who died early Wednesday, was a fierce advocate for profiting from health care as chief executive of Kentucky-based Humana for 37 years and its board chairman for 44 years. Jones…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville Athletic Association and Rick Pitino have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit, with the former Cardinals men’s basketball coach’s changing his termination to a resignation. Pitino sued the ULAA for more than $38.7 million in November 2017, accusing it of breaching its contract by firing him for cause the previous month in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Zoo welcomed an African elephant calf at the Kentucky facility six weeks ago, but he still needs a name. The zoo is holding a contest and is seeking name suggestions for the male elephant through Sept. 29. Elephant zookeepers will choose the finalists, and voting will be held online and at the zoo for…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A judge has delayed his order for Kentucky PTA to release its financial records while the private nonprofit appeals. The Courier Journal reports Judge Charles Cunningham on Monday directed the nonprofit to file its request for an injunction, rather than fulfill his initial order to release the records to an advocacy group. “Dear JCPS” founder…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The National Park Service has named a new superintendent at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in central Kentucky. The News-Enterprise reports Catherine Bragaw will start in the position on Nov. 10. National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Robert A. Vogel said in a statement that Bragaw’s passion for political science, public history and civic engagement…
OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Maximum Security won’t run in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby this weekend because of a colon issue. Trainer Jason Servis said Tuesday that the Haskell and Florida Derby winner developed the problem shortly after a workout a day earlier. The 3-year-old colt was taken to a New Jersey clinic, where the issue was diagnosed as a…
