FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Apple has deepened its ties with a Kentucky manufacturing plant by awarding $250 million to support continued work to develop glass for iPhones and other devices. The award builds on the $200 million that Corning Inc. received from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund in 2017. Apple says the combined investments support Corning’s research and development that will…
David E. WadePADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say they’ve arrested a high school cheerleading coach accused of sending a sexual video to students. Paducah Police have charged 43-year-old David E. Wade with one count of tampering with physical evidence. The Paducah Sun reports he’s accused of sending a message containing a video of a male masturbating to a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say 22 Kentucky counties need volunteers to review cases of children in foster care. Volunteers review the cases of children placed in care because of dependency, neglect or abuse to ensure they are placed in safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. The Administrative Office of the Courts says in a statement that potential volunteers…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — A group of wounded soldiers from Army posts in Kentucky and Georgia are biking 101 miles beginning at Fort Campbell later this month. Fort Campbell says the event is called “Where Heroes Rendezvous” and will begin on Sept. 27. The ride will include more than 70 wounded, ill and injured soldiers from Fort Campbell, Fort…
BLOOMFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky couple got into a fight while driving on state Route 48 and the husband grabbed the steering wheel from the wife, causing a crash that injured all occupants. Nelson County Sheriff’s Lt. Kaelen Matthews tells reporters that criminal charges are now pending against 35-year-old Frank Sanger. Matthews says Sanger grabbed the wheel…
NEW YORK (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he’s had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again. Trebek told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that after a short period of optimism when he stopped chemotherapy, his “numbers shot up” and doctors ordered him back on the treatment. The 79-year-old game show host…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than 150,000 registered Kentucky voters were improperly placed on an “inactive list” that could jeopardize their right to vote in November, the state Democratic Party said Monday. In a letter to the State Board of Elections, Democratic chairman Ben Self demanded that the board immediately reactivate those registrations. The claims come less than two months…
Daniel KiblerINDEPENDENCE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man accused of threatening to blow up a Planned Parenthood facility in Cincinnati was ordered held on $100,000 bond Monday after police found a “homemade destructive device” at his home. WXIX-TV reports Daniel Kibler was arrested Sunday after police searched his home in Independence. He is charged with possession of a destructive device,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A $1 million donation by the disgraced founder of Papa John’s pizza to a historically black college has prompted the school to give up $20,000 in scholarships from the company. The Courier Journal reports that only hours after John Schnatter announced his donation to Simmons College, the school’s development director declined the company’s pledge to help…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky is reporting a record number of first-year students enrolled for the fall semester. University President Eli Capilouto says the school’s first-year class totals 5,396, which is 319 more students than last year. The state’s flagship university says there’s greater diversity in the current first-year class. There are also greater numbers of Kentucky…
