FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has sent letters to coal and construction companies that might be in violation of a state law that requires a bond to cover employee wages. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that over the last few weeks, the cabinet wrote to 89 companies that have failed to pay the bond. Last week, Attorney General…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear is proposing a $2,000 across-the-board pay raise for Kentucky’s teachers. Beshear rolled out his plan Wednesday in an effort to increase the number of teachers. He says the state should also create a student loan forgiveness program to reward educators who stay in Kentucky to teach. Beshear, the state’s attorney general,…
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of Kentucky investors has sued two executives of a battery manufacturer that suspended plans to build a $372 million facility and hire 875 workers in the heart of Appalachia. The Lexington Herald-Leader cited court filings in reporting that that Pikeville EB Investors LLC says Enerblu executives made deliberate misrepresentations about the viability of the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $932,000 from an armored truck. News outlets report 29-year-old Mark Espinosa entered his plea Tuesday, only a day before his jury trial was set to begin. His plea was part of a deal in which federal prosecutors agreed to recommend he be sentenced to 21 years…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Administrative Office of the Courts says a regional community forum is being held in Louisville, Kentucky, to discuss ways to improve the foster care system. The agency says in a statement that the public is invited to attend the forum Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Louisville East-Hurstbourne. It is one of seven such forums being…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s first TV ad of his fall reelection campaign plays up the state’s job growth and his willingness to make tough choices while acknowledging some of those decisions “ruffled some feathers.” The commercial also briefly shows Bevin with President Donald Trump — continuing the governor’s theme of touting his ties to the…
Sequoyah Collins, 24LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman accused of driving under the influence in a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl has now been charged with murder. News outlets report 24-year-old Sequoyah Collins was also charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of wanton endangerment. Lexington police Lt. Andrew Daugherty previously said Collins was…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky attorney has pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault in an attack on a fellow lawyer who was beaten bloody with a Lysol can. The Courier Journal reports Lindsey Scott entered the plea last week as part of a deal that includes a suspended 180-day jail sentence. James “J.R.” Moore was attacked in the city’s…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Police say one person is dead and two others were wounded in a shooting at a Kentucky park. News outlets report shots were fired Monday evening at East Frankfort Park. Frankfort police said in a statement that one person was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead while two others who were shot…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Fair officials say attendance was down this year but revenue was up. WLKY-TV reports no statistics about pricing change was given, but attendance figures released last week show a drop of more than 25,000. This year’s fair ran from Aug. 15 to 25 and drew 589,170 people. Last year, attendance was 614,470. Temperatures well…
