LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Prominent Kentucky broadcaster Matt Jones is planning to take a step toward running as a Democrat for the seat held by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell by forming an exploratory committee. Jones said Thursday he expects to make a final decision on whether to enter the campaign after this year’s November election. Jones is expected to…
LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man has been indicted in the death of a woman who was missing for six months before her remains were found buried in a shallow grave. Kentucky State Police said a Garrard County grand jury charged 23-year-old David Sparks of Lancaster on Wednesday with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s state auditor says two of its largest public pension systems haven’t been properly disclosing information about how they invest money and pay investment managers in the spirit of a 2017 law requiring more transparency. News outlets report State Auditor Mike Harmon held a news conference Tuesday morning in Frankfort to share the results of an…
Dr. Angela Tackett DearingerFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department for Public Health has a new commissioner. The agency’s Cabinet for Health and Family Service on Monday announced that Dr. Angela Tackett Dearinger, of Versailles, has taken on the role. Dearinger is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and is board certified in internal medicine,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man is accused of smuggling drugs to an inmate by sending her a letter with a stamp that was soaked in meth and pasted over a small bag of drugs. The Courier Journal reports 30-year-old Ryan Perry is set to be arraigned Thursday on charges of contraband promotion and wanton endangerment. His arrest citation…
CORYDON, Ind. (AP) — A jockey who won the Kentucky Derby three times faces a drunken-driving charge in southern Indiana. WDRB.com reports that Calvin Borel was stopped Sunday night in Harrison County. Online court records show he’s charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person. It wasn’t immediately known if Borel has…
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a longtime employee has died after being hit in a work zone. The agency said a sheriff’s office investigation indicates 44-year-old Keith Jewell was killed Friday when he was hit by a contractor’s truck on Kentucky 70 near the Mannsville community in Taylor County. Transportation Secretary Greg Thomas said in a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings: Class 1A Rank-School FPV Rcd TP 1. Pikeville (12) 1-0 129 2. Campbellsville – 1-0 97 3. Raceland – 1-0 90 4. Newport Central Catholic – 1-0 82 5. Paintsville – 1-0 81 6. Hazard…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The secret testimony from former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler and other records in a Kentucky opioids lawsuit must be made public after the state Supreme Court declined to review an earlier ruling. The court record was sealed in 2015 as part of a $24 million settlement between Purdue and the state of Kentucky. Health…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A wall is going up between Republicans and Democrats in Kentucky’s Capitol. The Courier-Journal reports Senate President Robert Stivers said he authorized building a wall in the State Capitol Annex so that three Republicans won’t have to share office space with Democrats. Stivers said GOP members should have the ability to talk freely without being overheard….
