FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say they are planning to announce a new law enforcement education initiative. A statement from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says it is working with the Department of Criminal Justice Training and Bluegrass Community and Technical College to announce details of the initiative Tuesday in Richmond. The statement says the initiative will…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The president of Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education is starting the second phase of his statewide listening tour this week. Council President Aaron Thompson has a stop scheduled at Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday and Thursday. Council officials say the public is invited to attend a community listening session on Thursday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m….
Grand Champion Ham (Photo Credit: Kentucky State Fair)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The CEO, president and chairman of Central Bank has purchased the Kentucky State Fair’s Grand Champion Ham for $1 million. The Courier Journal reports Luther Deaton’s winning bid is enough to buy several luxury cars, but doesn’t break the record of the most paid for a champion ham. Last…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky National Guard soldiers are deploying to Guantanamo Bay. A statement from the guard says a departure ceremony is being held Friday for more than 120 soldiers with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 223rd Military Police Company. The ceremony is being held at the United Auto Workers Union Hall in Louisville. The soldiers are deploying in…
DRY RIDGE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in northern Kentucky say a high school science teacher sexually abused one of her 15-year-old male students. News outlets report 23-year-old Kendall Burk was charged this week with four counts of rape and four counts of sodomy. A release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office says Grant County High School officials reported Burk to…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say a man was fatally shot by an officer at a central Kentucky apartment complex. News outlets report the shooting happened early Thursday morning. Nicholasville police haven’t released details on what led up to the shooting. Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes says the deceased is a 27-year-old man who lived at the apartment complex. Authorities…
UTICA, Ky. (AP) — A string of fires in a western Kentucky neighborhood has left authorities wondering if they’re all related. News outlets report four fires in the past week have occurred in the Pleasant Ridge area and three of the fires were caused by arson. The origin of the fourth fire is difficult to determine because the home was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky say they have a proposal that would eventually more than double the state’s minimum wage. Sen. Reggie Thomas of Lexington and Rep. Kathy Hinkle of Louisa say they’ll introduce the measure in the House and Senate during the 2020 session. Their legislation would gradually raise the state’s minimum wage until it…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Officials believe an arsonist may be responsible for a fire that destroyed a home being built by the only named suspect in a woman’s high-profile disappearance. News outlets report the home owned by Brooks Houck burned down in Bardstown on Sunday night. Houck was named as a suspect in the 2015 disappearance of his ex-girlfriend Crystal…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky State Police look for new recruits, the agency is hosting an open house for interested parties to get a feel for different career opportunities. Officials say in a statement that the open house will be held Thursday at the Kentucky State Police training academy in Frankfort for people interested in a law enforcement career….
