(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….
COLUMBIA, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky have arrested a woman they say abandoned her two children and four others inside a Walmart. A Columbia Police Facebook post says 34-year-old Amanda Jardinez was charged Saturday with six counts of abandoning a minor and wanton endangerment. Police say Jardinez took six children to a Walmart on Friday and told them to…
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…
