LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Lottery says five people with losing Powerball tickets will win another prize: a trip to see the ball drop at Times Square on New Year’s Eve and a chance to compete for a $1 million prize. Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Tom Delacenserie says people with non-winning Powerball tickets worth at least $4 can…
Benjamin J. MargitzaHEBRON, Ky. (AP) — A Nevada man is accused of attempting to kidnap a 16-year-old Kentucky girl that he briefly talked with online years earlier and became obsessed with. News outlets report 18-year-old Benjamin J. Margitza, of Las Vegas, was arrested Monday outside a Kentucky high school and charged with attempted kidnapping and minor and criminal trespassing. A…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Minors entering the Kentucky State Fair at night now must have a parent or guardian 21 or older with them following a disturbance during the weekend. Kentucky State Police Sgt. Josh Lawson told The Courier Journal that two adults were arrested and seven unaccompanied teens were cited as police investigated the disturbance involving fireworks Saturday night….
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say the body of a female has been located near the side of a highway in northern Madison County. Police said in a statement that the remains were recovered Sunday evening and taken to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Frankfort for an autopsy and identification. Police say detectives are investigating and ask…
Rebecca Jean Fultz, Charolette J. SimpsonLONDON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a mother and grandmother were arrested when deputies discovered a 16-day-old newborn covered in ants on the floorboard of their van. News outlets report 32-year-old Rebecca Jean Fultz and 69-year-old Charolette J. Simpson were charged Thursday with criminal abuse of a child and failure to use a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a 1-year-old boy has died after falling into a pool. News outlets cite a Louisville police news release that said the toddler was found unresponsive in an above-ground pool on Saturday night. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. The statement says relatives indicated the toddler wandered from inside a home and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The state Education Department says a group of stakeholders and policymakers are meeting to develop a 5-star accountability system for Kentucky schools. An agency statement says the group will meet Aug. 23 and Sept. 3-4 to come up with a recommendation for Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis on how to rate schools using state accountability system indicators….
Photo Credit: Mt. Vernon Fire DepartmentMT. VERNON, Ky. (AP) — A passenger on a Greyhound bus that collided with a truck took a photo of the driver using the phone shortly before the crash. WKYT-TV reports the passenger’s family shared the photo with the station and also with Kentucky State Police. Officers tell the station that inspecting the bus driver’s…
LOUSIVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration on Friday denied a license for an abortion clinic at Planned Parenthood’s downtown Louisville location. The Courier Journal reports a letter from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services said Planned Parenthood illegally performed 23 abortions between Dec. 3, 2015, and Jan. 28, 2016, while the clinic was trying to obtain a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has undergone surgery to repair a fracture in his shoulder. McConnell spokesman David Popp said in a statement Friday that the Senate Republican leader had successful surgery Thursday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Popp says the surgery was done “without incident” and that the senator is grateful to his surgical…
