Author: Associated Press

Police: 5 dead, 2 injured after crash in southern Indiana

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Police say five people are dead and two are injured following a single-vehicle rollover crash in rural southern Indiana. Indiana State Police spokesman Sgt. Carey Huls says seven people were in the vehicle when it went off the road early Friday in Scott County near Scottsburg and the injured were taken to University of Louisville Hospital,…

Kentucky priest accused of inappropriately touching 2 girls

Rev. David GlocknerCOVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky priest is accused of inappropriately touching two teenage girls as they volunteered at a nonprofit. News outlets report the Rev. David Glockner has since been removed from ministering at the Holy Redeemer Parish in Vanceburg. Catholic society of priests and brothers Glenmary Home Missioners says the 84-year-old Glockner was accused of touching…

Appeals court panel hears high-stakes Kentucky abortion case

Federal appeals judges have heard arguments in a high-stakes case that could determine whether Kentucky’s last abortion clinic remains open. A three-member panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati reviewed a Kentucky law Thursday. It requires abortion clinics to have agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of emergencies. Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration…

GOP freezes Twitter spending after McConnell account locked

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to protest the platform’s treatment of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Twitter temporarily locked McConnell’s campaign account Wednesday after it shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home, where he…

Kentucky lawmakers promote gun safety legislation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Months after Kentucky relaxed its gun laws, some lawmakers want to shift the focus to a proposal meant to keep guns away from people deemed as threats to themselves or others. The bipartisan proposal, still being crafted for next year, was touted by a trio of state senators on Thursday as a way to bolster public…

AG Beshear: Kentucky lt. gov. can hire, fire own staff

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office is weighing in on the personnel spat between Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton and Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration. Beshear, Bevin’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming governor’s race, issued an attorney general’s opinion Thursday after a request from Hampton. Two of Hampton’s staffers have been dismissed by Bevin’s administration in recent…

Family of Kroger shooting victim sue store, accused shooter

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Relatives of a man killed in a shooting at a Kentucky grocery store last year are now suing the grocer and the man charged in the shooting. The Courier Journal reports the lawsuit by Maurice Stallard’s family accuses Kroger Co. of allowing patrons to carrying guns without any policy to ensure those patrons were licensed to…

Kentucky memorial planned for veterans of Revolutionary War

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A memorial is being planned in central Kentucky to honor veterans of the Revolutionary War. John Humphries is president of the Colonel John Hardin chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Humphries told The News Enterprise that his group is working with the Daughters of the American Revolution and the City of Elizabethtown on the…

Dump truck hanging off Kentucky overpass closes part of I-64

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say a coal-filled dump truck was hanging off an overpass of an Interstate 64 interchange and spilled coal onto the highway below. News outlets report the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Tuesday crash near Winchester closed about two miles of eastbound interstate lanes. It’s unclear what caused the crash or if anyone was…

Western Kentucky U. hosting national drought conference

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky University is inviting scientists and policymakers for a conference on drought issues. The September conference at the school’s Knicely Conference Center is the biennial U.S. Drought Monitor forum. It will address administrative issues, look at scientific advances in drought monitoring and seek recommendations on how the U.S. Drought Monitor can improve its functions….