CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has approved Contura Energy’s bid for three mines owned by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company. A Blackjewel spokesman said U.S. District Judge Frank Volk in West Virginia approved the sale Tuesday. The deal still needs the federal government’s approval before it’s finalized. Buyers have put money toward paying some of the roughly $11.8…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A property tax appeals board has agreed the value of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s mansion is still $2 million, after two years of wrangling with Bevin over the question. The Louisville Courier Journal reports the Jefferson County board returned its finding Tuesday. The three-member board toured the 150-year-old restored mansion for a second time on July…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Attorney General’s Office has ruled the state’s Education Department violated the Open Records Act by not properly fulfilling a request for staff sick leave records. The Monday opinion stated the Education Department gave an untimely response to a man named Tyler Fryman, who asked for copies of timesheets and emails. Fryman requested more than…
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A foundation is donating money to Kentucky miners who say they haven’t been paid by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC. WYMT-TV reports Ross Kegan is a former executive with Black Mountain Resources and spoke Monday in Harlan County on behalf of the Richard and Leslie Gilliam Foundation. Kegan says the foundation is donating $768,000, enough for…
CENTRAL CITY, Ky. (AP) — Recovery efforts have been called off at a Kentucky mine where an explosion caused a 62-year-old worker to fall. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet said in a news release Monday that welder/iron worker Richard L. Knapp of West Frankfort, Illinois, was presumed dead from an explosion Wednesday at the Kenamerican Resources Inc. Paradise Mine…
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky inmate accused of helping a jailer plot and cover up an assault on a fellow inmate has been indicted on charges including conspiracy. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 29-year-old Corey Lynn Hopper was indicted last week on charges in the 2015 attack on Joshua Reece. Court documents say Reece was being booked into jail when…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — More than 140 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are returning to Kentucky this week after nine months in Kuwait. Fort Campbell says the soldiers from the 594th Transportation Company, 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade transported supplies and equipment throughout Kuwait in support of U.S. forces. The soldiers are expected Wednesday afternoon,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled on evidence that prosecutors can present when the trial begins next week for the father of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. Former state Democratic Party chief Jerry Lundergan is charged with making illegal contributions to his daughter’s 2014 U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Mitch McConnell. He has pleaded not…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A credit rating agency says Kentucky’s pension law passed in a recent special legislative session is a “negative” for the state’s credit rating. The Moody’s report rates the law as “credit negative” because it pushes pension costs into the future. It says the law raises the likelihood the state will take responsibility for a greater share…
(Photo Credit: Pixabay)HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — A race horse that ran in the Kentucky Downs Preview Day has died. News outlets report a 7-year-old gelding named Sir Navigator collapsed twice Sunday after finishing fourth in the Preview Turf Sprint at Ellis Park in Henderson. The Henderson Gleaner reports the horse died while being treated on the track. Chief State Veterinarian…
