FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — In his debut ad of Kentucky’s general-election campaign for governor, Democrat Andy Beshear stresses his faith and vows to treat people with “dignity and respect.” Beshear’s campaign says the TV ad will air starting Tuesday. Beshear’s ad notes that his grandfather and great-grandfather were Baptist preachers. His opponent, Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, recently mentioned the Beshear…
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — As laid-off miners block coal trains in Kentucky, protesters are also taking a caravan to court in West Virginia to prod their bankrupt employer, who they say owes employees millions in back pay. The Louisville Courier Journal reports former Blackjewel coal miners are boarding a bus and passenger vans Monday to a federal bankruptcy court hearing…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he underwent lung surgery in a procedure he says stems from injuries suffered when a neighbor tackled him outside his home in 2017. The Republican lawmaker tweeted that part of his lung damaged in the assault was removed during the weekend surgery in Tennessee. Paul expects to return to the Senate…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky courts system has moved to a new web address. Users are now automatically redirected from the previous address of courts.ky.gov to kycourts.gov. The Administrative Office of the Courts said in a news release the change is part of a plan to make the website mobile responsive and easier to use. The web address was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say applications are being accepted for the agency’s next academy cadet class. Police said in a statement that the historic class will be the 100th since the agency was created in 1948. The academy class is set to begin next May. Interested applicants can apply at the Kentucky State Police website. The site…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky state employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of mail fraud, theft and identity theft. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 53-year-old Diana L. Baker was indicted Friday. She’s accused of stealing about $45,000 from the Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Needs. The indictment says Baker was an administrative…
(Credit: Pixabay)CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky county has agreed to pay the estate of a man who died while in jail custody $1.75 million. The Daily Independent reports it obtained documents on Thursday detailing the settlement that was reached in June between Boyd County and the estate of Michael Lee Moore. Five former jail deputies were indicted after Moore…
MCKEE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a trooper fatally shot a man as he slammed his vehicle into police cars. Police said in a statement that the shooting happened Thursday in Jackson County following a vehicle pursuit through three counties. The statement says the suspect, 54-year-old David N. Willoughby of Jeffersonville, was identified in the afternoon as a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a package emitting a vapor led to the evacuation of an Amazon fulfillment center in Kentucky. News outlets report the Lexington Fire Department responded Friday morning to the scene and evacuated about 500 employees from the building. Fire Maj. Jordan Saas says six people reported symptoms that include burning eyes and were being treated…
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say they are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl who was reported missing. Police said in a statement that the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office initially responded to a call Thursday afternoon about a missing child. Police say deputies searched the property and found 2-year-old Aubrey Rose of Corbin unresponsive. Police say she…
