GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (AP) — Officials say they have begun constructing a riverbed bubbler and sound system in Lake Barkley as an experimental and environmentally friendly way to block the spread of an invasive fish. The Paducah Sun reports the bio-acoustic fish fence at Barkley Dam in western Kentucky will be evaluated over the course of the next three years,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrats in Mitch McConnell’s home state are pitching “Moscow Mitch” merchandise to try and capitalize on a bitter dispute involving the Kentucky senator over election security legislation. The Kentucky Democratic Party said Wednesday it’s launching the “Moscow Mitch” webstore in a dig at the Senate majority leader. The party is selling red T-shirts for $25. They…
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky miners who say they haven’t been paid by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC were blocking train tracks Tuesday as part of a protest against the company. More than 20 miners and their families camped on tracks near Cumberland on Monday night to try to block trains hauling coal from a mine in Cloverlick, new…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky regulators are seeking input on implementing a new law changing the way utility customers receive credit for electricity generated from solar panels and other renewable sources. The Kentucky Public Service Commission says public comments will be useful in future rate cases that will determine net metering rates for electric utilities. The PSC says it will…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Humana Inc. (HUM) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $940 million. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company said it had net income of $6.94 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $6.05 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.24 per…
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A police officer in Kentucky is accused of shooting and wounding his 24-year-old son in what state police described as a “domestic dispute altercation.” Citing a state police statement, news outlets report troopers responding to a shooting Monday determined that 47-year-old Somerset police Officer Jason Griffith had shot 24-year-old Devin B. Griffith. The younger Griffith was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Matt Bevin says suicides are part of the societal costs related to casino gambling, as he lashed out at his opponent’s support for expanded gambling as a way to help fund pensions. In a radio interview Wednesday, Bevin said: “Every night somewhere in America, somebody takes their life in a casino because they’ve wasted the…
Photo Credit: McCracken County Jail via WPSDPADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky property valuation administrator has been sentenced to four years in prison for using thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds for personal use. News outlets report that 61-year-old Nancy Bock was convicted of theft and forgery Monday. She pleaded guilty to stealing more than $5,000 dollars from McCracken…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul says he’d help pay for a minority congresswoman to return to the country she fled as a child, saying she might better appreciate the U.S. upon her return. The Courier Journal reports the Kentucky senator made the comment last week to Breitbart News, a conservative news outlet. It was directed at Democratic…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump has inserted himself into Kentucky’s hard-fought campaign for attorney general to endorse the Republican nominee, Daniel Cameron. The Republican president tweeted on Monday that Cameron is a “new star” in the GOP. Trump says Cameron is “tough on crime, strong on borders” and a defender of gun rights. Cameron is running against Democrat…
