Author: Associated Press

Police: Kentucky husband, wife killed in domestic dispute

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a domestic dispute left two people dead in what may be a murder-suicide. News outlets reports 54-year-old Donna J. Hollon and 51-year-old Larry W. Hollon were both fatally shot Wednesday. Kentucky State Police Trooper Bernis Napier says authorities received a call about a domestic dispute. The incident appeared to be a murder-suicide….

4 Kentucky men, ages 18 or 19, indicted on rape charges

(Credit: Pixabay)WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A 19-year-old and three 18-year-olds who are accused of raping a woman in May have been indicted by a Kentucky grand jury. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 18-year-olds Ronald Leas, Ryan Davis, Michael Davis and 19-year-old Benjamin Brock were all indicted Monday on charges of rape and video voyeurism. The indictment says the group is accused…

Kentucky farmer pleads guilty in crop insurance fraud plot

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A tobacco farmer in Kentucky has pleaded guilty to conspiring to submit false claims on crop insurance policies. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Keith A. Foley submitted the plea Monday and admitted to fraud totaling about $480,000. His plea agreement says that he repeatedly claimed to have grown less tobacco that he actually produced so that he…

Kentucky National Guard soldiers deploying to Middle East

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky National Guard says more than 150 soldiers are deploying to the Middle East. A statement from the guard says a departure ceremony is being held Thursday at the Owensboro Convention Center for soldiers with the 206th Engineer Battalion. The unit is headed to the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations to conduct construction missions…

Kentucky representatives propose 27.5% excise tax on e-cigs

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — E-cigarettes are the only tobacco product in Kentucky not subjected to an excise tax but that could change next year. News outlets report Reps. Jerry Miller and Kim Moser both proposed a bill Tuesday to place a 27.5% excise tax on all e-cigarettes. The amount equals the $1.10 excise tax on a pack of cigarettes. Miller…

3 charged in death of Kentucky toddler attacked by dog

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three people have been indicted on charges in the death of a Kentucky toddler who was attacked by a dog. News outlets report the boy’s mother and the dog’s owners shared the Louisville home where 2-year-old Isaiah Geiling was attacked. Twenty-five-year-old Jennifer Geiling was indicted Tuesday on a charge of reckless homicide. Dog owners 50-year-old Jack…

Kentucky Police investigate 3 deaths at site of burning home

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities have identified two of three people found dead at a Kentucky home, saying officers responded to a report of shots fired and found one of the victims had been dismembered. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Tuesday that 39-year-old Nicole Murray of New Haven was shot twice and died at the scene in…

WWII monument planned for Kentucky county

ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Planning is underway for a monument in Ashland, Kentucky that that would list the names of all Boyd County residents who served in World War II. The Independent reports the Ashland Rotary Club is planning a 79-foot wall that would have 6,700 names laser-etched on it. Cheryl Spriggs is spearheading the project and says the organization…

9-year-old girl riding kids ATV killed in Kentucky crash

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a 9-year-old girl riding an all-terrain vehicle has been killed in a crash in the eastern part of the state. State troopers responded to a call requesting medical assistance Sunday evening in the Gordon community in Letcher County. Police determined the girl was driving a Tao Tao kids ATV in the driveway…

University of Kentucky overbooks beds, improvises dorm space

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has overbooked its dorms by hundreds of students and is now scrambling to create makeshift dorms and double up private rooms usually reserved for resident advisers. News outlets report about 2,400 returning students want to stay on campus, along with a majority of the school’s 5,450 incoming students. University spokeswoman Sarah Geegan…