LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Braidy Industries says it has about four months to raise $300 million in equity capital for a proposed aluminum mill in Kentucky or risk losing a large investment. The Courier Journal reports Braidy provided the details in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week about its agreement with United Co. Rusal. The Russian aluminum…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A proposal to ban tattooing on scarred skin will fade away after Kentucky health officials backed off the proposed regulation. State officials said Tuesday that updated regulations for tattoo studios will move forward without the proposed ban on tattoos over scars. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services says it received more than 600 public comments…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A coal company with mines in Kentucky and West Virginia has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Blackhawk Mining says in a release that the restructuring will allow it to eliminate more than 60 percent of its debt. The company has 10 mining complexes and mines metallurgical coal, which is used in the steelmaking process. Blackhawk says…
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with rape is now charged with murder in the death of a woman whose body was found in a park over the weekend. News outlets report 45-year-old Anthony Lewis was arrested Monday in the death of 37-year-old Marlena Holland, who was found apparently beaten to death Sunday. He was set to stand…
LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — Police have released more details about how they found the remains of a missing Kentucky woman. Police testified in court Monday that 23-year-old Savannah Spurlock’s naked remains were found buried in a shallow grave and wrapped in a rug and garbage bags, with her feet bound. The details were presented during a preliminary hearing for 23-year-old…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say the bodies of a man and a woman have been found in an apartment. Louisville Metro spokeswoman Alicia Smiley told news outlets the bodies of a man who appeared to be in his 60s and a woman who appeared to be in her 30s were found Sunday afternoon. Smiley says it appears…
LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — A hearing has been set for a man charged with abuse of a corpse after the remains of a missing Kentucky woman were found on property connected to his family. News outlets report 23-year-old David Sparks may appear in court Monday morning. He’s pleaded not guilty to tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police are continuing to investigate whether a fleeing suspect was shot by officers or himself. An affidavit from a federal agent says 23-year-old Marcellis Means shot himself in the thigh while pulling a gun from his waistband. But The Herald-Leader reports police trooper Bernis Napier couldn’t confirm the agent’s account Friday. Napier says police…
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky are investigating after finding a dead woman in a park. According to Hazard law enforcement officials, officers responded to Bobby Davis Park on Sunday morning and a found a 37-year-old female deceased. Police say the victim, who has not been identified, appeared to be beaten to death. According to information based on witnesses,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two general aviation Kentucky airports have been awarded grants totaling nearly $11 million as part of funding announced by the U.S. Transportation Department. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Gallatin Airport in Sparta will receive $9 million to invest in grading and drainage work needed to build a new general aviation airport. The London-Corbin Airport in…
