LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Zoo is expecting the birth of a 200-pound (90 kilogram) baby. The Courier Journal reports , staff is on 24-hour watch since a 33-year-old African elephant there entered her birthing window. Elephants have a long gestation period, and Mikki has been pregnant since October 2017. The zoo announced the pregnancy in March 2018. Now,…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Federal authorities say an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to committing bank and wire fraud in several states. FBI officials said in a news release Tuesday that 47-year-old Anthony McQuaid’s schemes caused businesses and individuals in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to lose more than $4.6 million between November 2014 and June 2018….
CLAY CITY, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say an off-duty deputy has shot and killed a driver who had escaped authorities during an earlier chase. Trooper Scott Ferrell tells WKYT-TV that Powell County deputies were searching for the vehicle involved in the chase Tuesday night when the off-duty deputy found it outside Clay City. He says the deputy approached…
BURGIN, Ky. (AP) — Officials have announced a new aftercare program at a Kentucky prison meant to help inmates in addiction recovery avoid relapse. Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley says the program will provide a new system of support, mentoring and peer accountability for those offenders. Participants in the program will live together in a dormitory located at Northpoint Training…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky police say a man suspected of raping a 13-year-old child was arrested after trying to get away in a stolen car. News outlets report 43-year-old Terrance Suter was caught and arrested Saturday after he lost control of the car and crashed into a wall. Lexington Police Spokeswoman Brenna Angel says officers were looking for Suter…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing two minors in the Louisville department’s now defunct youth program. The Courier Journal reports Kenneth Betts pleaded guilty in state court Monday to third-degree sodomy and admitted to sexually abusing the minors while he worked as a program adviser. His…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. McGrath, whose campaign announcement video in her House race showcased the viral power of social media to raise money and national profile, said Tuesday…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Bourbon that leaked from a fire that destroyed a Jim Beam barrel warehouse in Kentucky is making its way to the Ohio River. State environmental officials say they’re assessing wildlife impacts and doing fish kill counts along the waterways near the Woodford County facility. The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet says in a release on social…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hemp will be the theme at a dinner serving as a fundraiser to benefit Farmington Historic Plantation and a hemp heritage alliance. As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, the event is planned for Thursday evening at Farmington in Louisville. Guests will be served a meal prepared with hemp products by Adam…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs says its new gaming venue is already paying dividends for horsemen racing at the Louisville track. Track officials say Churchill paid a record $32.2 million in prize money to horsemen during its recently ended spring meet. It was up nearly 45% from the amount paid to horsemen during last year’s spring meet. Churchill officials…
