Author: Associated Press

Man missing, another rescued after Ohio River boat crash

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana conservation officers say a Louisville, Kentucky, man remains missing after his newly-purchased boat crashed, throwing him and another man into the Ohio River. Conservation Officer Jim Schreck says the search for 26-year-old Donald Watson resumed Tuesday morning in the waters near Clarksville, Indiana. He says Watson was operating the boat Monday evening when its motor…

Ex-Kentucky magistrate accused of selling drugs during campaign

(Credit: Pixabay)BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky magistrate is accused of illegally selling pain pills during his unsuccessful reelection campaign last year. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports former Knox County magistrate Jerry “Rabbit” Cox has been indicted on charges of illegally distributing hydrocodone or oxycodone in March and April 2018. Cox is a former coal miner who runs a used-car…

Ad campaign promoting farmers markets across Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Farmers markets across Kentucky are getting a promotional boost from a summer advertising campaign by the state’s agricultural marketing program. State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says Kentucky has more than 165 farmers markets in 113 counties. He says it shows the state’s local food movement is thriving. Quarles says farmers markets allow Kentuckians to get healthy,…

2 killed, 4 injured in accident in Kentucky

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say two people have died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle accident. Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a news release the accident occurred Monday night about three miles east of London. Details of the accident weren’t immediately released. The cause remains under investigation. News outlets report Laurel County Coroner…

Brad Calipari will transfer from Kentucky to Detroit Mercy

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky guard Brad Calipari says on his verified Twitter account that he will transfer to Detroit Mercy. The 6-foot son of Wildcats coach John Calipari will have two seasons of eligibility remaining and can play immediately as a graduate transfer. Calipari thanked many in a video posted Monday and says he had “the privilege of putting…

Kentucky students lose appeal in chickenpox vaccination case

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than two dozen Catholic school students and their parents have lost their initial appeal in challenging a Kentucky health department’s efforts to control a chickenpox outbreak they claim infringe on their religious beliefs. A three-judge panel of the Kentucky Court of Appeals sided with a trial court judge who ruled in April that the Northern…

Kentucky state trooper injured in traffic accident

RACELAND, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State Police trooper has been injured in a collision with a suspected drunken driver. State police said in a news release that Trooper Steven Davidson was driving northbound on U.S. 23 in Raceland when his cruiser was struck by an SUV on Sunday. Davidson’s cruiser ended up in a ditch. The statement says Wheeler…

Father who was shot after his twins were born has died

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kentucky father who had watched the birth of his first children before being shot last week has been pronounced dead. News outlets report Tyrese Garvin was taken off of life support Friday. He was shot in a drive-by shooting, walking home from the hospital where his twins were born. He died in the same…

Fort Campbell hosts Fourth of July concert, fireworks

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division are hosting a special July Fourth ceremony, concerts and fireworks display. The post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line says the event is open to the public and free of charge. The program starts Thursday afternoon on the Division Parade Field with a carnival running until midnight. The 101st…

Mail delivery to Kentucky street suspended over dog attacks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has suspended mail delivery to a Kentucky street that has a history of dog attacks. Postal Service spokeswoman Susan Wright tells The Courier Journal that dog attacks have been a problem on Girard Drive for a long time, and the issue is only getting worse. She says a mail carrier recently dodged…