LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Secretariat is the early 7-2 favorite for this weekend’s virtual Kentucky Derby, an animated race between all 13 Triple Crown winners. The computer-generated race will be shown on NBC on Saturday, the day the Derby would have been held before the coronavirus pandemic postponed it. The virtual Derby will use computer-generated imagery of the 13 horses…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say applications are now available for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The federal grant program provides seed money to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, which then awards funding to state and local law enforcement to aid efforts to reduce crime and violence. Officials said grant money can be used in…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three hunger-relief charities will benefit from a $500,000 donation by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Foundation in response to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Kentucky Agriculture Department says the donation is the largest single private donation made as part of Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles’ Kentucky Hunger Initiative…
The Bowling Green Police Department will host a blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross on Monday, December 23. Donations can be made at the station located at 911 Kentucky Street in Bowling Green from 10am to 2pm. The time and effort you expend could save a life! #BecauseLocalMatters
(WYFF/NBC News) A South Carolina pianist is working to bring Beethoven’s music to the masses in celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday. “Rather than say, ‘I’m only going to play this music if you pay me for it,’ that wasn’t the spirit that this project was conceived in. It’s something that I want to do regardless of whether I can…
LEHI, Ut. – Ed Smart, the father of Elizabeth Smart and advocate for missing persons, has spoken out publicly for the first time since coming out as a gay man in August. Smart was one of the keynote speakers during the third annual Encircle Summit for LGBTQ youth, young adults and their parents/allies. The conference, formerly known as IGNITE, was…
