Category Archives: Kentucky News
Former Justice secretary, lawmaker indicted on rape charge
Former Rep. John Tilley has been indicted on a charge of first-degree rape. (LEXINGTON CORRECTIONS) LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A former Kentucky Justice Cabinet secretary and lawmaker has been indicted on ...
Oct 18, 2022
Advocates push to pardon KY residents convicted of marijuana possession
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection FRANKFORT - Criminal justice reform advocates in the Commonwealth are asking Gov. Andy Beshear to decriminalize marijuana possession. The request follows Pr...
Oct 17, 2022
Teen dies in motorcycle crash in northern Kentucky
BRANDENBURG - A teen driver died in a two-vehicle crash in Meade County Saturday evening. Kentucky State Police said the incident happened near the intersection of US 60 and KY 1238. It involved a mot...
Oct 17, 2022
Families can file for missed Child Tax Credit through Nov. 15
FRANKFORT - Kentucky families may be eligible to receive tax credits as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in a weekly briefing that families who did not file taxe...
Oct 14, 2022
East KY Power CoOp receives failing grade for climate pledges
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Utilities in the Commonwealth are delaying actions which could help put the brakes on climate change and ease the burden of rising fuel costs on ratepayers,...
Oct 14, 2022
Police searching for escaped Breckinridge County inmate
Kody Claycomb, 30, of Louisville, is wanted after he allegedly assaulted a Breckinridge County deputy jailer while at a hospital early Monday. (KENTUCKY STATE POLICE) UPDATE (9:55 a.m.) - Claycomb is ...
Oct 10, 2022
Two state constitutional amendments to appear on November ballot
(GRAPHIC BY WCLU NEWS) BY LUKE C. PIERCE, WCLU News Voters in Kentucky will see two proposals for constitutional amendments on their ballots this general election. In March 2021, the Kentucky General ...
Oct 05, 2022
Trust your gut, know the signs to spot, prevent child abuse
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Child abuse cases in the state dropped between 2019 and 2020, but Kentucky still ranks fifth among states for incidents of child maltreatment, according to ...
Oct 05, 2022
Rival calls incendiary ad by Kentucky Sen. Paul 'dangerous'
FILE: Charles Booker (D) speaks to a crowd gathered for a campaign event at Fine Arts Bistro in Glasgow. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Republican Sen. Rand Paul was the victim of a 201...
Oct 05, 2022
Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies
FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner's daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her ho...
Oct 04, 2022