Category Archives: Kentucky News
Manufacturer plans new plant, additional 700 jobs
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky company that makes commercial HVAC products plans to build a manufacturing plant in Shelby County that will create 700 new jobs. Gov. Andy Beshear said in a stateme...
May 02, 2021
Kentucky judge orders purge of suits from disgraced attorney
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky judge has ordered court officials to purge hundreds of lawsuits filed against clients by a disgraced attorney who masterminded the largest Social Security fraud in his...
May 02, 2021
Kentucky court orders new trial after Black jurors tossed
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a Black defendant after finding that a lower court judge failed to protect his civil rights. According to the Lexington ...
May 02, 2021
Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race's 147-year history with seven victorie...
May 02, 2021
12-year-old boy dies when car accidentally put in reverse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police in Kentucky say a 12-year-old boy was fatally injured when a car that a sibling accidentally put into reverse ran over him. Family told police that the child was standing...
May 01, 2021
Kentucky court rules on warrantless blood tests in DUI cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court says the refusal of a person accused of drunken driving to submit to a warrantless blood test cannot be used as evidence to help prove guilt or to seek...
May 01, 2021
Quarles: Kentucky licenses fewer hemp growers for 2021
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's agriculture commissioner says the state has licensed 445 hemp growers to cultivate up to 12,000 acres in 2021. But Ryan Quarles says the hemp market continues to face ...
May 01, 2021 Marijuana CBD hemp plants field in sunrise
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they'll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians. The gist of ...
Apr 28, 2021
Gov. Beshear Orders Flags Lowered to Half Staff in Remembrance of Indianapolis Victims
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 16, 2021) - In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset ...
Apr 18, 2021
Pet rescue organization shuts down after abuse complaints
JEFFERSON, Ky. (AP) - Montgomery County sheriff's office says a pet rescue organization has shut down and its operators have been charged with animal cruelty after cats and dogs were found living in "...
Apr 18, 2021