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...
Mark Buckles 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...
Mark Buckles 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 ...
Mark Buckles 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...
Mark Buckles 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...
Mark Buckles 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...
Mark Buckles 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 ...
Mark Buckles 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 ...
Mark Buckles 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 ...
Mark Buckles 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 "...
Mark Buckles Apr 18, 2021




