Category Archives: Kentucky News
GOP's McConnell blasts 'loony lies' to Ga. Rep. Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is blasting newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling the far-right Georgia Republican's embrace of conspiracy theories and "loony l...
Feb 03, 2021
Kentucky manufacturer expanding, adding 200 jobs
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a Kentucky manufacturer is expanding and hiring more workers. A statement from Gov. Andy Beshear says Material Handling Systems Inc. plans to invest $7.6 millio...
Jan 30, 2021
Critics say KY voucher plan would siphon funds from public schools
Multiracial pupils of primary school are ready to study after Covid-19 quarantine and lockdown. Children in class room with teacher wearing face masks and using antiseptic for coronavirus prevention. ...
Jan 28, 2021
State Police seeking information in Knox County murder investigation
GRAY, Ky. - Kentucky State Police is seeking the public's help in finding a potential suspect in a murder case. State Police said a call was received on Dec. 10, 2018 at 6:16 p.m. Post 10 (Harlan) rec...
Jan 26, 2021
Forty-Five Cadets Graduate from Kentucky State Police Training Academy
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 22, 2021) - Today, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Training Academy, along with the Governor's Office and the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, presented graduation diploma's to ...
Jan 24, 2021
Kentucky GOP group rejects push to have McConnell back Trump
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky Republican Party committee has rejected a resolution urging Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell to fully support Donald Trump in the ex-president's upcoming impeachment ...
Jan 24, 2021
Kentucky reports nearly 3,800 new COVID cases, 49 deaths
FRANKFORT, Ky, (AP) - Kentucky reported nearly 3,800 new coronavirus cases and 49 virus-related deaths on Saturday. Gov. Andy Beshear says the statewide rate of positive COVID-19 cases stayed below 11...
Jan 24, 2021
Kentucky to study warrant process after Taylor shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's attorney general has formed a task force to study the search warrant process nearly a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Officers used a narcotics warra...
Jan 23, 2021
Police: Deputy fatally shoots man armed with knives
CANEYVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a suspect who charged at him with knives. Police said in the statement on Friday that two deputies from the Grayson Cou...
Jan 23, 2021
Kentucky governor allows 'born-alive' bill to become law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A bill meant to preserve lives of newborns, including any infant born after a failed abortion, has become law in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear allowed the measure to become law wit...
Jan 23, 2021