Category Archives: Kentucky News
School counselor at Kentucky Army post dies of COVID-19
FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a school counselor at a central Kentucky Army post that started in-person classes in August has died after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. A Department of Def...
Sep 19, 2020
Man sentenced in shooting that killed 7-year-old boy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Louisville man who fired a stray bullet that killed a 7-year-old boy has been sentenced to 70 months in prison on federal gun charges. Wyatt Williams fired several shots while...
Sep 19, 2020
Authentic wins Kentucky Derby; Baffert notches 6th victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authentic led all the way to win a Kentucky Derby unlike any other. He kicked away from heavy favorite Tiz the Law in the stretch and gave Bob Baffert a record-tying sixth victo...
Sep 06, 2020
Ky. miner who flagged safety concerns reinstated to job
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A federal administrative court has reinstated a Kentucky miner who was fired after complaining about safety conditions. The miner also complained about a lack of COVID-19 precau...
Sep 06, 2020
Thousands peacefully protest outside the Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - This year's Kentucky Derby is a surreal distillation of the crises facing the country in 2020. Inside the racetrack Saturday, the stands were mostly empty and wagering windows c...
Sep 06, 2020
DISTRICT COVID-19 UPDATES AND CONTACT TRACING
The Barren River District Health Department has confirmed a total of 5,504, cases, 4,139 of which have recovered. We have 103 deaths reported from COVID-19. We stand in solidarity with those affected ...
Sep 05, 2020
Kentucky congressman defends teen accused in protest deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky congressman says a teenager charged with fatally shooting two people during the unrest in Wisconsin showed "incredible restraint" and acted in self-defense. Republica...
Sep 05, 2020
Kentucky tops 800 new virus cases for 4th straight day
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky has topped 800 newly reported coronavirus cases for a fourth straight day. And the statewide death toll is approaching 1,000 after another day of double-digit deaths. Go...
Sep 05, 2020
Man gets life sentence in slayings of grandparents, uncle
SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man who fatally shot his grandparents and uncle has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Daily News reports 31-year-old Edward Dilon Siddens was sent...
Sep 05, 2020
Kanye West files to run for president on Kentucky ballot
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Rapper and music producer Kanye West has filed to run for U.S. president on Kentucky's ballot this fall. A tweet from Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams showed a photo of ...
Sep 05, 2020