Category Archives: Kentucky News

Tiny house, big mission - Barren ATC students learn while giving back
CTE empowers Kentucky's future workforce as they learn skills and trades. A tiny house built by students in Barren County is one example of CTE's real-world application. Photo by Wallace Caleb Bates, ...
Mark Buckles May 15, 2023
Horse dies at Churchill Downs on Sunday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Rio Moon "suffered a catastrophic injury to...
Mark Buckles May 15, 2023

Shooting leaves one person dead and four wounded in downtown Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A shooting sparked by a dispute inside a business has left one person dead and four wounded in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alic...
Mark Buckles May 15, 2023

Kentucky State Rep. Lamin Swann, 45, dies days after suffering medical emergency
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky state Representative Lamin Swann died Sunday, days after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency. Swann's mother, Pamela Dixon, said in a statement released by the ...
Mark Buckles May 15, 2023

KSP Conducts Death Investigation in Pike County
PHELPS, Ky. (May 12, 2023) - A Phelps, Kentucky man is dead and another man is charged with murder after a Kentucky State Police investigation. The KSP Pikeville Post received a 911 call on Friday, Ma...
Mark Buckles May 15, 2023

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the Preakness at Pimlico on May 20
(Pexels/WCLU File Photo) By GARY B. GRAVES LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the 148th Preakness following an encouraging workout at Churchill Downs, its co-owner said. Mag...
Mark Buckles May 14, 2023

Court overturns rulings allowing Confederate statue removal
(Pexels/File Photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned lower court rulings that allowed leaders in Kentucky's largest city to remove a Confederate statue from a prominent...
Mark Buckles Apr 29, 2023

Details emerge from Edmonson County Trooper-Involved shooting last month
ROCKY HILL - New information has been released following a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on March 30. State police say at approximately 9:30 p.m. on that evening the Kentucky State Police Cr...
Mark Buckles Apr 28, 2023

KYTC reminds of Right-of-Way sign laws ahead of Primary Election
Submitted to WCLU News BOWLING GREEN - As the warmer weather season moves in and mowing operations pickup, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) wants to remind residents, business operators, and...
Mark Buckles Apr 28, 2023
Gov. Beshear: $123 Million Available May 1 To Meet Housing Needs Following Natural Disasters
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 26, 2023) - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that beginning May 1, more than $123 million will be available to communities impacted by the 2021 tornadoes in the West and floodi...
Mark Buckles Apr 26, 2023




