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Child abuse case against Simpson couple to go into mediation
FRANKLIN — A judge has directed the case against a Simpson County couple facing hundreds of criminal counts accusing them of endangering their children to go into mediation. Johnathon Jenkins, 31, and Morgan Soper, 29, both of Franklin, appeared Monday in Simpson Circuit Court for a pretrial conference in their respective criminal cases.
Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business
FRANKFORT — Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Doctors and advanced practice registered nurses also can begin submitting applications...
U.S. journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in the court...
Lawmakers urged to toughen dogfighting and cockfighting laws in Ky.
LOUISVILLE — With a nationally known dogfighter just arrested in the state, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are calling on state and federal lawmakers from Kentucky to do more to crack down on the scourges of dogfighting and cockfighting in the Bluegrass State. “Not...
Donald Sutherland, the towering actor whose career spanned ‘M.A.S.H.’ to ‘Hunger Games,’ dies at 88
NEW YORK — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more than half a century of films from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Son Kiefer Sutherland confirmed the death Thursday. No details were immediately available.
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