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Kentucky Supreme Court overturns man’s rape conviction, 50-year sentence
A Franklin man’s conviction in a sexual assault and home invasion has been reversed by the Kentucky Supreme Court. A split 4-2 majority ruling by the state’s high court on June 13 found that statements that John Ellis made to his longtime girlfriend while in police custody that incriminated himself were part of a police interrogation tactic made after Ellis asserted his right to a lawyer and thus should not have been admitted at his criminal trial.
Biden’s Title IX law expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students is dealt another setback
FRANKFORT — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “arbitrary in the truest...
Kentucky man fleeing police checkpoint found dead in field after flipping car multiple times, ejecting him
A Kentucky man who sped away from a state police checkpoint was found dead a short time later after he wrecked his vehicle at a high rate of speed, police said. The incident happened at approximately 11:20 p.m. Saturday as Kentucky State Police (KSP) troopers were conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on KY 115 in Oak Grove.
‘Obsessed:’ UK Board votes to eliminate university senate, overhaul shared governance
LEXINGTON — Yes, University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto is obsessed. He said so Friday morning before the UK Board of Trustees voted nearly unanimously to overhaul the university’s current shared governance structure. Effective immediately, the University Senate has been eliminated, and will be replaced by a faculty...
Kentucky police say man burglarized house, then set it on fire to cover his tracks
State police have arrested a Kentucky man they say broke into a burglarized a house and then set it on fire to cover up the evidence of the theft. The structure fire was reported Sunday morning to the Kentucky State Police Post 11 London on Laurel River Church Road. The...
Kentucky man convicted of joining terror group ISIS, providing information, training to terrorists
A federal jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, convicted a Kentucky man yesterday of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and receiving military-type training from ISIS. ISIS is a designated foreign terrorist organization. According to court documents and...
Check out the movies and TV shows casting in Kentucky
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.
Kentucky is seeing an ‘unusually high uptick’ in pertussis, known as whooping cough; Lexington outbreak grows to 21 cases
Kentucky doctors and the state Department for Public Health “are seeing an unusually high uptick in whooping cough,” or pertussis, Louisville’s WDRB reports. “Immunity for vaccination or natural infections wanes over time, so people who are fully vaccinated can still get whooping cough. Doctors said the vaccine lessens the severity and will likely keep someone out of the hospital.”
Four people shot at downtown Atlanta food court, mayor says
ATLANTA (AP) — Four people were shot at a food court in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, including the suspect, the city’s mayor said. Mayor Andre Dickens said on the social media site X that the shooting happened at the Peachtree Center food court. Atlanta police said in...
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