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Fort Campbell soldier found dead in home was stabbed nearly 70 times, autopsy shows
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home earlier this year died of nearly 70 stab wounds, according to an autopsy report. No arrests have been made in the death of 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, whose body was found in her Tennessee home in May near the Army post.
Biden confronts crucial day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
WASHINGTON — The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to keeping the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers Thursday, saying that winning the “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the “clearest pathway” to victory.
Medical cannabis facilities progressing in several Kentucky communities
The move to allow medical cannabis facilities is progressing in three Kentucky communities. This week, Elizabethtown’s city council unanimously agreed to an ordinance to allow the facilities. That action came after the council considered an ordinance to deny medical marijuana businesses in the city limits, according to a report in the Elizabethtown News-Enterprise.
Dispute over access to database pits GOP auditor and Democratic administration in Kentucky
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s Republican auditor is embroiled in a dispute with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration over access to a database that tracks the state’s efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens. In a letter dated Tuesday, Auditor Allison Ball demanded that full access to the...
Biden’s candidacy faces new peril as Pelosi, Clooney and more Democrats weigh in
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability to beat Republican Donald Trump.
Pornhub blocked: Why are Kentuckians losing access?
Kentuckians who try to access popular adult entertainment site Pornhub may be surprised to be blocked. Due to a recently passed state law, Kentuckians will have to look elsewhere to access pornography for the indefinite future. In April, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 278 into law, unanimously approved by...
Trump returns to campaign trail with VP deadline nearing amid calls for Biden to withdraw
MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail Tuesday, rallying voters in his home state at his flagship golf resort in a celebratory mood as Democrats face tough calls over President Joe Biden’s reelection chances. Trump is nearing a deadline to announce...
Election 2024 Latest: Democratic leadership backs Biden, Trump returns to the campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is getting back on the campaign trail at his flagship Miami golf resort as Democrats face tough calls over President Joe Biden ’s reelection chances. Ever since his dismal debate performance, Democrats have been wrestling with whether the 81-year-old Biden should...
‘Your bike and your brothers’; WKU students make annual ride for Alzheimer’s
When Tanner Blood dipped his bike tire in the Pacific Ocean on May 21, he knew he had a grueling 3,600-mile bike ride ahead of him. However, he said, “no matter how hard the ride is, nothing is as hard as what some of these people are fighting with” – Alzheimer’s. One of those people is his grandmother, Terry Beckham, who is living with dementia and is the reason Blood is on this journey.
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerges after a year
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from a craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, coming out of the artificial alien enviroment Saturday around 5 p.m.
Violent holiday weekend sees mass shootings in Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky
CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting at a block party in Detroit left two people dead and more than a dozen wounded, capping a violent holiday weekend in the U.S. that also saw mass shootings in Kentucky and Chicago. More than 100 people were shot in Chicago, 19 of them...
Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance. Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply...
‘We’ll see what happens:’ Medical marijuana rollout elicits frustrations
In less than six months, medical marijuana will be legal in Kentucky. But a week after business applications opened, prospective applicants shared frustrations with the rollout. Over a decade after the first medical cannabis bill was filed in the Kentucky legislature, it finally passed in 2023. The General Assembly gave...
Pipe dream or possibility? Beshear involved in presidential ticket talks
Amidst the post-debate panic, a handful of names have emerged as potential replacements for presumptive Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden. One is Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in a 90-minute debate on June 27. Biden’s performance concerned many in his party, as he...
Biden vows to keep running after his disastrous debate. ‘No one is pushing me out,’ he says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden defiantly vowed on Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. He said he would not be forced from the race. “I am running. I...
Biden will bestow Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Wednesday to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines. U.S....
Recovering alcoholic built Kentucky’s largest substance-use treatment provider, which has 1,800 beds and 1,350 employees
LOUISA — Around the office at Addiction Recovery Care, Vanessa Keeton is still known as “Client One” — marking her status as the first client of the first recovery center ARC opened as a group home in Lawrence County. But her official title is vice president...
Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case was postponed until at least September as the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. The delay is a major reprieve for Trump, who had been scheduled to face...
Defense asks for records in murder-for-hire case
The attorney for a Bowling Green man accused of attempting to engineer a plot to kill his wife is seeking records concerning the informant who has helped bring the case to court. Jeffrey Allen Young, 53, appeared Monday afternoon in Warren Circuit Court in a case in which he is...
Civic nonprofit sues state over voter removal policies
Some Kentucky voters might show up to the polls and find out that they can’t vote, through no fault of their own, a civic nonprofit is arguing in federal court. Under state law, when top election officials are notified someone who appears to be a registered Kentucky voter has registered to vote in another state or local jurisdiction, they remove them from their current jurisdiction’s voter roll.
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