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Kentucky attorney general announces funding to groups combating drug addiction
Kentucky will distribute more than $12 million in the latest round of funding to groups at the front lines of combating drug addiction, state Attorney General Russell Coleman said Thursday. Several dozen organizations will share in the latest influx of funding to bolster prevention, treatment and enforcement efforts statewide, the...
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...
Bell County man charged with assault after shooting, victim flown out
A Bell County man was arrested Sunday night after a shooting in East Pineville. Bell County deputies responded to a call of a male being shot on Blue Ridge Church Road at approximately 10:05 p.m., according to a release from the Bell County Sheriff’s Department. While en route to the address, deputies were advised by Bell Dispatch that the victim had been taken by a family member to Middlesboro ARH Hospital and that the suspected shooter was still on the scene in hiding.
Man accused of paying for 2020 Simpson murder pleads guilty
A Bowling Green man accused of paying another man to kill his ex-girlfriend’s partner pleaded guilty Monday afternoon in federal court. Freddy Manuel Gonzalez, 40, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court to a count of murder through use of a firearm during a crime of violence. Gonzalez...
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.
Kentucky employers give second chances
When Barbara Aker’s nephew was 10 or 11, he broke his arm. He was prescribed painkillers, which set him off on a slippery slope, she said. He eventually overdosed and died. Now, through a Kentucky program aimed at reducing recidivism, Aker is making something good out of something bad.
U.S. agency proposes rule to eliminate medical debt from most credit reports, saying it’s an unreliable predictor of payment
The federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is proposing to eliminate medical debt from most credit reports, stop companies from sharing debt information and bar lenders from making decisions based on medical data. About 12 percent of Kentucky adults, more than 400,000 people, are estimated to have medical debt. The proposed...
Police spot wanted Kentucky man, arrest him sparking investigation into child abuse, drug charges
A state police trooper spotted a suspect wanted for arrest last week and arrested him, kicking off an investigation that led to multiple arrests on child abuse, drug trafficking and other charges. On Wednesday, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers observed Oscar Farley, age 32 of Burkesville, outside of...
‘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 man charged in hit-and-run death of bicyclist, state police say
A Kentucky man has been charged after state police say he ran over a man on a bicycle, then fled the scene. Kentucky State Police were called to a two-vehicle fatal collision in Pike County at approximately 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. The collision occurred on US 460 in the Millard community...
Kentucky porn watchers put on notice by nation’s biggest site — time is running out
Kentucky residents who attempt to look at the world’s biggest internet porn site are getting a warning from the site’s owner – time is running out. Pornhub is warning its users that it will turn off services for users from Kentucky after the state Legislature passed a law that requires such sites to verify the age of a user by forcing them to upload identifying documentation, such as a driver’s license.
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.
Ramic convicted on all counts in ISIS terror trial in BG
A Bowling Green man on trial for crimes related to his participation in the terror group ISIS was found guilty Tuesday of multiple criminal counts. A jury convicted Mirsad Ramic, 34, of providing material support and resources to ISIS, conspiring to provide material support to ISIS and receiving military-type training from a designated terrorist organization.
‘Giant domino effect:’ Dolly Parton Imagination Library preps KY kids for Kindergarten
Dolly Parton wants Kentucky kids to be ready for Kindergarten. As of June, every preschooler in the Commonwealth is eligible to receive free, monthly, age-appropriate books from her Imagination Library from birth to age 5. “The child will have 90% of their brain formed by the time they’re 5,” said...
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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