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Hazard latest front in longstanding battle over which Kentucky cities can pass a ‘restaurant tax'
Hazard city officials who want to pass a so-called “restaurant tax” have a new opponent: Attorney General Russell Coleman, who’s appealing a Franklin Circuit judge’s ruling allowing Hazard to do so.
Kentuckian, first to breach the U.S. Capitol, sentenced to prison
A judge sentenced Kentuckian Michael Sparks, the first rioter to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, this week to more than four years in prison. A federal judge in Washington sentenced Sparks, 46, of Elizabethtown, to four years and five months in federal prison, where parole is not an option, court records show. Despite other rioters shouting "Don't do it," Sparks climbed through a Senate wing door that had been broken by rioters using a...
Spotlight On Child Welfare in Kentucky: Ranks Among States With Most Underprivileged Children
August is Child Support Awareness Month, and the personal finance website WalletHub just released its annual report on the States with the Most Underprivileged Children. It's a time to reflect on the well-being of children, and based on the study results, there's still work to be done in Kentucky. While...
Daily Briefing: Get out of here, mosquitos! When can we expect them to leave Kentucky?
Happy Wednesday, Louisville! Let's kick-start the morning with some headlines. (You can read today's eNewspaper here.) Today we can expect another hot day with a high of 98. Here are the top stories ...
Skyhawk Soccer To Host Indiana State On Thursday
MARTIN, Tenn.- The University of Tennessee at Martin soccer team is set for a bout with Missouri Valley Conference foe Indiana State on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. With two matches under their belt, the Skyhawks (0-1-2) have earned back-to-back draws after gritty matches against Southern Illinois and Austin Peay. Mac Titus collected 16 saves in both ties while only allowing one goal. Izzy Patterson netted her first goal of the year last time out against the Governors and is currently tied with Peyton Cook for the team lead in shots (10).
Washington baker wins 88 culinary awards at Illinois State Fair
WASHINGTON (25News Now) - In Dianna Wara’s home in Washington, she’s making food that proves she’s among the best bakers in the state. The 61-year-old has competed in culinary competitions at the Illinois State Fair for more than 20 years, but 2024 was her most successful year.
Illinois utility watchdog: Bad deals peddled by alternative electricity suppliers
(The Center Square) – A utility watchdog group is warning Illinoisans to be wary of alternative electricity suppliers. This comes after a Citizens Utility Board review of state reports shows that ComEd and Ameren Illinois customers with alternative suppliers have lost a combined total of about $297 million over the last year and $1.8 billion since 2015. While ComEd and Ameren deliver electricity to their customers over the power lines...
Paducah City Block project ends without signature hotel
Paducah Mayor George Bray announced Tuesday evening that the city is dissolving its partnership with a development firm that had committed to bringing a $24 million project to the far western Kentucky community’s downtown. Bray made the announcement during a city commission meeting that Paducah and Weyland Ventures –...
Two people arrested on drug charges in Hazel, Ky.
HAZEL, Ky. (KFVS) - Two people are in custody after detectives execute a search warrant in Hazel, Kentucky. According to the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, at around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, narcotics detectives executed a search warrant on Barnett Street in Hazel. Two people were in the residence.
Delay in reopening of the Purple People Bridge
NEWPORT, Ky. — After months of closures on the Purple People Bridge, there are updates on when it will fully reopen from Kentucky to Ohio. Access all the way across into Cincinnati is supposed to happen in time for Riverfest this weekend. The bridge was supposed to open up...
Arrest made in connection to fatal shooting of teen
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Lexington Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the July 19th shooting death of C’aveyoun Robinson. Robert Constant, 36, was taken into custody Wednesday, and has been charged with Murder and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. He is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
National Weather Service determines cause of damage in NKY
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WXIX) - The Northern Kentucky region received the brunt of Wednesday night’s storms, causing damage in some areas. Alexandria was one of those towns that reported having storm damage. Emergency management crews along with fire personnel were dispatched around 7 p.m. Wednesday, where they found several homes...
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