Category Archives: Kentucky News
Police chief's past sows doubts in wake of Taylor's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville city leaders praise the former Atlanta police chief who has been hired to oversee their struggling department in the wake of Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting. But some...
Jan 09, 2021
Guthrie shares experience from Capitol during security breach Wednesday
Brett Guthrie, Kentucky's Second Congressional District representative, speaks at an event to tout the Great American Outdoors Act at Mammoth Cave National Park on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (BRENNAN CRAI...
Jan 07, 2021
Kentucky lawmakers set to convene amid COVID-19 challenges
Steve Riley (R-KY), Kentucky's 23rd House District representative, sits during a press conference in Glasgow on Sept. 1, 2020. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Budget and coronavirus-re...
Jan 05, 2021
Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world's most consumed vegetable...
Jan 03, 2021
Kentucky GOP lawmakers ready to wield clout in 2021 session
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - After months of watching mostly from the sidelines, Republican lawmakers in Kentucky are ready to put their own imprint on policymaking. Republicans begin this year's legislative...
Jan 03, 2021
McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Vandals lashed out at the U.S. House and Senate speakers over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti after Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount...
Jan 03, 2021
Kentucky man has given more than 21 gallons of blood, plasma
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Pikeville man who has donated more than 21 gallons of blood and plasma over the years says he has no plans to stop now. Gary Justice tells WYMT-TV that he donates every fourtee...
Jan 03, 2021
Kentucky man rescues injured bald eagle during bird count
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man participating in an annual bird-watching hike has helped rescue an injured bald eagle. The Courier Journal reports Eric Nally was hiking in the Bernheim Arboretum...
Jan 02, 2021
Bars, restaurants want New Year's do-over after bomb scare
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Bars and restaurants in one Kentucky city are planning a do-over of New Year's Eve after a bomb scare caused police to evacuate a chunk of the downtown business district just as ...
Jan 02, 2021
French bulldog Wilbur is Kentucky town's new 'mayor'
RABBIT HASH, Ky. (AP) - A 6-month-old French bulldog named Wilbur is the new mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. The town has elected a canine mayor to office since 1998 as a fundraiser for the Rabbit Has...
Jan 02, 2021 Wilbur, a 6-month-old French bulldog, poses for a portrait in Rabbit Hash, Ky., on Nov. 13, 2020. Wilbur was elected the Mayor of Rabbit hash in November's election cycle. The town has elected a canine to the office of mayor since 1998. (Albert Cesare /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)