Category Archives: Kentucky News
Police: Woman arrested in 2009 murder case
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Lexington police say a woman has been arrested in connection to a 2009 murder case. According to news reports, 34-year-old Rachel Martin has been charged with murder for the deat...
Oct 18, 2020
Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion law
A federal appeals court has upheld a decades-old Kentucky law requiring abortion clinics to have written agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of medical emergencies. The 2-1 dec...
Oct 18, 2020 FILE - In this July 17, 2017 file photo, escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., the state's only abortion clinic. Kentucky's Attorney General Daniel Cameron, an anti-abortion supporter, said Friday, March 27, 2020, that abortions should cease as part of the governor's order halting elective medical procedures in the state due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan, File)
Identified sailor killed at Pearl Harbor will be honored
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The remains of a U.S. Navy sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor were identified and will be honored in Kentucky. Navy Fireman 2nd Class Martin Young died on Dec. 7, ...
Oct 17, 2020
Giraffe at Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo dies
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A 29-year-old giraffe at Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo has died. The zoo announced on social media that Kiah, a reticulated giraffe, died on Wednesday. It says 29 is well past l...
Oct 17, 2020
Undelivered absentee ballots found in dumpster in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A U.S. Postal Service worker is no longer employed there following an investigation into the discovery of 112 unopened absentee ballots inside a dumpster in Kentucky. News outle...
Oct 17, 2020
High case counts continue in Kentucky; outbreak at prison
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A surge in daily COVID-19 cases is continuing in Kentucky as officials report an outbreak at a state prison. The governor's office Friday reported 1,319 new cases. It's the thir...
Oct 17, 2020
Dueling attacks in Kentucky's big-spending Senate race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Democrat Amy McGrath is flush with campaign cash as she enters the final days of her bid to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. McGrath is using some of her money to amplif...
Oct 17, 2020
Police: 1 killed, 2 wounded in attempted armed robbery
IRVINE, Ky. (AP) - Police say three men accused of being armed robbery suspects were shot at a home in eastern Kentucky. A statement from Kentucky State Police says one man was pronounced dead at the ...
Oct 06, 2020
Gov. Beshear Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Firefighters
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2020) - In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, Oct....
Oct 04, 2020
Kentucky reports highest number of new virus cases ever
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is reporting its highest ever number of new coronavirus cases. Gov. Andy Beshear says in a statement on Saturday the state has 1,275 new cases. Beshear says the surge in...
Oct 04, 2020