Category Archives: Kentucky News

Pikeville schools respond to graduation prayers complaint
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Pikeville Independent School District is considering whether prayers can be allowed at graduation ceremonies after receiving a letter of complaint from the Freedom From Relig...
Mark Buckles Oct 04, 2020

Kentucky newspaper says city violated open meetings law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The State Journal is asking Kentucky's Attorney General to find that the City of Frankfort violated the Open Meetings Act in the lead up to firing the former city manager. The Jo...
Mark Buckles Oct 04, 2020

3 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash in eastern Kentucky
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Police say three people were killed and two were injured in a head-on traffic crash in eastern Kentucky. A statement from Kentucky State Police says the collision happened Thurs...
Mark Buckles Oct 03, 2020

KSP Investigating Fatal Collision in Todd County
Guthrie, Ky. (Todd County) - On October 1, 2020, around 7:53 PM, the Kentucky State Police Post 2, Madisonville, was requested by the Todd County Sheriff's Department to investigate a two vehicle coll...
Mark Buckles Oct 03, 2020

Governor says coronavirus outbreak getting worse in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's escalating outbreak of COVID-19 has worsened. Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday reported the state's second-highest number of cases in one day. He's warning that the situati...
Mark Buckles Oct 03, 2020

Recordings reveal confusion behind Breonna Taylor's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The evidence heard by a Kentucky grand jury in the police killing of Breonna Taylor reveals a drug raid plagued by fear and confusion. The Louisville police officer who fatally ...
Mark Buckles Oct 03, 2020

Debate set in McConnell-McGrath Senate race in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters will get a chance to compare Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in the give-and-take of a televised debate. After...
Mark Buckles Oct 03, 2020

KSP arrests juvenile in connection to Anderson County murder
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. - A juvenile was arrested just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday in connection to a possible death in Anderson County. Police discovered two bodies inside a home along Corinth Road. The i...
Mark Buckles Sep 25, 2020

KSP Charge Local Attorney for Neglect of Adult
Paducah, KY. (September 19, 2020) - On Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Kentucky State Police charged Attorney Kenneth V. Anderson, 66 of Paducah, Kentucky, with a single count of knowingly abuse/neglect...
Mark Buckles Sep 20, 2020

SUPREME COURT-MCCONNELL'S LEGACY
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's legacy time for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Fulfilling the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the fall election will d...
Mark Buckles Sep 20, 2020