The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a murder conviction against Ludlow resident Lauren Baker, whose 2-year-old, Jaxon Vogt, overdosed and died after he located Baker’s fentanyl stash while Baker slept on March 18, 2021. A jury found Baker guilty of murder in April 2023. She was later sentenced to 33 years in jail, but she appealed […]
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Union election appeal dismissed
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal filed by former Union Commissioner Brian Garner against a ruling by Boone County Circuit Court Judge Richard Brueggemann to dissolve the city commission in January, following reports from voters of wrongful ballot distributions at two Union polling sites. Court documents indicate that Garner had failed to […]
Former Union commissioner appeals election challenge
Brian Garner, a former Union City Commissioner who was passed over for an appointment on the city legislature after the Boone County Circuit Court voided the November general election, has appealed the court’s judgment to dissolve the commission. Garner filed the paperwork with the court on Monday. “I filed a Notice of Appeal in my […]

