A Kentucky State Trooper is dead after a suspect opened fire on Interstate 24 in Lyon Co. Just after 11 p.m. eastern time, Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder stopped a suspect on the interstate. That suspect fled when Ponder approached, prompting a pursuit. The suspect stopped abruptly at the 49 mile marker, causing a collision between […]
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Federal Agents in 6 States Convene to Combat Heroin
Federal law enforcement agencies from six states, including Kentucky, convened in Detroit this week to share strategies to combat heroin and prescription drug abuse. The regional summit was called “unprecedented” in a news release. Kerry B. Harvey, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky was part of the summit that included representatives from […]
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Anti-Gay Kentucky County Clerk Ordered to Begin Issuing Marriage Licenses
On Monday, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis will have to begin issuing marriage licenses if she wants to obey the law. The embattled clerk has refused to issue licenses since the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples across the country have the same right as opposite-sex couples to marry. In the weeks since […]
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$520 Million Needed to Beef Up Kentucky Teachers’ Pension Fund
The Kentucky Teachers Retirement System pension fund will need an additional $520.4 million in state contributions to be fully funded next fiscal year, a state pension oversight board heard Monday. The $520.4 million is in addition to around $380 million paid out to KTRS from the state General Fund this fiscal year, state Deputy Budget […]
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Play It Again Sports – Florence, Kentucky
FTM file. By Hannah Condon Are you tired of buying new sports equipment for you or your children season after season? Do you want to find deals that are reasonable? Maybe just a place where you can give back sports equipment and exercise equipment that you haven’t used. Play It Again Sports is the place […]
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Confederates, Communists, & Candidates: Fancy Farm is Kentucky at Its Best & Worst
“Because they’re not Democrats anymore,” a man in a black leather vest said pointing his finger in the direction of another man, his other hand full of stickers supporting a Republican statewide candidate, his voice serious and intense. “They’re Communists.” The other man agreed with an mm-hmm and a disbelieving nod, and they both turned […]
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Governor, Two Vying to Replace Him, React to Gay Marriage Ruling
Hours after an historic ruling from the United States Supreme Court, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that Kentucky will recognize same-sex marriages and county clerks will receive revised licenses for gay couples wishing to wed. Cases from Kentucky were part of the 5-4 decisions that made gay marriage legal across the country. The Commonwealth was one […]
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Beechwood Grad Takes Shot at Miss Kentucky Pageant
Lydia Blaise Allen is on her way to Lexington later this month to compete in the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant for the second year in a row. After being crowned Miss Bluegrass Area in February, Allen has a chance to advance to the national Miss America Pageant if she wins on the state level. […]
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New Kentucky Laws Begin June 24
Most new laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2015 regular session go into effect next week. The state constitution specifies that new laws take effect 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature. The General Assembly’s 2015 session adjourned on March 25, making June 24 the day for new laws to take effect. There are […]
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Governor Raises Minimum Wage to $10.10 for State Workers, Urges Private Business to Follow
The state’s lowest paid employees will be getting a raise thanks to an executive order by Governor Steve Beshear. Starting on July 1, every employee in the state’s executive branch will earn at least $10.10 per hour, except those who receive tips (their hourly wage will increase by more than 100% to $4.90). Beshear ceremonially […]
