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Kentucky man accused of raping juvenile victim

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky man is accused of rape. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old David Glenn Myers of London was arrested Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says he was arrested after they received a complaint about sexual abuse involving a minor victim.

Laurel County, KY · 2025-03-13

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2 illegal aliens federally indicted on immigration offenses in Bowling Green

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Two illegal aliens were indicted in federal court for immigration offenses committed in Bowling Green. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky, says Pablo Felipe Baltazar, age 26, a citizen of Guatemala, is charged with reentry after deportation or removal. The office says Baltazar was located in Bowling Green on or about February 14, 2025. Baltazar has previously been denied admission, excluded, deported, and removed from the United States on or about July 16, 2018, June 17, 2024, and August 4, 2024.

Bowling Green, KY · 2025-03-13

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Kentucky bill to cut state worker protections heads to governor

Kentucky’s worker safety authority would no longer be able to enforce any rules that are more strict than federal minimums. What supporters call business friendly, one Democrat described as a “race to the bottom.”

Kentucky · 2025-03-13

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Lincoln University freshman dies in shootout with Kentucky State Police

A Lincoln University student dies following a shootout with Kentucky State Police. Kentucky State Police report it was Tuesday, shortly before noon, when troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in western Kentucky along I-24. According to a press release, the driver refused to stop and led troopers on a roughly 20-mile chase before he wrecked his vehicle.

Jefferson City, MO · 2025-03-13

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Group proposes replacing I-71/75 with 'urban boulevards'

The group calls this a better alternative to the Brent Spence Corridor Project, a $3.6 billion plan to widen I-75 to 16 lanes from Camp Washington through Covington to Fort Mitchell.

Cincinnati, OH · 2025-03-13

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UPDATE: Smiths Grove man dead following head-on collision

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green Police Department’s public information officer Ronnie Ward has confirmed that one person is dead following an accident between a motorcycle and a vehicle. Ward says the victim has been identified as Brian Nelson, 53, of Smiths Grove. Police say Nelson was traveling...

Bowling Green, KY · 2025-03-13

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Kentucky legislature moves closer to banning hormone therapy for transgender inmates

Incarcerated transgender people would no longer be able to access hormone therapy under a bill that passed a House committee vote Wednesday.

Kentucky · 2025-03-12

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Kentucky & Indiana Severe Storms: Tornadoes, Hurricane-Force Winds Possible Friday Night

Paducah, KY – Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact parts of Kentucky and Indiana late Friday through Saturday, bringing strong winds, large hail, and the risk of tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Paducah, an enhanced risk of severe weather exists Friday night across western Kentucky...

Kentucky · 2025-03-12

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Missing 14-year-old found in West Virginia; man facing charges

SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - An eastern Kentucky man is facing charges after police say he took a teenager from his home in southern Kentucky and then left him in West Virginia. The investigation started in western Pulaski County and ended near Huntington. The teen was found, and now the suspect is facing multiple charges.

Pulaski County, KY · 2025-03-12

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Medicaid cuts will be devastating. Kentucky must protect people with disabilities. | Letter

I am writing to express my profound concern regarding the proposed cuts to government programs supporting individuals with disabilities who rely on Medicaid waivers such as the Michelle P. Waiver and the SCL Waiver . These cuts pose a catastrophic threat to the well-being and even the lives of countless vulnerable citizens.The potential consequences extend far beyond mere inconvenience. The elimination or reduction of these vital services will leave many individuals unable to access essential medications, vital therapies and critical support services. For children with autism and other developmental disabilities, this lack of access will lead to significant deterioration...

Kentucky · 2025-03-13

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Teen accused of slitting coworker’s throat in ‘unprovoked attack’

CASEY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A teenager is accused of trying to kill a coworker in Kentucky. According to the Liberty Police Department, it happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Goose Creek Candle Company. Police say a 17-year-old who works there went up to another employee and slit their...

Liberty, KY · 2025-03-12

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Beshear signs bill allowing Kentucky student-athletes to sign NIL deals with their schools

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed into law Thursday a bill that will allow student-athletes in the state to get Name, Image and Likeness deals with their own universities. Senate Bill 3 is a response to a landmark 2024 settlement in which the NCAA and the nation's...

Kentucky · 2025-03-13

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Opinion – Jim Waters: Will Kentucky shut down a school serving thousands of students?

Accountability for academic performance is suddenly all the rage among Kentucky’s anti-education-freedom bureaucrats and politicians, but only because it involves a new program offering parents a choice for their children outside the traditional K-12 public school system.

Kentucky · 2025-03-13

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‘It’s extremely complicated’: Sheriff Stines’ attorney on deadly shooting

LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (Court TV) — Despite video showing what appears to be a cold-blooded murder, the attorney representing former Sheriff Shawn ‘Mickey’ Stines insists there’s more to the case than meets the eye. Stines is charged with murdering District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers on Sept. 19, 2024. A video inside the judge’s ... Read more »

Kentucky · 2025-03-12

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Rural Republican legislators want to return Kentucky to racist Jim Crow era | Opinion

I will be 78 in April, and so I remember a different Kentucky. This was a Kentucky where my mother’s housekeeper and personal companion was not allowed to go with her into Stewart’s on Fourth Street in Louisville. My grandfather was a mostly retired real estate agent and at least once a week would go into the Jefferson County City Hall to look at deeds. It was here that I encountered segregated water fountains and bathrooms which were separate but definitely not equal. When I asked my grandfather “Why?” his reply: “They don’t want to use the same as...

Kentucky · 2025-03-12

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Missing 14-year-old found in West Virginia; man facing charges

Kentucky city in debt to water company reveals plans to sell off service. WKYT first reported in November 2024 about dozens of homeowners who abruptly had their water service terminated by Wood Creek Water District. Updated: 4 hours ago. There are six arson investigators within the Lexington Fire Department. Small...

Lexington, KY · 2025-03-12