Latest Kentucky News
A Kentucky lawmaker has been critically injured in lawn mower accident
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities said Monday. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was in critical but stable condition at the University of...
This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. The 7th grader didn’t know why. He soon got the point: He was being given make-up vaccinations. Five of them. “I don’t have a problem with...
Branson Robinson runs for 3-yard go-ahead touchdown, top-ranked Georgia rallies past Kentucky 13-12
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Neither Georgia players nor coach Kirby Smart doubted they would be the last ones standing in a dogfight with Kentucky. It just took the top-ranked Bulldogs longer than expected to prove it. Much longer. Branson Robinson rushed for a 3-yard,...
Morrissey leads Eastern Kentucky to 26-7 win over West Georgia
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Matt Morrissey threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and Eastern Kentucky never trailed in a 26-7 win over West Georgia on Saturday. Patrick Nations kicked a 47-yard field goal five minutes in for a 3-0 lead. Early in the second, Joshua Carter ran it in from...
No 'Friday Night Lights': High school football games canceled in some towns near interstate shooting
As authorities keep searching for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns. Games were canceled at a handful of high schools near where the assailant opened fire on Interstate 75 in southeastern...
Top-ranked Georgia seeks 3-0 start in SEC opener at Kentucky, which aims for improved performance
No. 1 Georgia (2-0) at Kentucky (1-1, 0-1 SEC), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Georgia by 24 1/2. Series: Georgia leads, 63-12-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE Georgia opens Southeastern Conference play looking to tie...
No. 1 Georgia visits Kentucky, looking to win SEC opener while Wildcats seek all-around improvement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Top-ranked Georgia isn’t allowing many points right now, a daunting obstacle for a Kentucky squad seeking ways to score some. Those opposite trends don’t appear likely to change in Saturday night’s matchup of former SEC East rivals, but Bulldogs coach...
Schools reopen with bolstered security in Kentucky county near the site of weekend I-75 shooting
Carol Hasty's grandchildren are back in school a few days after a gunman opened fire on a nearby highway in Kentucky but she's not happy about it — even with the increased police protection. Hasty said schools in Rockcastle County should have stayed closed, with students shifting...
Kentucky attorney general offers prevention plan to combat drug abuse scourge
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman unveiled plans Tuesday to create a statewide drug prevention program, saying the youth-focused initiative would fill a hole in the Bluegrass State's fight against an addiction epidemic that has claimed thousands of lives. Coleman presented...
People take once unthinkable precautions as police search for the Kentucky highway shooter
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Jittery residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a Kentucky highway are taking precautions they never thought would be needed in their rural region, as searchers combed the woods Tuesday hoping to find the suspect. Brandi Campbell said her family has...
