The white man accused of opening fire in a Kentucky grocery store and parking lot, killing two black people, was indicted Wednesday on murder charges, but it’s too soon to determine if the death penalty will be sought, a prosecutor said. Continue reading →
{FD} McConnell terms 2 shootings as hate crimes
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday denounced the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and Kentucky grocery store shooting as hate crimes and said the death penalty should be applied. Continue reading →
{FD} Kentucky bourbon inventory at highest level since 1972
Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries ratcheted up production again last year, boosting overall inventory to 7.5 million barrels of aging whiskey — the highest volume since 1972, an industry group said Thursday. Continue reading →
{FD} CIA director: Agency keenly focused on nation state rivals
When foreign officials visit the CIA, they sometimes leave with a fine bottle of Kentucky bourbon, newly confirmed CIA Director Gina Haspel said Monday in her first public event in which the former undercover intelligence officer disclosed a few person… Continue reading →
{FD} Kentucky troopers: Deputy shot at rest stop, suspect killed
A Florida bank robbery suspect tracked down at an interstate rest stop in Kentucky was killed in a late-night exchange of gunfire that left a sheriff’s deputy critically wounded, authorities said Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Ringleader of whiskey theft operation gets sentence cut
The ringleader of a whiskey theft operation that’s already a part of Kentucky lore was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but his time behind bars is ending after a month. Continue reading →
{FD} Throngs of family and friends remember Kentucky lawmaker
A Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself a day after vehemently denying accusations of sexual assault was remembered at the church where he preached and took a public stand against the allegations of misconduct. Continue reading →
{FD} Lithium battery maker to employ hundreds in Kentucky plant
A maker of lithium batteries is promising to provide an economic jolt to the Appalachian region, announcing plans Friday to relocate from California to Kentucky and build a factory employing hundreds of workers in an area reeling from the coal industry… Continue reading →
{FD} Prosecutor: Mastermind of whiskey theft ring to enter plea
The alleged mastermind of a whiskey theft ring in Kentucky is scheduled to enter a plea in the case. Continue reading →
{FD} Judge issues order for buffer zone outside abortion clinic
Anti-abortion activists were ordered by a judge on Friday to stay away from a “buffer zone” outside Kentucky’s only abortion clinic, which is bracing for protests from a national group. Continue reading →
