NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Delegates at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a task force to oversee an independent investigation into the denomination's handling of sexual abuse. Read more
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky state Sen. Paul Hornback, a prominent voice on farming as a committee chairman, said Wednesday that he won't seek another term in 2022 but downplayed blistering criticism he received from a fellow Republican, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie. Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention tamped down a push from the right at its largest meeting in decades on Tuesday, electing a new president who has worked to bridge racial divides in the church and defeating an effort to make an issue of critical race theory. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A mural of Breonna Taylor in her hometown has been vandalized, and a reward is being offered to help find those responsible for the damage. Read more
Frankort State Journal. June 11, 2021. Read more
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another Kentucky resident has been charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, authorities said. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's water company is adding a new holiday for its workers: Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery. Read more
As ideological divisions wracked the Southern Baptist Convention this year ahead of a pivotal national meeting, one of the leading candidates for its presidency, Ed Litton, embraced a role as the man best equipped to build bridges and promote unity. Read more
STANTON, Ky. (AP) — A little league baseball championship game in eastern Kentucky came to an abrupt end when a group of adults got into an altercation on the field. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky residents now have the option of getting their driver's license renewed online. Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was lying on a couch in his apartment near Atlanta when police serving a narcotics search warrant burst through the front door with guns drawn and no warning. Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Johnny Lorenzo Bolton was lying with his eyes closed on a couch in his apartment near Atlanta when police serving a narcotics search warrant burst through the front door with guns drawn and no warning. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker, her daughter and a Louisville activist have filed a lawsuit over their arrests on felony riot charges during last summer's racial injustice protests. Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee on Monday quashed a push for an independent committee to lead a probe of its handling of sex abuse cases, but the proposal is almost certain to resurface when the nation's largest denomination holds its biggest and… Read more
The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies. Read more
ONEIDA, Tenn. (AP) — The National Park Service reported Friday that visitors to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area last year spent $24.3 million in communities near the park. Big South Fork had 773,000 visitors, and their spending supported 295 jobs in the local area, accordin… Read more
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System's Board of Regents voted Friday to keep tuition flat for the coming year. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fathers will get free admission to the Louisville Zoo on Father's Day. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — One person was killed and three were wounded in an early Sunday shooting outside a home in Kentucky's largest city, police said. Read more
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Stan Cottrell’s legs are taking him across America. At 78, he is running a marathon each day for 100 days to travel from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Chuck and Abby Robinson came home one day recently to find their son Gideon’s water table was missing from their yard. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday declared his state’s deadly fight against COVID-19 a “success story” as he ended most pandemic restrictions, and said his state lessened the crisis because Kentuckians ultimately put science ahead of politics. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general challenged a new state parole board rule Friday, claiming the policy gives “the worst of the worst” another chance at having their life-in-prison sentences cut short. Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Storms with soaking rains drenched a wide swath of Appalachia and northern Mississippi this week, swamping farmland, flooding bridges, stranding people in their homes and damaging cars and residences. Read more
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers. Read more
EARLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky city is receiving a $610,000 in federal funding to improve its water infrastructure. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's revenue collections in May continued to far outpace last year's pandemic-battered performance, Gov. Andy Beshear's administration said. Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When the Asian American Student Union at a Connecticut high school organized a Zoom call following the killing of six Asian women in Atlanta, senior Lily Feng thought maybe 10 or 15 classmates would attend. When she logged on, more than 50 people from her school were o… Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky's highest court heard clashing views Thursday on the scope of executive powers as it reviewed Republican-backed laws that were meant to limit the Democratic governor's authority to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal officials have charged a Kentucky police officer accused of hitting a kneeling protester in the back of the head with a riot stick last year during demonstrations for racial justice. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A military medical service operation that will provide free health services is coming to eastern Kentucky in July. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky residents in 22 more counties are eligible to seek disaster unemployment benefits, the state said. Read more
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky is waiving fees on Saturday at all its recreation sites. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported 361 new coronavirus cases and 12 more virus-related deaths Wednesday as the number of Kentuckians vaccinated against COVID-19 approaches 2.1 million. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Anti-abortion groups are challenging a new Louisville law that creates a buffer zone to keep protesters from an area in front of a downtown abortion clinic. Read more
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with murder in federal court after his state homicide conviction was pardoned by a former governor will be released on bond pending trial. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brown-Forman Corp. (BF.A) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $120 million. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Brown-Forman Corporation B (BF.B) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $120 million. Read more
Somerset Commonwealth Journal. June 5, 2021. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A bridge over the Ohio River that connects Kentucky and Indiana needs repair work, which means some lanes will be closed longer than expected, officials said. Read more
WINFIELD, W.Va. (AP) — The last stretch of U.S. 35 to be widened to four lanes is expected to open to traffic by the end of August after years of planning, West Virginia officials said. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky prosecutor who twice ran for statewide office was indicted on wire fraud charges stemming from an alleged scheme that funneled more than $365,000 from a delinquent tax fund into personal accounts, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Kentucky reported 614 new coronavirus cases and six virus-related deaths Tuesday, continuing a steady plateau of low case numbers. Read more
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Bedding manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Tuesday it will build a foam-pouring plant in western Indiana that will employ about 300 workers by the end of 2025. Read more
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — The pilot of a small experimental plane reported engine trouble before the aircraft crashed in eastern Kentucky killing him, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Residents of nine eastern Kentucky counties hit by severe flooding this year may be eligible to apply for disaster food benefits, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials are holding four virtual town halls this month in an effort to improve Kentucky's foster care system. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The longtime state executive who inherited oversight of Kentucky's beleaguered unemployment insurance system during the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down as labor secretary. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's new law allowing scholarship tax credits to support private school tuition drew a court challenge Monday from an education group, which argues that the program is unconstitutional and undermines support for public schools. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor is steering nearly $40 million in federal pandemic relief funds for use in emergency rental assistance in the state's two largest cities. Read more
CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — An annual summit focused on economic improvement in eastern Kentucky will be held in Corbin later this year instead of Pikeville, officials said. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 75 in Kentucky struck a vehicle carrying five people, killing all six, authorities said. Read more
DOUGLAS, Ky. (AP) — Three children in eastern Kentucky hosted a weekend lemonade stand to help their mother pay for their father's funeral expenses. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dave Hoover, 43, checked into the emergency room at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in January after his face started turning blue when he would take a few steps around his house. Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Cox insisted he wasn't sitting around waiting or worrying about whether a disqualification of Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby winner would give him his first victory in a Triple Crown race. Read more
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NEW YORK (AP) — Essential Quality crosses finish line first in Belmont Stakes. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — City officials have announced that most Lexington buildings will open June 11 after being closed to the public since March 2020 because the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
GRAYSON COUNTY, Ky. (AP) — Ten years ago, Jeff Hagan’s interest in beekeeping quickly turned into a hobby. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky joined the giveaway bonanza Friday to entice more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, with Gov. Andy Beshear offering $1 million prizes and college scholarships. Read more
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker has agreed to a 45-day suspension of his license to drive for declining to take a blood test in a drunken-driving investigation. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former University of Louisville basketball assistant has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted extortion and will avoid prison time. Read more
