Watching this year’s University of Kentucky basketball team has not been easy. Between flashes of greatness and glaring periods of mindlessness, Wildcat fans have been left more puzzled than pleased. Coach John Calipari knows that his young squad — with eight freshmen, no upperclassmen and an average age of 19.43 years — remains an experiment, […]
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Video games, not guns, to blame for school shooting, says Kentucky gov.
In the wake of a shooting that left at least 17 dead on Wednesday in a high school outside Boca Raton, Florida, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin (R) focused on violent video games as part of a “culture of death that is being celebrated” and leading to these kinds of incidents. “There are video games that, […]
At least one person dead, 5 injured in shooting at Kentucky high school
Google Maps At least one person died and more than five others were injured Tuesday morning after a shooting at a Marshall County High School in Kentucky. Police have secured the scene, but details are still developing. A shooter opened fire at a Kentucky high school Tuesday morning, killing at least one student and injuring […]
A Bucket List Trip to the Kentucky Derby — Reader Success Story
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Gay man previously denied marriage license runs against Kentucky county clerk in election
Associated Press A gay man was previously denied a marriage license by Kim Davis, a county clerk who drew attention when she refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The man announced his candidacy as a Democrat to unseat her in 2018. Davis helped him file his candidacy paperwork. A gay man who was […]
Sen. Rand Paul was assaulted in his Kentucky home and suffered a minor injury, police say
REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was assaulted and injured on Friday in his Bowling Green home, police said. One man has been arrested and charged with assault. Paul’s spokeswoman said Paul was “blindsided” by the assault, but is “fine.” A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting and injuring Sen. Rand […]
Marty Wilde: I’d like to go to Kentucky and Nashville because of their music
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE HOLIDAY? When I was a boy in the late 1940s, we’d stay at a boarding house in Ramsgate on the Kent coast. There was a racing track with cars at the end of the prom and I’d drive around with my father. We’d build sandcastles, take donkey rides and have […]
Will the Little Green Men of Kelly, Kentucky, Return to Watch the Solar Eclipse?
Mrs. Lucky Sutton needed to wash dishes, so one of the men went to fetch some water. That’s when he saw them: aliens. They were small, silvery and in the backyard. He got his gun. After four hours of shooting, Billy Ray Taylor — a friend from Pennsylvania visiting the Sutton family on their Kelly, […]
Kentucky governor approves Bible study in public schools
Published time: 29 Jun, 2017 00:36 Edited time: 29 Jun, 2017 00:45 A bill signed by Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin will bring the Bible front and center in the state’s public schools. Students will soon be able to learn about Jesus Christ, walking a fine line constitutionally, as the ACLU watches on. A ceremony in […]
Will This Future NBA Star Put Western Kentucky on the Map?
During the week of the McDonald’s All-American Game — one of the most anticipated gatherings of top-rated high school basketball talent — the blue-chip recruits headed to the blue-blooded schools teased Mitchell Robinson about his college choice. “We joke about how they’re not going to make the tournament next year, how he’s going to have […]
