KY Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Ingests Fentanyl A Kentucky mother has been charged with murder after her 2-year-old son consumed the drug fentanyl. Lauren Ashley Baker told police she “took a shot” of fentanyl Thursday prior to taking a nap with her son. A police report said the boy got into her…
Man arrested for vandalising church A 20-year-old man is under arrest in connection to vandalism inside the South Fork Church of God. Investigators say the damage was devastating, pews were flipped over and walls ripped apart. Four juveniles were also involved. Source: MG News Return to News
Road reopened after massive rockslide A Johnson County road is back open after a massive mud and rockslide. Davis Branch Road was shut down for most of the day on Friday. Officials urge you to use caution if you’re driving in the area. Source: MG News Return to News
Kentucky expands tax deadline Kentucky is expanding the deadline for filing individual taxes. The deadline is now May 17th to coincide with the revised federal income tax filling deadline. Source: MG News Return to News
Senator Rand Paul grills Fauci on masks Senator Rand Paul questioned Dr. Anthony Fauci in a hearing over the need for people who are vaccinated to wear a mask. Fauci says the emergence of variants still poses a threat. Source: MG News Return to News
New COVID-19 variant in Eastern Kentucky There appears to be a new variant of COVID-19 in Eastern Kentucky. Dozens of people in a nursing home are sick. The governor is not naming the facility, but did say the virus was brought in by an unvaccinated person. Health officials are genetically sequencing the strain to…
Old jail turned into tourtist destination The Breathitt County Museum Board plans to use a three-hundred-thousand-dollar grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to turn the old jail in downtown Jackson into a tourist destination where local artisans and entrepreneurs can sell arts and crafts. Source: MG News Return to News
Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief helping flood victims Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief in in Power County helping flood victims recover. Volunteers from five other states will be in the area through next week. They will also be doing work in Lee and Jackson counties. Source: MG News Return to News
Over 700 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky There are over 730 new cases of COVID-19 in Kentucky and twenty-five more people have died. That state’s positive test rate is three-point-four percent. More than one-million Kentuckians have been vaccinated. Source: MG News Return to News
Gov. Beshear asking for Major Disaster Declaration Governor Beshear is asking President Biden to declare a Major Disaster for the winter storms that hit Kentucky in February. The Governor says a number of counties sustained damage and require additional response from the federal government to recover. Source: MG News Return to…