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Charges Dropped In Threatening Case A Louisville attorney who, police say, threatened Governor Beshear through comments made on social media has had charges dropped against him in court.The Jefferson District Court has dismissed the charge of terroristic threatening against James Gregory Troutman Friday according to court records.Troutman was arrested back in April after Kentucky…
KY Arrest Connected To Capitol Riot The FBI has made another arrest of a Kentucky resident related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Jordan Revlett, 22, was arrested for entering the Capitol building after posting pictures and a 42-second video on Snapchat, according to court documents.Revlett is from Island, Ky., in McLean…
KY Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges A Kentucky woman is facing animal cruelty charges after 63 dogs were found living in unsanitary conditions, police said.Donna Byard was charged with second-degree cruelty to animals after an animal control officer responded to a tip in Alvaton on Thursday, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office said in…
Resolution Rejected A Kentucky Republican Party committee on Saturday rejected a resolution urging Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell to fully support Donald Trump in the ex-president’s upcoming impeachment trial.The GOP State Central Committee met to consider the proposal after a grassroots group of Republican officials pushed the resolution, news outlets reported. Source:…
Big Blue Slam The 13th annual Big Blue Slam kicks off Monday, January 25th. It’s a competition between the blood donors of Kentucky Blood Center and LifeSouth Blood Center in Gainesville, Florida.“Blood’s going out the door quicker than it’s coming in the door right now,” says VP of external relations at the Kentucky Blood…
Pikeville Community Forum The public is encouraged to attend a virtual community meeting Jan. 28, hosted by several city arts and advocacy groups, and offer their ideas for how to revitalize downtown Pikeville.The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. using the online platform Zoom, and the public is encouraged to…
Pike County Schools Push Back In-Person Learning Pike County Schools District pushed back its in-person start date to Feb. 1, with officials citing the county’s high COVID-19 rates and dozens of staff testing positive and needing to quarantine as the primary reasons.Superintendent Reed Adkins confirmed that the district will remain virtual until Jan. 29,…
Helping A KY State Park The Friends of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park has launched as a nonprofit organization to raise money and support the park in northeastern Kentucky.The group’s mission is simply to support the park however possible, said Scott Hill, president of the newly formed organization.Membership is open to the public and…
KY Broadband Speed Test Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman has announced the launch of the Kentucky Broadband Speed Test, a project that will gather data from Kentuckians needed to expand internet access for distanced learning, and work.According to Coleman, Kentuckians can take the test for free and remain anonymous, from January 19 to February 18…
Search Warrant Task Force Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron launched the Search Warrant Task Force.According to a tweet from Daniel Cameron, the task force was launched to examine the process of securing, reviewing, and executing search warrants in Kentucky.Cameron also says this helps convene a group to develop practices for the safe execution of…