Applying For New Federal ID Residents of an additional Kentucky county will be able to apply for a special driver’s license that will be needed next fall to board domestic airline flights.Shelby County residents who have an existing driver’s license, permit or personal identification may go to Transportation Cabinet headquarters in Frankfort to apply…
Kentucky Republican Leaders Decry Impeachment Vote Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers, Senator Rand Paul and the Republican party released statements after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump.Rogers denounced House Democrats for proceeding with articles of impeachment without citation of a crime.”Speaker Pelosi has spent the last three years building to…
Selecting An Upcoming Judicial Seat Three attorneys have been nominated to fill an upcoming judicial opening in Kentucky.The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., announced the nominees Monday for the upcoming Jefferson County Family Court opening. The judge selected will fill the seat that Family Court Judge Deborah…
Horses Fatally Shot In Eastern KY At least 15 horses have been fatally shot at a strip mine site in eastern Kentucky, authorities said.The horses were found on a site along U.S. 23 near the Floyd-Pike County line according to news reports. A $500 reward is being offered for information on the shootings.Tonya Conn…
Book Club At Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Historical Park The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky is offering a new book club, and the first book selection will be about the former president’s wife.The first Parks and Pages Book Club discussion will be held Jan. 24 on the book “Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs.…
Gold Bar Dropped In Red Kettle In Kentucky A gold bar worth almost $1,500 was found among donations to one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles in Kentucky.Louisville Area Commander Major Roy Williams says the bar was found over the weekend in a kettle at the Kroger in Prospect. It was the fourth straight…
Kentucky’s First African American AG Sworn In Republican Daniel Cameron has been sworn in as the first African American in Kentucky history to serve as its attorney general.Cameron took the oath of office during a ceremony Tuesday in the attorney general’s office at the state Capitol.Cameron is a protege of Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
Rock Crack Closes Roadway A portion of KY 40 in Painstville is closed due to a large crack in a rock cut.The road is closed at mile point 9.8. Crews say the road should reopen in a couple days, but they do not know the exact timeline.Crews will have to remove the loose rock…
First African American KY Attorney General Sworn In Vowing to be a “voice for the voiceless,” Daniel Cameron was sworn in Tuesday as the first African American in Kentucky history to serve as the state’s attorney general.Cameron, a protege of U.S Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, becomes the first Republican in 70 years to…
Former KY Education Commissioner Moves Into New Role A former Kentucky education commissioner is moving into a new role at a private Christian college in Tennessee.Wayne D. Lewis Jr. was named the inaugural dean of the College of Education at Belmont University at Nashville, according to a Monday school news release. His appointment is…