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Monkeypox Health officials in both Kentucky and North Carolina reported their states’ first monkeypox cases, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed and suspected cases to nearly 200 by Friday, June 24, 2022. (BILL OXFORD/Getty Images/iStockphoto)Health officials in both Kentucky and North Carolina reported their states’ first monkeypox cases in recent days, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed and suspected cases to nearly 200. pic.twitter.com/Kt80DECmwz — WUKY (@wuky) June 24, 2022“Identifying the first case of monkeypox in Kentucky is concerning but not surprising,” Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said in a prepared statement. I’m told North Carolina’s first monkeypox case is not in Mecklenburg County. To date, California has confirmed the most infections with 51 cases, followed by New York with 35 cases and Illinois with 26 cases.

(McCracken County Sheriff's Office)PADUCAH, Ky. — A Kentucky man accused of possessing more than 7 pounds of marijuana was injured when he jumped out of his moving pickup truck while being pursued by deputies, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsCharges are pending against Corey J. Leonard, 29, of Paducah, the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office said. Leonard was arrested on Thursday after leading authorities on a pursuit through Brookport, Illinois, that ended in Kentucky, WPSD-TV reported. A Paducah man is hospitalized after investigators say he led law enforcement officers on a vehicle chase in Illinois and Kentucky before jumping out of a moving pickup in McCracken County. According to McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden, investigators estimated the pickup was traveling at 50 mph when Leonard jumped from the vehicle, WPSD reported.

A U.S. Army private from Kentucky has pleaded guilty to charges that he plotted to kill members of his unit in an organized attack.

Ethan Phelan Melzer, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set for Jan. 6, when he could face up to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to murder U.S. military service members, seeking to support terrorists and illegally transmitting national defense information. In court papers, federal authorities say Melzer was already a member of a radical violent group known as the Order of Nine Angles, or 09A, before joining the Army in December 2018. According to a criminal complaint, the group is an anarchist group founded in the United Kingdom and now operating around the world, including in the U.S. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

A U.S. Army private from Kentucky pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he plotted to murder members of his unit in an attack that he planned to carry out in 2020 on behalf of a group that promotes extreme violence to bring about the demise of Western civilization, authorities said. Ethan Phelan Melzer, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court. In court papers, federal authorities say Melzer was already a member of a radical violent group known as the Order of Nine Angles, or 09A, before joining the Army in December 2018.

Tornadoes Kentucky FILE - Search and rescue crews work at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory on Dec. 12, 2021 in Mayfield, Ky. The company that operated a Kentucky candle factory leveled by a deadly tornado is planning to ramp up production. Andy Beshear said Thursday, June 23, 2022, that Mayfield Consumer Products plans a $33 million investment at a nearby plant. It plans to employ more than 500 people full time in the next five years at its factory in Hickory, Kentucky. Mayfield Consumer Products had already started construction on one expansion at its location in the Hickory industrial park.

Ellis said officers met with a citizen who was concerned about two dogs left alone inside a nearby vehicle, according to the television station. Representatives of Louisville Metro Animal Services were called and took the second dog to be examined, WDRB reported. As officers were breaking into the vehicle to tend to the dogs, Cobb arrived on the scene, police said. After some questioning, authorities arrested Cobb, according to WLKY. He could face an additional charge due to the second dog’s death, WLKY reported.

Invasive Carp New Name FILE - Asian carp are unloaded at Two Rivers Fisheries in Wickliffe, Ky., Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) (Mark Humphrey)TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — (AP) — You're in the mood for fish and your server suggests a dish of invasive carp. Span researchers considered a number of names — “butterfin” among them — before settling on “copi,” Irons said. The Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, which involves numerous federal, state, local and Canadian provincial agencies, will do likewise. They dropped "Asian carp" last year because of concern about anti-Asian bigotry.

An Army officer was found negligent and sentenced to four months in prison for failing to follow safety procedures at a Fort Campbell firing range.

The prosecution in Kentucky was thought to be one of the first times in U.S. history that a woman was on trial for self-inducing an abortion.

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — (AP) — A restaurant created by KFC founder Harland Sanders for his wife decades ago is for sale. Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville, Kentucky, hit the market this week, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the listing agents describing the nearly 25,000-square-foot restaurant and banquet hall. Also included is a 5,000-square-foot residence where Harland and Claudia Sanders lived for more than 20 years. The Claudia Sanders Dinner House opened in 1959 and also served as the first KFC headquarters, but was sold to a local couple years ago. “The restaurant has only been owned by the Sanders and their close friends, the Settles,” Hancock said in the statement.

Though Louisville is more diverse than ever, segregation has proven stubborn.

Cell Phone Tracking Court FILE - Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. listens to arguments before the Kentucky Supreme Court at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. on June 10, 2021. Kentucky's Supreme Court has dove into using cell phones as tracking devices by police Thursday, June 16, 2022. In the 4-3 decision, the court’s majority said the robbery suspect was subjected to a warrantless search when police obtained his real-time cellphone location information. On appeal, the state Court of Appeals said the obtaining of Reed's real-time cellphone location information amounted to a warrantless, unreasonable search. Minton noted “the ease with which technology allows police to obtain warrants and the invasive nature" of searching a person's cell location information.

“I’ll never have another door hanger.”

LEXINGTON, Ky. — (AP) — Kentucky women’s basketball assistant Gail Goestenkors has retired from on-court coaching but will remain on Kyra Elzy’s staff until her replacement is hired. Elzy said a national search will begin immediately to replace the Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, who is expected to stay with the program in an off-court support role. Goestenkors, who has succeeded on the collegiate, professional and international levels for more than 30 years, arrived in Lexington last season and helped guide Kentucky to its first Southeastern Conference Tournament championship since 1982. Goestenkors also worked with USA Basketball and helped coach Team USA to Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008. ___More AP women’s basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Kentucky women’s basketball assistant Gail Goestenkors has retired from on-court coaching but will remain on coach Kyra Elzy’s staff until her replacement is hired.

Hornets center Montrezl Harrell was scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

Self-checkout theft has become so common that a whole new lexicon has sprung up to describe it, including the "banana trick" and "pass around."

Louisville shooting injures 5 teens Stock photo of police lights and crime scene tape. Five Kentucky teenagers were hospitalized after a shooting near Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, June 11, 2022. (kali9/Getty Images/iStockphoto)LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Five Kentucky teenagers were hospitalized after a Saturday night shooting near Big Four Bridge, Louisville Metro Police confirmed. One victim is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley confirmed to the TV station. Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian crossing that extends over the Ohio River into southern Indiana, The Courier-Journal in Louisville reported.

Some Mayfield, Kentucky residents who endured a round of powerful tornadoes in December are still in limbo as they pick up the pieces.

Impress your friends during National Bourbon Day with these interesting facts and figures about Kentucky's signature drink.

Amazon: What you need to know 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Amazon (NCD)LEXINGTON, Ky. — A hen in Kentucky hitched a ride on an Amazon delivery truck on Thursday. >> Read more trending newsLexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control says a hen went on an adventure Thursday and is working to locate her owners after she found herself on an Amazon delivery truck. WKYT says the hen somehow stowed away while Amazon was delivering packages in Madison and Fayette counties. If this hen is yours or you know who it may belong to, call the Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control’s animal services department at 859-255-9033 x233. ©2022 Cox Media Group

“It doesn’t take a lot of it to really kill an animal,” a University of Kentucky expert says.

Fake watches seized U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville, Kentucky, seized a parcel containing counterfeit watches on Thursday, June 2, 2022, that, had they been genuine, would have been worth nearly $22.6 million. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville, Kentucky, seized a parcel containing counterfeit watches Thursday that, had they been genuine, would have been worth nearly $22.6 million. >> Read more trending newsAll 584 seized counterfeit watches purported to be Rolex or Cartier items, the agency stated in a news release. A second seizure made the same night netted another parcel containing six counterfeit Richard Millie watches that would have been worth $755,000 had they been genuine. According to the agency, agents seized nearly $1.2 billion in counterfeit watches in 2021.

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting outside Kentucky funeral Stock photo of crime scene tape. A man died, and a woman was wounded after a suspect opened fire outside a Kentucky funeral on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Richard Theis/EyeEm / Getty Images)LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man died, and a woman was wounded after a suspect opened fire outside a Kentucky funeral Saturday afternoon. The shooting occurred during the funeral service or Malcolm Long Jr., another shooting victim, WKYT-TV reported. The woman, who has not been identified publicly, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting, WKYT reported.

Darrell Taylor, 32, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, for using unlawful force against a pretrial detainee while Taylor was an officer at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett for the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen for the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announcement. Today’s indictment charges Taylor with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The indictment alleges that Taylor used unreasonable force when he assaulted pretrial detainee B.R., resulting in bodily injury to B.R., including a broken jaw. An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

DMB File photo of Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band performing during the 2021 Railbird Festival at Keeneland Racecourse on Aug. 29, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. The band canceled a pair of Memorial Day weekend shows in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a band member tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images) (Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Dave Matthews Band canceled a pair of Memorial Day weekend shows in West Palm Beach, Florida, after a band member tested positive for COVID-19. According to the newspaper, the weekend’s postponements mark the second time in six months that the coronavirus has impacted the band. Meanwhile, the Grammy-winning band canceled a September concert in Durant, Oklahoma, tweeting, “(I)t was not possible to implement the band’s COVID-19 policies in this venue,” the Sun-Sentinel reported.

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Ted Cruz is also scheduled to speak at the event, which will be held in Houston, just a few hours' drive from the mass shooting in Uvalde.

MANCHESTER, Ky. — A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty to the murder of her newborn baby in 2018. >> Read more trending newsWKYT says Amber Bowling has pleaded guilty to the murder of her newborn baby boy in 2018 during a court appearance Monday. Kentucky State Police told WLEX that when Bowling was 21 years old, she gave birth to a baby boy in December 2018. Court records obtained by WLEX say she allegedly placed the baby in a trash bag and threw it off a second-story banister of an apartment complex. WLEX says an autopsy report showed that the baby died from blunt-force trauma and had a cranial fracture, fractured ribs and a brain bleed.

After impressing with a strong workout, Rich Strike remains on track for the third leg of the Triple Crown. Trainer Eric Reed confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday the plan is "absolutely" still to run Rich Strike in the Belmont. The plan is now for Rich Strike to stay at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, through the end of the month before traveling to New York. It took a horse being withdrawn from the Derby to get Rich Strike into the field just before the deadline. “He can definitely go longer.”Lukas-trained filly Secret Oath, who finished fourth in the Preakness, won't run in the Belmont.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike remains on track to race in the Belmont Stakes on June 11.

Early Voting won the 2022 Preakness Stakes, outracing Epicenter and Creative Minister. Early Voting came into the race as one of the favorites to win.

PADUCAH, Ky. — An Illinois man is accused of assaulting another man, taking his clothes and prescription medicines during an incident in Paducah, Kentucky, authorities said. According to the Paducah Police Department, Grissom rode a bicycle toward the victim at about 6:26 p.m. CDT on Thursday and allegedly assaulted him, WPSD-TV reported. Police said Grissom took the man’s clothes and his prescription medication, KFVS-TV reported. Casey Steenbergen began an investigation and confirmed that Grissom was the suspect, the Marshall County Daily reported. They also did not provide details about what prompted the alleged assault, or why Grissom allegedly took the man’s clothing.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others have been investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella senftenberg infections and they are linked to a product so many of us enjoy daily.

Kentucky pediatrician charged in murder-for-hire plot Federal agents said Stephanie Russell agreed to pay $7,000 to have her ex-husband killed. >> Read more trending newsStephanie Russell was arrested and charged on May 19, after allegedly contacting a person whom she believed to be a hitman, WHAS reported. In court documents obtained by WHAS, investigators said that Russell agreed to pay the undercover agent $7,000 in exchange for murdering her ex-husband. Investigators said on May 18, Russell put half of the agreed-upon amount, $3,500, in a drop box outside the medical office, Kidzlife Pediatrics, where she works as a pediatrician, WLKY reported. Russell was taken to federal prison and faces up to 10 years behind bars if convicted, WLKY reported.

A tornado reportedly touched down in southeastern Illinois, knocking down trees and damaging a high school in Mount Carmel.

Zebras: What you need to know (NCD)LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The baby boom continues at the Louisville Zoo. >> Read more trending newsA female Hartmann’s mountain zebra was born shortly before 12 a.m. EDT on May 12, zoo officials said in a news release. >> Kentucky’s Louisville Zoo says giraffe, zebra babies coming soonLast week, zoo officials said that Kianga, a Masai giraffe, will be giving birth in the coming weeks, according to WLKY-TV. >> Louisville Zoo welcomes new waldrapp ibis hatchlings“We are ecstatic to have so much to celebrate this spring. These new offspring will be wonderful ambassadors to tell the stories of their species,” Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney said in a statement.

Election 2022-Trump-Kentucky Congressman FILE - Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., talks to reporters before leaving Capitol Hill in Washington, March 27, 2020. Just two years ago, Trump said the maverick congressman should be thrown out of the Republican Party. Rep. Thomas Massie had angered Trump by opposing a massive COVID-19 relief package in 2020 when he was in the White House. Trump took to Twitter to urge GOP leaders to “throw Massie out of Republican Party!″The two apparently patched things up. CRYPTOCURRENCY IN CONGRESSBig spending by a cryptocurrency billionaire helped catapult political newcomer Carrick Flynn to front-runner status in the crowded Democratic primary for Oregon's new 6th Congressional District, near Portland.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a challenge, supported by major state GOP figures. One Democratic House primary may have been reshaped by the abortion rights debate. And a key Senate race will be set.

The GOP Senate contest is a tight three-way race, despite Donald Trump trying to boost TV doctor Mehmet Oz. There's also a high-stakes race for governor.

Among Kentucky's competitive primaries: U.S. Senate, and Districts 3 and 4 for the U.S. House.

The governor's race has top billing, as Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who has the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, is challenging sitting Republican Gov. Brad Little.

A term-limited Gov. Kate Brown means there's an open race for governor. And Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader faces a progressive challenger.

A Republican congressman whom Donald Trump once called a “third rate Grandstander” and a “disaster” for Kentucky coasted to victory Tuesday in his primary election. Rep. Thomas Massie had angered Trump by opposing a massive COVID-19 relief package in 2020 when he was in the White House.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — (AP) — A Louisville woman has filed for an emergency protective order against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rajon Rondo and alleges the former Kentucky star brandished a gun and threatened her life. The woman alleges Rondo “became enraged” last week and filed for the EPO on Friday in Jefferson County Family Court, news outlets reported. According to the EPO, Rondo then went outside and knocked over the trash cans, stomped on the landscaping lights and drove his car onto the lawn. When the woman confronted Rondo, the EPO continued, he said, “You’re dead.” After briefly leaving the house, Rondo came back and beat on a window with a gun. Two days after the alleged incident occurred, a judge granted the woman the protective order.

Kentucky Derby Horse Racing Kentucky Derby entrant Epicenter works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Charlie Riedel)BALTIMORE — (AP) — Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was set Monday as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, which will be run without Rich Strike. 8 post, and fourth-place finisher Simplification are the only horses back for the Preakness from the Derby, which Rich Strike won with a furious charge down the stretch. Beyond Rich Strike, a handful of other horses expected to run in the Preakness were removed from the field before the draw.

Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter has been set as the morning line favorite for the Preakness.

Voters prepare to cast their ballots for primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated Kalush Orchestra’s win in the Eurovision song contest as the war raged at home.

Perry told Chelsea Handler that “it reminds you that Hollywood is not America.”

McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, May 14, delivering the latest show of American support for the country in its war with Russia. A video posted on Zelenskyy’s Telegram account showed McConnell, R-Ky., and Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas greeting him in the capital. “They’re only asking for the resources they need to defend themselves against this deranged invasion,” McConnell said this past week of the Ukrainians. “And they need this help right now.”It was the second high-profile congressional delegation to stop in Ukraine in as many weeks.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says senators who visited Ukraine on Saturday have reaffirmed that the U.S. will back Ukraine until it wins its war with Russia.

The assignment asked kids to write a letter to an imaginary gay friend expressing that "homosexuality will not bring them satisfaction."

Several states are asking voters in coming months to amend state constitutions in hopes of permanently changing abortion rights.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness.

Rich Strike came charging up the rail to overtake the leaders in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby.

Longshot and final entry Rich Strike has crossed the finish line first in the 148th Kentucky Derby, outracing favorite Epicenter and Zandon.

There are two types of people who watch the Kentucky Derby: Those who bet money and want to win, and spectators who just want to admire the strange names given to the horses.

Bob Baffert has been the face of American horse racing for nearly 30 years.

A deal for Drug Free Sport International to police medication in horse racing is in place two months before the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority takes effect.

The Supreme Court is leaving in place the illegal campaign contributions conviction of Kentucky businessman and former Democratic Party chief, Jerry Lundergan.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasn’t practiced or played since, has entered the NCAA transfer portal with hopes of resuming his college career.

Louisville's mayoral race is taking place in a city roiled by racial tension, a spike in gun violence and deep misgivings many harbor about the Louisville police department.

Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe says he will return for his senior season with the Wildcats after a breakout season in which he swept national player of the year awards.

Officials in Kentucky say the nation's last stockpiles of a deadly chemical agent have been safely eliminated.

Mississippi is ditching a state song that’s based on the campaign tune of a former governor who pledged to preserve segregation.

Kentucky's governor says a Japanese battery technology company will build a $2 billion factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs.

Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky has won the John R.

The Indiana State Police say they used genealogical data and crime scene evidence to link an Iowa man who died in 2013 to the killings of three female motel clerks and sexual assault of a fourth in Indiana and Kentucky from 1987 through 1990.

North Carolina, Duke and Kansas are bona fide basketball bluebloods, the best of the best in the men's college game.

Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago.

The bodies of four Marines who died in a military aircraft crash during a NATO exercise have been transferred back to the U.S. The U.S. Marine Corps said an Osprey aircraft crashed on March 18 in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle, killing the four Marines.

Bob Baffert has transferred four of his promising 3-year-old colts to other trainers, which will allow them to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby while the Hall of Fame trainer appeals his 90-day suspension.

Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks.

Here's a pretty safe bet: last week was the first time ever that two St. Peter's University men's basketball games landed among the Nielsen company's top 20 shows.

March Madness is finally part of the women’s NCAA Tournament vernacular and the first round has so far aptly fit that phrase.

A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples, who were among those to whom she wouldn’t issue marriage licenses.

Tiny Saint Peter’s took down basketball royalty, getting 27 points from Daryl Banks III in an 85-79 overtime victory over second-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Kentucky's Rhyne Howard has become the ninth player in women’s basketball history to earn first-team Associated Press All-America honors three times.

Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off fifth-ranked Kentucky 69-62 in the final minutes to reach the Southeastern Conference Tournament final for the third time in the last five years.

South Carolina is still No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll despite suffering its second loss of the season.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson got a ceremonial start on senior day against No. 7 Kentucky.

The acquittal of an ex-Louisville officer tied to the botched drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death is stirring the frustrations of her family and protesters.

An industry group says American whiskey exports have started rebounding, but distillers have yet to fully recover.

A Kentucky jury has cleared a former police officer who fired shots during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Kentucky’s Republican attorney general may continue defending a restriction on abortion rights that had been struck down by lower courts.

Kentucky’s racing director has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner.

One of the nation’s leading police research groups is calling on the Justice Department to study how police use less-lethal weapons like tear gas and bean-bag guns.

Brett Hankison said he believed the Louisville officers who raided Breonna Taylor’s apartment were taking fire from an AR-15 rifle.

Nearly two years after the botched police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, the only officer facing criminal charges is standing trial.

A Democratic mayoral candidate in Kentucky’s largest city said he is “shaken but safe” after a man stormed his campaign headquarters and fired a weapon directly at him.

Gonzaga has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.

Jury selection began this week for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer who took part in a botched raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.

Jury selection has resumed for the high-profile trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the deadly raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The questioning of potential jurors has been delayed for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

Auburn remains No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week.

The century-old Mayfield First United Methodist Church has long been an anchor in its Western Kentucky town, home to countless worship services, weddings, funerals and baptisms.

Kellan Grady scored eight points in overtime, including consecutive 3-pointers about a minute apart, and Sahvir Wheeler added two free throws to lift No. 12 Kentucky over Mississippi State 82-74 on Tuesday night.

Auburn has climbed past Gonzaga and into the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time ever.