Law enforcement officers in Kentucky are celebrating some adorable additions to their department as several deputies and sergeants all welcomed little ones within the span of a year. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in Burlington grew by more than 15 as officers became parents to baby boys and girls. A photo of the children posing with their parents was …
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The Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said fellow Republican officials refusing to abide by the Biden administration’s revisions to Title IX “undermines the rule of law.” “I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to skip the legal process,” Skrmetti told Fox News Digital. Instead of defying Biden’s law changes, Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman are fighting back …
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A western Kentucky man on death row for killing three children, raping their mother and setting their home ablaze has died, officials said Tuesday. Kevin Wayne Dunlap, 51, died Sunday after being transported to a hospital from the Kentucky Penitentiary in Eddyville, Kentucky Department of Corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb said. She said federal regulations prevented her from releasing any further …
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Former Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has been cleared of ethics charges stemming from allegations that the one-time Democratic rising star abused her access to voter registration data to benefit herself and fellow Democrats. Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd ruled Monday that Grimes legally accessed the data while “acting in the scope of her public duties” as …
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on Tuesday that they are leading six states in suing the Department of Education (ED) due to the overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act. Court documents show that the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The Biden …
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The amount of state funding headed to Kentucky’s largest city to support downtown renewal, education, health care and other priorities shows that the days of talking about an urban-rural divide in the Bluegrass State are “now behind us,” Louisville’s mayor said Monday. The new two-year state budget passed by the Republican-dominated legislature will pump more than $1 billion into Louisville, …
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APP USERS: Click here to get this new quiz! From American gems to U.S. geography, how vast is your national knowledge? The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital tests your command each week of our unique national traits, trends, people and popular interests. This week’s quiz includes an American springtime tradition from Kentucky, the April inauguration of the nation’s …
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WARNING: GRAPHIC The family of a 14-year-old Kentucky girl says one of her female classmates brutally assaulted her with a “metal tumbler” on a school bus earlier this month. Emma Filback, a freshman with autism at Franklin Simpson High School, was riding the school bus on April 18 when “she was attacked by another female high school student who hit …
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The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been a lifeline for some people and families exposed to toxins linked to decades-old nuclear weapons tests, but advocates say more people deserve compensation. The law, first enacted in 1990 and set to expire this year, has provided payments for anyone who may have contracted certain cancers and illnesses as a result of the …
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As Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby for a third year in a row due to suspension, one of his finer horses will also miss the race. A judge has denied a request by the owner of the Baffert-trained horse, Muth, to let him run in the first leg of the Triple Crown next month. Jefferson County Circuit Judge …
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