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Henderson Leadership Initiative class members present community projects
HENDERSON, Ky. - The latest group of emerging community leaders from the 14th class of the Henderson Leadership Initiative presented four community improvement initiatives at a commencement ceremony o...
Erin Jan 19, 2024
Henderson woman arrested in connection with drug trafficking charges
A Henderson woman has been arrested in connection with drug trafficking charges. The Henderson Joint Task Force and Kentucky State Police conducted a search warrant at a home in the 2300 block of Adam...
Erin Jan 18, 2024
ET welcome: Kentucky city beams message into space inviting extraterrestrial visitors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky city has come up with an out-of-this-world campaign to promote tourism. The Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau used an infrared laser to beam a message into spac...
Erin Jan 18, 2024 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC
Teens kept in isolation cells at Kentucky juvenile detention center, lawsuit alleges
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Two teenage girls held at a troubled Kentucky juvenile detention center were kept in isolation cells for weeks in unsanitary conditions, including a padded cell with no toilet, ...
Erin Jan 18, 2024
Henderson Community College Names New Chief Academic Officer
HENDERSON, Ky. - Henderson Community College recently announced the promotion of Mike Knecht to Chief Academic Officer effective Dec. 16, 2023. Knecht is a tenured professor who has worked at HCC for ...
Erin Jan 17, 2024
Kentucky House GOP budget differs with Democratic governor over how to award teacher pay raises
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled spending bills aimed at boosting education funding and tapping into budget reserves to pump more money into public pensions and inf...
Erin Jan 17, 2024 FILE - Exterior photo of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Kentucky lawmakers have convened to start a 60-day session that will be dominated by work on the next state budget, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Gov. Andy Beshear's allies form group to promote the Democrat's agenda in GOP-leaning Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - People close to Gov. Andy Beshear formed an advocacy group Wednesday to promote the Democrat's agenda in Kentucky, as his allies try to build on his reelection victory and bolste...
Erin Jan 17, 2024
Attorney General Coleman leads multistate coalition to block Legislation targeting greenhouse gas emissions by gas-powered vehicles
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2024) - Attorney General Russell Coleman leads a 21-state coalition to block legislation regulating transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. Coleman's coalition filed ...
Erin Jan 16, 2024
KSP arrested Madisonville man on charges related to child sexual abuse material
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (January 16, 2024) - Kentucky State Police have arrested a Madisonville man on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Henry Winston Strader, 46, of Madisonville, was charged...
Erin Jan 16, 2024
Henderson Leadership Initiative to graduate its 14th class on Thursday
HENDERSON, Ky. - The latest group of emerging community leaders will graduate from the 14th class of the Henderson Leadership Initiative at a commencement ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 18. In addition to...
Erin Jan 15, 2024