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Kentucky

State Senator Dies After Riding Lawn Mower Into Empty Pool

R.I.P.

Johnnie Turner on Tuesday lost a “hard-fought battle” with injuries sustained weeks earlier, the Kentucky Senate president said.

Liam Archacki | Published Oct 24, 2024

Would-Be Organ Donor Began ‘Thrashing’ on the Table: Report

‘HORRIFYING’

Organ preservationists who saw an ostensibly dead patient come back to life said they were pressured to proceed with a harvest surgery.

Claire Lampen | Published Oct 17, 2024

Barbara Kingsolver Rips JD Vance’s Portrayal of Appalachia

NOT ONE OF US

The “hollowness” of Vance’s memoir, Kingsolver said, proved “he isn’t really one of us.”

Lily Mae Lazarus | Published Oct 06, 2024

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Accused Sheriff Seen for First Time Since Courthouse Murder

SHERIFF SCANDAL

A Kentucky sheriff accused of shooting and killing a judge in his chambers pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on Wednesday.

Zachary Folk | Published Sep 25, 2024

Sheriff Shoots Judge in Courtroom Chambers After ‘Argument’

SHOCKING

A spokesperson for the Kentucky State Police’s post in the region told the Daily Beast an investigation into the “isolated incident” was ongoing.

Zachary Folk | Published Sep 19, 2024

Couple Streaming Search for Kentucky Shooter Help Find Body

FOUND HIM

Authorities believe they have found the body of the man suspected of shooting at cars on I-75, injuring five motorists.

Zachary Folk | Published Sep 18, 2024

Kentucky Highway Gunman Shoots Five—and Remains on the Loose

‘EVERYTHING WAS CHAOTIC’

Officers found an AR-15 in a wooded area next to Interstate 75, near where they suspect Joseph Couch set up and fired at passing cars.

Sean Craig | Published Sep 08, 2024

Vance’s ‘Jobs for Hillbillies’ Firm Hired Migrants Instead

KENTUCKY FRIED CATASTROPHE

‘Weird’ wonderboy Vance’s Kentucky venture AppHarvest collapsed into bankruptcy last year after staggering along against a slew of complaints over dangerous working conditions.

Will Neal | Published Aug 13, 2024

Ex-Student in Viral N-Word Attack Video Pleads Guilty

CONSEQUENCES

Sophia Rosing used racial slurs over 200 times in 10 minutes during the tirade.

Dan Ladden-Hall | Published Aug 13, 2024

Democratic Guv Responds to Murmurs He Should Replace Biden

WAITING IN THE WINGS

“He is the candidate, and as long as he is, I’m supporting him,” the Kentucky governor said of the president.

AJ McDougall | Published Jul 01, 2024

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