KY Farmer Pleads Guilty Another Central Kentucky farmer has pleaded guilty in a crop insurance fraud scheme that a federal prosecutor has called “pervasive and severe” in that region.Daniel Arvin pleaded guilty on Dec. 19 in federal court in…
McGrath To Challenge McConnell Calling her party’s victory in the Kentucky governor’s race a jolt of momentum for her own bid to unseat a Republican incumbent, Democrat, Amy McGrath officially files to challenge Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell in…
Bourbon Maker Is Fined Jim Beam Brands is fined $600,000 by the state for a bourbon spill in July that led to a widespread fish kill. The spill followed a warehouse fire in Frankfort that investigators say was started…
Former Somerset Mayor Passes Away Former Somerset mayor JP Wiles died on December 26th, 2019 after a prolonged illness.The Commonwealth Journal in Somerset reports Wiles was 85 years old and served as the mayor of Somerset for two terms,…
Feeding Christmas Trees To KY Fish The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will collect natural Christmas trees starting today to provide food and protection for fish in lakes throughout the state.The agency will collect the trees at…
Feeding The Needy At Christmas Members with the B-Squad Project held their second-annual community Christmas dinner on Wednesday.Last year, the meal was served at Pizza Hut in Williamsburg. However, so many people attended that the restaurant was full.Then a…
Charitable License Plates Costing More In Kentucky Effective next week, Kentucky motorists with some special license plates will be required to pay an additional charitable donation to the organization represented on the plate.Currently, $10 donations are optional, but starting…
Finding Sickened Animals In Breathitt County Earlier this week, Kentucky State Police received a call about an abandoned house in Breathitt County.Upon arrival, troopers found 23 abandoned and malnourished animals.Notifying the Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter of what they…
Building The Longest Bridge A state park that borders Kentucky and Virginia wants to build the longest pedestrian swinging bridge in North America.The 725-foot bridge would cross the Russell Fork river and connect the Virginia and Kentucky sides of…
Food Stamp Fraud In Kentucky The owner of a market in a Kentucky county that is among the poorest in the nation racked up $2.1 million in food-stamp fraud in a little over five years, a federal grand jury…