Overview: A FREEZE WARNING has been issued for Central and Eastern Kentucky from early Tuesday morning through midday Thursday. Overnight tonight, rain will transition to a rain-snow mix and light snow, with a dusting to 1” of snowfall possible by Tuesday morning. The higher elevations of Eastern Kentucky have the best chance for snowfall accumulations …
Daily Archive: March 13, 2017
Mar 13
Two suspects arrested, two at-large in robbery-assault
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Two Lexington men were arrested and two other suspects were still on the loose in connection to a robbery and assault in Franklin County, according to State Police. A woman who called for help told investigators that four men went into her home on Union Ridge Road in Franklin County Monday …
Mar 13
Man arrested after attack at Middle Eastern restaurant
Police arrested an Oregon man accused of attacking a restaurant employee with a pipe while calling the worker a terrorist and telling him to go back to his country. Court documents say Jason Kendall told an arresting officer he entered the Middle Eastern restaurant in Salem last week after seeing a woman who he thought …
Mar 13
Brown chosen as next president of Kentucky State University
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky State University’s board of regents has chosen M. Christopher Brown to be the school’s 15th president following a sometimes controversial search. Regents chose Brown on Monday night from among three finalists. Brown is provost at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. WDRB-TV reported Brown resigned in 2014 as president of …
Mar 13
Study: Toyota supports almost 30,000 jobs in Kentucky
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WTVQ)- New numbers reveal what most of us already know, Toyota has a major economic impact on all of Kentucky. In fact, a study commissioned by the company shows it supports almost 30 thousand jobs statewide. The study shows a far-reaching impact. It does not just focus on the number of jobs Toyota …
Mar 13
Shots fired at Ferguson protest sparked by new documentary
Gunfire erupted as protesters gathered outside the Ferguson Market on Sunday after the release of new surveillance footage of police shooting victim Michael Brown, police said. There were no known arrests, and no one is believed to have been hit, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. Brown was accused of robbing …
Mar 13
5 takeaways from the CBO health care report
The Congressional Budget Office released its scoring of the White House-backed Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare Monday — indicating the legislation will leave 24 million more uninsured than the current law after a decade, but reduce the deficit by $337 billion. Although Republican advocates of the American Health Care Act assailed the nonpartisan …
Mar 13
DOJ asks for more time on inquiry into Trump wiretapping allegations
The Department of Justice has failed to meet the House Intelligence Committee’s deadline to turn over any alleged evidence of wiretapping of President Donald Trump during the campaign. On Friday, House Intelligence Committee Chairs Devin Nunes, R-California, and Adam Schiff, D-California, had formally requested that the Justice Department turn over any documentary evidence, including applications, …
Mar 13
Northeast braces for massive late winter storm
After an unseasonably warm winter in parts of the Northeast, residents are bracing for a late-season wallop that could drop up to 2 feet of snow in parts of the region. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for several parts of the Northeast, from the New Jersey Shore to Connecticut. A blizzard …
Mar 13
WATCH: Congressional committee still waits for evidence of President Trump's Obama wiretapping claims
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