Kentucky State News

Kentucky bourbon reform: Bill would make large-scale vintage spirits sales illegal

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:04:06 +0000

The proposed legislation includes jail time.

KFC brings ‘international hit’ to US for the first time. Here’s when you can get it

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:48:49 +0000

A fan favorite is also returning to menus.

Ky. man shot by officers had fired at them during and after pursuit, investigation shows

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:04:01 +0000

The incident began when the man failed to yield to an attempted traffic stop, state police said.

As Ky. bill restricting local control of rental laws moves forward, some question legality

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:39:03 +0000

The Kentucky Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill limiting local governments from enacting a source of income ban.

‘This isn’t just a house’ for sale in Kentucky — apparently it’s a fairy tale. See why

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:30:12 +0000

Might be wise to invest in a lot of Windex.

One of the largest bourbon bars settles with Kentucky ABC over vintage spirits violations

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:50:30 +0000

How is this case different from the one involving Justins’ House of Bourbon?

Total solar eclipse will cross parts of Kentucky soon. These spots will have the best view

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:36:26 +0000

The next total solar eclipse won’t be viewable over North America until 2045.

HSSZ Basketball Highlights 1-26-24

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:44:49 +0000

Eli Gehn and Kinsey Lee have this week's High School SportsZone basketball highlights. We hope your favorite team won!

Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck reads 'The Night Before Christmas'

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 21:31:56 +0000

The life of a Rowan County woman who recently died contains a lesson for everyone

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 04:16:35 +0000

The mother of 21-year-old Shelby Jewel Gilbert, who passed away due to a blood clot just after Thanksgiving, wants to share her story not because of how she died, but how she lived.

The young Rowan County woman loved to dance, laugh, and smile.

She was everybodys light, her mother, Shayne Hodges, shared.

She did it all despite facing a disability. At the age of four her mother started noticing she was different from other kids. She was diagnosed with a chromosome abnormality, leading to both mental and physical challenges.

She never let any of that stop her from anything, she made friends with everybody even if they couldn't understand what she was saying, Hodges said.

She wanted to be involved in everything from cheerleading to track to homecoming. Her peers named her queen.

Hey guys, I just want to say thank you so much, and I love you, she said in a video after homecoming.

Its a perfect representation of how she was every day of her life, her mother said. That includes the day she died - when Hodges says her daughter stayed calm.

Its like she just wanted to bring me peace and keep me calm and I say I love you and Im dying, and she kept looking at me and she was like wanting me to tell her it was okay to close her eyes so when I told her it was okay she closed her eyes and took her last breathe, Hodges said.

Shelby just wanted to be accepted as a member of her community. As shown by the support her family has received in the days after her death, it's clear she was so much more.

Theres a lesson to be learned from Shelbys life, Hodges said.

We should look at the world like she looked at it, Hodges said She noticed every flower, every rainbow, every star in the sky.

They are all things she wouldn't let anything stop her from seeing

The blood clot was unrelated to her disability, Hodges said.

This is just the latest tragedy for the family. Both Shelbys father and stepfather have passed away.

A GoFundMe was set up to help pay for funeral expenses and financial relief as Hodges is off work while she heals with her other children.

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Tue, 07 Nov 2023 23:37:07 +0000

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Glover still leads after round two, Teater and McDaniel miss the cut

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 01:25:08 +0000

It was another hot and humid day for round two of the Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club. Lucas Glover came in on top to start the day and he's still sitting in first after round two.

Glover is on the hunt for his fifth PGA tour win, having won the John Deere Classic a couple years back and the U.S. Open in 2009. And no better time to hunt for his fifth career win with the way he has been playing.

Glover has now shot in the 60's for 10 consecutive rounds: four under par to close out round two at 13 under.

"When it's warm, scores usually get low when it's soft especially the greens, so you know automatically you got to be more aggressive. Starting in Detroit, it was kind of that way and just staying aggressive and try to make as many birdies as possible. You got to," Glover said.

Local golfers Josh Teater and Chip McDaniel hoped to make the cut with an early start. Chip held steady at four under par with six holes to go, but he finished with a double-bogey on nine totaling out at two over. Teater totals out at even par.

"I mean it's a disappointing week but in a way this is a bonus on the PGA tour where I've been focusing on the Korn Ferry. I got a really good chance the rest of the year, and I'm just going to focus on that," Teater said.

"Obviously the competitor in me is disappointed, but long term and looking forward I'm not disappointed at all. I'm just happy the course was great, and I feel like I represented the university and the state as best I could," McDaniel said.

Former UK golfer qualifies for Barbasol Championship

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:01:25 +0000

A 9:40 a.m. tee time at Boone's Trace National Golf Club and nearly eight hours later, former Kentucky golfer and current assistant coach for the Wildcats Chip McDaniel achieved what over 40 golfers aimed to do, a spot in the Barbasol Championship.

After he finished the 18th hole awaiting his fate he said, "My expectations were pretty low and sometimes you play better when the expectations are low."

Once play was done for the day, McDaniel found himself in a playoff round with Matt Sharpstene and Daniel Iceman for the final two qualifying spots.

McDaniel and Sharpstene quickly secured the spots after the first playoff hole. They joined Chris Nido who finished first at eight under and Ohio State senior Maxwell Moldovan who finished second at seven under.

"I'm not gonna lie I got in the playoff and I was pretty excited. Really wanted to get through. Now again the expectations are going to be low this week just have fun, course I know, play in front of the home crowd. Can't wait," McDaniel said.

"I feel very confident. I putted very good today which makes me score really well. I feel great and looking forward to the week. I have zero expectations just go out and play golf and try my best," Nido said.

"God is good. I'm super excited. I've been struggling a little bit after the U.S. Open and working hard, especially on my driving. I just really trusted it, especially the last few holes today when the pressure was on. I was able to hit some good shots, so I'm excited to see what can happen this week," Moldovan said.

McDaniel is feeling relaxed as he heads into the championship this weekend.

"The Barbasol is a course that I know, and I should be comfortable there. I'll get to sleep in my own bed, so it's just going to be a week where you focus on golf as little as possible," McDaniel said.

Kentucky senior Campbell Kremer played alongside McDaniel in the same group. Despite not qualifying, he enjoyed getting out on the green with some familiar faces.

"I've been playing well, so I had some confidence coming in. It was fun playing with my new assistant coach," Kremer said.

When asked how it was playing with Chip he said, "It was fun. I mean he's Mr. Monday. It was fun having him there and my teammate caddied for me, so it was a good day."

"I'm going to be coaching him [Kremer] for his senior year. It was just really comfortable out there, so I think that helped me a lot," McDaniel said.

The Barbasol Championship is July 13-16 at Keene Trace Golf Club.

UK men's tennis defeats Stanford 4-3 to advance to Elite 8

Sun, 14 May 2023 04:31:32 +0000

The record-breaking crowd with 903 in attendance at Boone Tennis Center sat patiently awaiting the fate of the Kentucky men's tennis team as the Wildcats were tied 3-3 with Stanford.

It all came down to Charlelie Cosnet. Cosnet secured the fourth point with a 6-3 win in set three of his singles match to help the Cats advance to the Elite 8 for the second straight year.

UK trailed 1-0 after losing in doubles, but Alafia Ayeni tied it at 1-1 with a dominate singles performance. Ayeni won the first two sets 6-1 in each.

Two back-to-back wins for Taha Baadi and Josh Lapadat in singles to put the Cats up 3-1. Baadi won in two sets 6-3, 6-4 while Lapadat won in two sets 6-4, 6-2.

Now Kentucky gets ready to head to Orlando, Florida as they face Virginia this Thursday.

Small Business Saturday hits Lexington's locally-owned businesses

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 04:43:47 +0000

Holiday shopping didn't stop after Black Friday.

Thousands of Kentuckians hit the streets for Small Business Saturday, and they weren't alone.

According to a survey from Bankrate, 60% of holiday shoppers said they would participate in Small Business Saturday in 2022.

After COVID demolished in-person sales, Small Business Saturday was more important than ever for shops like Lucia's World Emporium.

"Christmas for most retailers is about 60 percent of their business so it can really make you or break you," said owner Teresa Hendricks.

Making them grateful for loyal shoppers like Lynn Phillips and the millions of holiday shoppers expected to visit small businesses in 2022.

"I would much rather shop locally and support local businesses than some big box retailers than this I feel really directly impacts the quality of life of my neighbors," said Phillips.

The pandemic forced many owners to take some risks and roll the dice with online sales.

But most local shops like Legendary Games thrive off in-person shopping.

"Almost everything we do is in-person. We do basically the same sales all weekend long where it gives people an extra opportunity to patronize small businesses," said owner Julia Adams.

An opportunity more shoppers are willing to take with the more than 32 million independent businesses in the nation.

Protesters march for change after Desman LaDuke police shooting

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:19:47 +0000

During a march through Nicholasville, protesters called for greater transparency from the city’s police department after the death of Desman LaDuke.Laduke is the 22-year-old suicidal man who was shot and killed by police a month ago. In the crowd Sunday was Melissa Marks, who raised LaDuke as his aunt.“This can’t keep happening, you don’t answer a suicide call with a SWAT Team,” Marks said. “It just don’t make any sense.”Protesters stopped outside the home where police say LaDuke had two guns that he pointed at police. They placed signs on LaDuke’s home and took a knee in the street, holding fists in the air.“The Nicholasville Police department responded inappropriately to a call that should not have ended a man's life,” said organizer Sarah Williams.Protesters said they wanted three things; justice, change, and answers. They want police to release the body camera footage from that was as well as the department’s policies and procedures.“We need a copy of those policies and procedures before we can talk about what they did wrong on that day and what can change about them,” Williams said.Their goal is to make sure no other person facing a mental health crisis loses their life, so people don’t follow Marks in her grief.“I do my best day-to-day,” Marks said. “Just waking up every day and having to relive it, that he’s not here that he’s not going to come over for lunch and ask me what I cooked every day, he’s not going to come over and light the fire every day, he’s not going to come and play with his sister every day. It’s just, every day I congratulate myself I made it through one more day.”LaDuke’s family is also pushing for greater awareness about mental health in minority communities. In a past statement Nicholasville Police said they made every effort to reach a peaceful resolution with LaDuke. Kentucky State Police are investigating the shooting, as is standard for shootings involving officers.