Condemned Ky. Inmate Asks Judge To Halt Execution
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:15:05 -0700
Attorneys for a condemned Kentucky inmate ask a judge Tuesday to halt the man's scheduled Sept. 16 execution, saying he may be mentally disabled and is entitled to DNA testing on the evidence in his case.
State trooper wins Champions for Children award
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:27 -0700
Trooper Ron Turley, public affairs officer for State Police Post 12 in Frankfort, received the 2010
Senate campaigns spar on health care, drugs
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:27:21 -0700
A conservative political group began airing another TV ad Tuesday in several Kentucky cities attacking Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jack Conway for supporting "ObamaCare."
Beshear: State faces $470 million shortfall in Medicaid budget
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:54:45 -0700
FRANKFORT A looming $470 million shortfall in the state Medicaid budget could have a catastrophic impact on Kentuckians, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday as he announced the state will not get as much federal funding for the program as expected.
Pope Asks For Clemency For NKY Killer Facing Execution
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:50:18 -0700
Pope Benedict XVI and four Catholic bishops in Kentucky have asked Gov. Steve Beshear to commute the death sentence of an inmate set to be executed Sept. 16.
Judge hears argument over Ky. execution protocol
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:08:38 -0700
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A state judge says he will rule by the end of the week in a case that would halt a scheduled execution in Kentucky.
Judge pledges fast ruling on execution
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:17:47 -0700
Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Wednesday that he will rule before the end of the week on a motion to delay death row inmate Gregory Wilson's Sept. 16 execution.
Grants Available for Public Safety Programs
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:48 -0700
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet has announced that more than $2 million in funding is available for projects that combat violence against women.
Judge to hear argument over Kentucky execution protocol
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:43:25 -0700
A Kentucky judge is set to hear arguments over whether to stop executions in the state, including one scheduled for next week.
Kentucky judge to hear arguments on executions
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:04:27 -0700
Hearing to focus on whether an injunction halting all executions in the state is still in effect.
Issues fill execution case
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:17:07 -0700
Gregory Wilson is sentenced for execution later this month in a brutal Northern Kentucky slaying. The evidence against him is strong, but the quality of his lawyers still raises questions.
Court dismisses attack on execution by Kentucky inmate
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:34:54 -0700
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky death row inmate facing execution in less than two weeks lost a challenge to the state's lethal injection method when a federal appeals court on Friday found he waited too long to sue.
Tribute concert coming up
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:41:21 -0700
A concert to launch a year-long Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration is coming up next Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in downtown Frankfort.
Kentucky inmate one step closer to execution
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:08:42 -0700
A federal appeals court shot down a death row inmates challenge to Kentucky's lethal injection method, putting him one step closer to his execution later this month.
Wilson loses death row appeal
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:24:34 -0700
Gregory Wilson, who is facing execution in less than two weeks for the 1987 slaying of Deborah Pooley in Northern Kentucky, lost his challenge to the state's lethal injection method on Friday.
Kentucky State Police annouce testing date
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:52:17 -0700
Copyright 2010 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. FRANKFORT, Ky. - Testing for trooper applicants for the Kentucky State Police will be held the week of Oct. 18.
Kentucky State Police to hold testing
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:45:54 -0700
KSP applicants must be 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, in good health and possess a valid drivers license with no more than six driver demerit points.
Court of Appeals hears arguments in Ragland case
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:50:53 -0700
FRANKFORT The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Thursday heard arguments about whether Shane Rag
Judge denies stay of Kentucky execution
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:35:18 -0700
A Kentucky judge on Wednesday denied two requests to halt the impending execution of an inmate convicted of murder and rape, saying the arguments were too flimsy to support a stay.
Shooter of UK football player in court Thursday
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:39:45 -0700
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The man who pleaded guilty in the death of a University of Kentucky football player will be back in court Thursday, and this time, he is fighting the civil judgment against him. Shane Ragland pleaded guilty in 2007 to manslaughter in the 1994 shooting of Oldham County native Trent Digiuro in a sniper-style attack during a party on the UK campus. In 2008, Digiuro's ...