Monday, August 1, 2016

Man in jail after Lexington woman finds bullet hole in ceiling and other top stories.

  • Man in jail after Lexington woman finds bullet hole in ceiling

    Man in jail after Lexington woman finds bullet hole in ceiling
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man is in jail after a bullet nearly hit a woman inside her Lexington apartment Monday. According to police, a woman found a hole in her bedroom ceiling after hearing a loud bang Monday afternoon. Jeremy McKee told police that he was clearing his gun to clean it when it discharged inside his third floor apartment on Devonport Drive, near Alexandria Drive.. McKee is charged with wanton endangerment.
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  • Canada bails on 2018 World Equestrian Games; Lexington next, eh?

    Canada bails on 2018 World Equestrian Games; Lexington next, eh?
    LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Days after the Fédération Équestre Internationale Fédération Équestre Internationale announced Bromont, Quebec would no longer host the 2018 World Equestrian Games, some are pushing for Kentucky to make a run. No one will officially say whether or not Kentucky is interested in trying to get the 2018 Games, but former Lexington mayor Jim Newberry said he would love to see it happen. "It was one of the greatest things that's ever happened to Lexington," Newberry said of th..
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  • WalletHub: Lexington 6th Best City For Runners

    WalletHub: Lexington 6th Best City For Runners
    WalletHub: Lexington 6th Best City For Runners Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:28 AM EDT Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:28 AM EDT LEXINGTON, Ky. (WalletHub) -  In Lexington, runners are blessed to have a variety of trails and parks to practice their sport.Running a city is a tall order. Not only must government officials navigate local politics, but they also must strive to balance the public’s interests with the city’s responsibilities and resources. And because resources general..
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  • Paul reports more than $2 million, leading Senate challenger

    Paul reports more than $2 million, leading Senate challenger
    Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul leads Democratic challenger Jim Gray by $1.1 million as both campaigns begin accelerating ahead of the November general election.Paul raised more than $1.2 million in the fundraising quarter that ended June 30. The haul is in addition to the more than $97,000 Paul raised in the one-month period leading up to the May primary, giving the first-term Senator more than $2.2 million in cash available to spend from his campaign account.Lexington Mayor Jim Gray raised mor..
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  • Former Lexington pharmacy owner gets prison for thefts from charity

    Former Lexington pharmacy owner gets prison for thefts from charity
    A former Lexington pharmacy owner accused of stealing $1.1 million from a charity that helps with patients’ medication costs has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison.Adam K. Sloan agreed as part of his guilty plea to pay $815,168 to the charity, representing the amount he was charged with stealing minus more than $313,000 from his bank accounts that the government seized, according to court records.Jennifer Houska, who worked for Sloan for a time at Bluegrass Pharmacy of Lexin..
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  • How Mark Stoops and UK can make 2016 historic

    How Mark Stoops and UK can make 2016 historic
    These past two seasons, Kentucky has been agonizingly close to throwing off the yoke of its embarrassing losing streak to Florida.In 2014 in Gainesville, the Gators needed three overtimes to prevail 36-30. Last year in the new Commonwealth Stadium, UF escaped 14-9, the Gators’ 29th straight win over the Wildcats.As Mark Stoops prepares to lead Kentucky into the head coach’s fourth season, snapping the skid against Florida remains the most high-profile chance the Wildcats have to make positive h..
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  • New Bevin-appointed U of L board weighs president Ramsey's future

    New Bevin-appointed U of L board weighs president Ramsey's future
    University of Louisville trustees signaled Monday that James Ramsey's long, sometimes-turbulent tenure as campus president could soon be coming to an end.The school said its recently reorganized board of trustees has scheduled a special meeting on Tuesday. Topping the agenda is consideration of Ramsey's offer to resign.University Board Chairman Pro Tem Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman said Monday he anticipates the board will vote to accept Ramsey's resignation, but added that "there's no guarantees...
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  • Most of Perryville Battlefield is preserved with latest 70-acre purchase

    Most of Perryville Battlefield is preserved with latest 70-acre purchase
    The Civil War Trust on Monday said it has preserved three properties totaling 70 acres associated with the 1862 Battle of Perryville.Some of the Boyle County land was purchased as the result of a national fund-raising campaign conducted by the Trust earlier this year, and some acreage was donated by a private property owner. With the addition of these 70 acres on the northern part of the battlefield, the Trust has helped save 1,027 acres at Perryville, the site of Kentucky’s largest and bloodie..
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  • Man pulls gun in Paducah theater after kid kicks his seat

    Man pulls gun in Paducah theater after kid kicks his seat
    An Illinois man accused of pulling a gun inside a movie theater Saturday at a Paducah movie theater could face criminal charges.During a showing of “Star Trek Beyond” just before noon, a fight broke out inside the theater, the Paducah Sun reported. A man involved in the fight told police that he and his son had been sitting behind another man while watching the movie and that the son had been kicking the back of the man’s seat.According to the report, the man rose, cursed at the boy and asked i..
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  • 10 Things to Know for Today

    10 Things to Know for Today
    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. 'GLASS CEILING' SHATTERING AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONWith a roll call of the states, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to lead a major party into a White House race.  2. SANDERS TO SUPPORTERS: RALLY TO BEAT TRUMPThe Vermont senator embraces former rival Clinton as a champion for the same economic causes that enlivened his supporters.  3. 19 KILLED IN KNIFING NEAR TOKYOA Japanese m..
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Lexington Police defeat Lexington Fire in annual softball game .Experts: Sellers' market in Lexington real estate .
New details emerge in gruesome Lexington murder .Lexington man charged in gruesome murder of ex-girlfriend .

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