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The Newport facility will house every girl in Kentucky's juvenile justice system, meaning girls from elsewhere in the state will need to be moved to Campbell County and further away from their homes.
A grand jury Wednesday charged Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree with four Class A misdemeanor counts. Acree recently won election in the western Kentucky county despite controversy over allegations of misconduct since being appointed to the post in 2020.
A Murray man who pepper-sprayed protesters and police officers during a 2020 protest against police brutality and racism will face no prison time as a part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Juvenile detention officials say staff shortages and overcrowding are among the challenges that led to fires, and an escape at a Jefferson County facility.
A far western Kentucky circuit court judge temporarily suspended in August on misconduct charges was hit Tuesday with a pair of additional charges. Now, 42nd Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jamie Jameson — who presides over Marshall and Calloway counties — is facing six total charges.
The Kentucky Parole Board voted unanimously Monday morning that Michael Carneal, who committed the 1997 Heath High School shooting, would be denied parole and serve out the remainder of his life sentence.
Michael Carneal — who committed the 1997 Heath High School shooting — is up for parole in November after serving nearly 25 years in prison. The two-person parole board failed to reach a unanimous decision and deferred the case to the full Kentucky Parole Board.
Victims and family members of victims of the 1997 Heath High School shooting in far western Kentucky gave testimony Monday in the shooter’s parole hearing.
Zack Carreon/WVXUThe Newport facility will house every girl in Kentucky's juvenile justice system, meaning girls from elsewhere in the state will need to be moved to Campbell County and further away from their homes.
A Murray man who pepper-sprayed protesters and police officers during a 2020 protest against police brutality and racism will face no prison time as a part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
