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A screen capture from a Fox 19 Now report on a Kentucky man's request for an 'IM GOD' vanity license plate. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 14, 2019, 5:01 pm
US court okays Kentucky man’s ‘IM GOD’ license plate
Judge rules engraving is speech protected by First Amendment, says state violated atheist Ben Hart’s rights by denying his request
By AP
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, along with lieutenant governor candidate Jacqueline Coleman, acknowledge supporters at the Kentucky Democratic Party election night watch event, Nov. 5, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
November 6, 2019, 6:22 am
Democrats take Virginia statehouse, claim victory in Kentucky governor race
Andy Beshear holds narrow lead of 4,658 votes over Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, who refuses to concede; Democrats flip Virginia for first time in over 2 decades
By AP
In this July 5, 2016, file photo, visitors pass outside the front of a replica Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park during a media preview day, in Williamstown, Kentucky (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 26, 2019, 9:17 am
Owners of Kentucky Noah’s Ark attraction sue over heavy rain damage
Owners demand bailout after storms caused nearly $1 million in property damage
By AP
Sara Bradley, center, Kelsey Barnard Clark, and Eric Adjepong are Top Chef finalists. (Sara Bradley/Facebook, via JTA)
March 13, 2019, 9:27 pm
‘Top Chef’ contestant hits finals with Chinese-inspired matzah ball soup
Chef Sara Bradley of Kentucky wins judges’ approval with dish of chicken thighs with matzah balls in savory mushroom consommé
By JTA
In this January 18, 2019 image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington. (Survival Media Agency via AP)
January 21, 2019, 6:50 am
Student defends face-off with Native American as story complicates
Confrontation began when Black Hebrews began harassing school group from Kentucky, with both drummer and high schooler claiming they were only trying to calm situation
By Jeff Karoub and ADAM BEAM
In this January 18, 2019 image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of an elderly Native American singing and playing a drum in Washington. (Survival Media Agency via AP)
January 20, 2019, 9:28 am
US Students in ‘MAGA’ hats mock Native Americans after rally
Kentucky diocese apologizes following widespread condemnation of footage showing Catholic high school students harassing elder in Washington
By ADAM BEAM and brian melley
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin speaks to the audience during the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner on August 25, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
November 16, 2018, 2:21 pm
Kentucky bars state contractors from involvement in Israel boycotts
Governor Matt Bevin signs executive order at ceremony attended by Israeli ambassador, calls BDS anti-Semitic and ‘repugnant’
By JTA
Employees wait outside the entrance of a Kroger grocery following a shooting that left two people dead and a suspect in custody, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Jeffersontown, Ky. A man fatally shot another man inside a Kroger grocery store, shot and killed a woman in the parking lot, and then exchanged fire with an armed bystander who intervened before he fled the scene on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday, police said. He was captured shortly afterward. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
October 25, 2018, 1:50 am
Two people killed in shooting in Kentucky grocery store
Suspect has been detained, but police have not identified the shooter or the motivation for the killings
By DYLAN LOVAN
Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky (Google Streetview)
October 17, 2018, 10:21 pm
Man arrested for stealing Torah scroll from Kentucky hospital
Jewish Hospital in Louisville says early assessment of the recovered Jewish artifact, said to be worth $30,000, indicates minimal damage
By JTA and TOI staff
Holocaust survivor Fred Gross receives a standing ovation from the Kentucky Senate moments after the lawmakers voted unanimously to pass a Holocaust education bill that bears his name, March 21, 2018. (Lee Chottiner via JTA)
March 27, 2018, 5:19 am
Holocaust studies made mandatory in Kentucky after push by Catholic teacher
Fred Whitaker has been lobbying for required Holocaust instruction for 13 years
By JTA
In this Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Kentucky State Representative, Republican Dan Johnson, addresses the public from his church regarding sexual assault allegations in Louisville, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
December 14, 2017, 11:35 am
Kentucky lawmaker accused of sex assault dies in apparent suicide
In final Facebook post, Dan Johnson writes that PTSD ‘is a sickness that will take my life’
By ADAM BEAM
A Nazi flag displayed for purchase on a merchandise vendor's trailer at the Bloomsburg Fair fairgrounds in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2016, (Edward Conner via AP)
From the WebApril 30, 2017, 4:33 am
Armed neo-Nazis gird for clash in small Kentucky town
As hate groups court support in Pikeville, anti-fascists assemble to fight back, The Guardian reports
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in New York on Nov. 9, 2016 (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
November 18, 2016, 7:21 pm
Trump claims to save Kentucky auto plant that wasn’t closing
Ford says it planned to move production of one affordable model to Mexico, but not the entire factory
By Tom Krisher
Judy Pennington, a resident of Elliott County listens to a question, n Sandy Hook Ky, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)
November 15, 2016, 3:56 pm
Trump Country: What one Kentucky county can teach about the election
Residents of recession-hit region say they voted for Republican nominee because he talked the talk they wanted to hear
By Laurie Kellman and ADAM BEAM
August 30, 2016, 4:41 am
Rabbis deny report of Louisville synagogue resettling Syrian Jews
Local refugee agency also says it has no knowledge of such families existing
By JTA
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