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Former Kentucky state representative Charles Booker tweeted on Monday that he is "strongly considering" running for Senate in 2022 against Republican Sen. Rand Paul, after his longshot progressive bid for the Senate Democratic nomination last year came shockingly close.
Three musicians with connections to Kentucky have been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award — Jack Harlow, Sturgill Simpson and the late John Prine. Presented by the Recording Academy since 1958, the Grammy's are a celebration of excellence, the music community's highest honor, and its only peer-based award. Here's how everyone fared at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which aired on CBS on March 14. JACK HARLOW What's poppin? Louisville's own Jack Harlow is poppin', that's what. The Louisville-bred hip-hop artist was nominated for this year's Grammy for "Best Rap Performance" for his hit "What's Poppin." Although he didn't win the statue, that honor went to Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé for "Savage,"
Jervis Middleton (Image: Lexington, KY, Police Department) A Black Kentucky police officer in the Lexington Police Department was terminated late last week after being accused of supplying information about the police to a Black Lives Matter protester. According to The Lexington Herald Leader, after a nine-hour police hearing and more than two hours of deliberations behind closed doors, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council announced its decision to fire police officer Jervis Middleton shortly after 1 a.m. Friday. Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and an internal police disciplinary board based the decision to fire Middleton for allegedly violating department policies for providing information to a friend, Sarah Williams, who is a Black Lives Matter protest leader.
Black great-grandmother sues Fort Worth police, claims no-knock warrant 'unlawfully' served on her home 940wfaw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 940wfaw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Great-grandmother sues over no-knock warrant she claims was 'wrongly' served ABCNews Nelda Price said she and her husband, John, had changed into their nightclothes and settled into their evening routine of watching TV, chatting about the day's events and getting caught up on the lives of their three children, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Around 8 p.m. on March 11, she said their normal evening pattern took an unexpected and frightening turn: Fort Worth, Texas, narcotics detectives served a no-knock warrant, allegedly bursting through their front door without warning, pointing guns and forcing them out onto their front lawn. Price alleges she and her husband were detained for hours as neighbors looked on and officers proceeded to ransack their residence.