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Volunteers revive Casey County park destroyed by flooding Volunteers help restore beloved community park and last updated 2021-05-01 23:40:15-04 LIBERTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Severe flooding in March devastated Gateway Park in Liberty. The floodwater ripped up fencing and left both the playground and fields unusable. “You really can’t have a field without the big fences up, but they were pretty much destroyed completely in the back. We had a couple of fields up close that weren’t as bad, they just had a couple of debris in them but there some fields that we had just logs in the ...

By Stephanie Wolf (Kentucky Public Radio) • 15 hours ago Credit Stacie Pottinger, Rogue Studios “It was a very moving moment because it was a total surprise, no setup whatsoever,” Wilkinson said. “So I was very surprised and moved to tears because I was so honored.” Wilkinson, who is an award-winning fiction writer, poet and an associate professor of English at the University of Kentucky’s MFA Creative Writing Program, was inducted Friday during a ceremony that was streamed over Kentucky Arts Council’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.   One of the first th...

Samuel L. Baker The Pulaski County Grand Jury has returned a multi-count indictment against a man accused of fatally shooting someone who had tried to diffuse a family squabble. Samuel L. Baker, 22, of Bowling Green, is charged with Murder, first-degree Burglary, Convicted Felon in Possession of a Handgun and second-degree Persistent Felony Offender as part of the indictment filed Wednesday. Baker is also charged with second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (Motor Vehicle), second-degree Fleeing and Evading Police (On Foot), Reckless Driving, Possession of Marijuana, Suspended License, No In...

Natasha King thought it would be temporary, just a few months.  When the state called in 2013 and asked if she could parent her two grandchildren, she didn’t hesitate to take in the kids she loved more than anything in the world. Their mother’s drug problems had gone from bad to worse, and their father had addiction issues of his own.  King, a 46-year-old nursing assistant in Lexington, Kentucky, is still the primary caretaker of her grandchildren, now 12 and 13 years old. Although she had been working two jobs to support her family, she had to quit one during the pandemic to guide the ...

Higdon: Only 4 days remain in 2021 session of Kentucky General Assembly By JIMMY HIGDON 14th District State Senator Friday, March 12, 2021 — Only four legislative days remain of the 2021 30-day session of the Kentucky General Assembly as of Friday, March 12. With the end in sight, fellow lawmakers and I are wrapping up legislative efforts by passing legislation in the closing days. SEN. JIMMY HIGDON The General Assembly needs to pass most bills by Tuesday, March 16, so that enough time is left to consider any veto overrides that may be necessary. The legislature will recess on Tuesday, Marc...