he COVID-19 crisis has taken an enormous human toll, with more than 200,000 Americans having succumbed to the virus, according to government data. So, too, the sweeping government response has wrought both unprecedented economic and public health consequences. Thus, in addition to the obvious health consequences, one major concern posed by the COVID-19 crisis is…… more »
An unidentified grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case is demanding the release of the grand jury’s transcript and related recordings so “the truth may prevail.” In a motion filed late Monday afternoon, the juror also asks a judge to allow fellow jurors to give up their confidential status if they wish and speak freely…… more »
Thousands of students and teachers have become sick with the coronavirus since schools began opening last month, but public health experts have found little evidence that the virus is spreading inside buildings, and the rates of infection are far below what is found in the surrounding communities. This early evidence, experts say, suggests that opening…… more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Attorneys and citizens say Wednesday’s grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor’s shooting death — and Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s limited explanation of it — raises troubling questions he has so far refused to answer. The grand jury indicted former Detective Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment for firing bullets that…… more »
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has been named as one of 20 additional potential nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court by President Donald Trump, should Trump win reelection. Cameron, the 34-year-old protege of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, was elected in November. Cameron would be an unlikely choice for the high court, given his age…… more »
With election day being less than two months away, 13 News was able to sit down with the two candidates running for Bowling Green mayor. Last week, a shock to most, Current Mayor Bruce Wilkerson announced he was dropping out of the race. At the same time, he endorsed Todd Alcott. Alcott is an Air…… more »
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County man questions what is going on at the Shelby County Health Department. His mother died six months ago, but the health department just sent her a letter saying she is COVID-19 positive. Troy Whittington said he was surprised when he opened the letter this week from the Shelby County…… more »
Yvette Gentry, tapped to serve as interim Louisville Metro Police chief starting Oct. 1, will inherit a shrinking department facing extreme scrutiny over the March 13 police shooting of Breonna Taylor. She is set to take over from interim Chief Robert Schroeder, who plans to retire, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Monday. Gentry, who previously served…… more »
Six months into the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. has now carried out two large-scale experiments in public health—first, in March and April, the lockdown of the economy to arrest the spread of the virus, and second, since mid-April, the reopening of the economy. The results are in. Counterintuitive though it may be, statistical analysis shows…… more »
A top Democratic operative says voter fraud, especially with mail-in ballots, is no myth. And he knows this because he’s been doing it, on a grand scale, for decades. Mail-in ballots have become the latest flashpoint in the 2020 elections. While President Trump and the GOP warn of widespread manipulation of the absentee vote that…… more »
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