#Kentucky Senate votes to criminalize ‘taunting’ police

#Kentucky Senate votes to criminalize ‘taunting’ police

“#Kentucky Senate votes to criminalize ‘taunting’ police” Kentucky’s state Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would make it a crime to “taunt” a police officer. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Danny Carroll, a retired cop, said he filed the proposal in response to frequent protests in Louisville last summer. Some of the demonstrations,…

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#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study

#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study

“#Drones are replacing cowboys to track cattle in new study” Drones are putting cowboys out to pasture in Kentucky and Colorado. A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky are testing the feasibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help ranchers remotely monitor small herds of cattle over wide swathes of territory, the…

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#Kentucky man uses flamethrower to clear snowy driveway

#Kentucky man uses flamethrower to clear snowy driveway

“#Kentucky man uses flamethrower to clear snowy driveway” It’s a surefire way to break the ice. A Kentucky man was filmed using a flamethrower to clear snow from his driveway while apparently dressed up as the character cousin Eddie from the Yule day classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Footage showed Timothy Browning — wearing only…

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#Kentucky teen who beat cancer last year dies of COVID-19

#Kentucky teen who beat cancer last year dies of COVID-19

“#Kentucky teen who beat cancer last year dies of COVID-19” A 15-year-old Kentucky girl with special needs who beat Leukemia last year has died after a battle with the coronavirus, local officials said. Alexa Rose Veit died Sunday, about three weeks after she was diagnosed with COVID-19, according to a statement from Ballard County Emergency…

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#Third grand juror in Breonna Taylor case wants to speak out

#Third grand juror in Breonna Taylor case wants to speak out

“#Third grand juror in Breonna Taylor case wants to speak out” A third grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case plans to speak out about the controversial deliberations that cleared three Louisville cops of any criminal liability in the 26-year-old emergency room tech’s death, according to reports. The announcement comes just three days after two…

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#Louisville extends curfew as uproar over Breonna Taylor continues

#Louisville extends curfew as uproar over Breonna Taylor continues

“#Louisville extends curfew as uproar over Breonna Taylor continues” Despite a 9 p.m. curfew, protests continued in Louisville Friday night over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to indict police officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Unrest was expected to continue through the weekend despite the curfew, announced by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer Thursday. Two…

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