For the information of all Senators, and for the information of the American people, we can finally report what our nation has needed to hear for a long time: More help is on the way. Moments ago, in consultation with our committees, the four leaders in the Senate and the House finalized an agreement. There will be another major rescue package for the American people. As our citizens continue battling the coronavirus this holiday season, they will not be fighting alone.'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Sunday, December 20, 2020 on the Senate floor regarding COVID-19 relief:

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Montgomery County, Ky., man, Scotty Allen Jones, 48, was sentenced on Thursday, December 10, 2020 to 268 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, for distributing a fentanyl and heroin mixture, possessing acetylfentanyl with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and being a felon in possession of firearms.

Ode to Christmas
by Dr. James M. Davis

Tis' the day before Christmas,
Everyone awake throughout the house,
Momma is busy cooking everything but the mouse,

LONDON, KY (December 23, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root along with the Southeast Regional Special Response Team (SRT) led by Team Leader Detective Richard Dalrymple and Lieut. Chris Edwards, Crisis Negotiator for the Laurel Sheriff's office along with LSO deputies & multiple police agencies successfully and safely arrested Robert Brandon Gray age 39 of Keavy, KY on Wednesday afternoon December 23, 2020 at approximately 3:15 P.M.

‘Kentucky’s cherished horseracing traditions deserve to be protected’

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) led the Senate on Monday, December 21, 2020 in passing his Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which was included in the year-end government funding bill. The legislation now goes to President Trump’s desk to become law. Senator McConnell introduced the bipartisan legislation in September, only days after the 146^th Kentucky Derby, to recognize a uniform, national standard for Thoroughbred racing.

KSP Forensic Examiner Adam Cervellone 

FRANKFORT, KY (December 23, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch is a team of sixteen detectives and nine civilians. They have worked tirelessly this year, in conjunction with the Kentucky ICAC Task Force, to respond to over 3,000 cybercrime tips leading to 707 completed investigations resulting in 114 arrests, which is an overall increase from 2019.