2020 has been a series of challenges for Kentucky retailers, so why should the holiday shopping season be any different? A survey of the Commonwealth’s retailers by the Kentucky Retail Federation indicates the COVID-19 pandemic poses unusual circumstances this time of year.

FRANKFORT, KY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 ruled in favor of Attorney General Cameron and Danville Christian Academy in issuing a statewide preliminary injunction against Governor Beshear’s order banning in-person instruction at religious schools.  The lawsuit was supported by more than one dozen religious schools and over 1,000 Kentucky parents.

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FRANKFORT, KY – Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 announced that a prosecution by his Office of Special Prosecutions led to the conviction of two Kentuckians for sexual crimes against an animal. This case is believed to be Kentucky’s first conviction of bestiality since the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 67, making sexual crimes against an animal a Class D felony.

LONDON, KY (November 28, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Justin Taylor along with shift Sgt. John Inman, Deputy Landry Collett, and Deputy James Fox arrested Christopher Lee Mason age 33 of Laurel Whitley Rd., Corbin early Friday morning November 27, 2020 at approximately 3:11 AM.

LONDON, KY (November 28, 2020) – Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Laurel Sheriff's K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler along with Deputy Travis Napier arrested John McIntosh age 34 of East Bernstadt on Thursday night November 26, 2020 at approximately 9:15 PM.

LONDON, KY (November 28, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Dylan Messer along with K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler arrested two individuals on Wednesday evening November 25, 2020 at approximately 5:45 PM.