MANCHESTER, KY (November 1, 2020) - UPDATE: Clay County Jailer Linda Smallwood is reporting that:  I promised an update on Covid-19 at the Detention Center. We have finally got test results back (we do have 10 pending tests).

LEXINGTON, KY – Two defendants were sentenced in federal court Friday, for their roles in an international money laundering conspiracy; a third was convicted last Friday, October 23, 2020 by a federal jury in Lexington, for his role in the scheme. 

FRANKFORT, KY (October 31, 2020) – Secretary of State Michael Adams encouraged Kentucky voters Friday – particularly in Lexington and in Eastern Kentucky – to take advantage of early voting opportunities and vote before November 3. Early voting continues through Monday.

SOMERSET, KY - According to Sheriff Greg Speck of Pulaski County, a Stanford man and Danville woman were charged with numerous drug-related charges following an investigation by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.

Law prohibits abortions in which an unborn child is dismembered while still alive

FRANKFORT, KY – Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Friday, October 30, 2020 filed a petition for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court asking the court to hear the ACLU’s challenge to Kentucky’s live dismemberment abortion law (House Bill 454).  The law, passed by the General Assembly in 2018, prohibits abortionists from performing gruesome Dilation and Evacuation procedures (D&E) on a living unborn child. 

Governor Andy Beshear

FRANKFORT, KY – On Thursday, October 29, 2020 Gov. Andy Beshear urged every Kentuckian in 68 red zone counties to up their game in the fight against COVID-19 and follow nine recommendations beginning Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8, to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as cases flare in those areas.