The Martin County Cardinals improved to 4–1 on the season with a 92–72 win over Harlan on Saturday. Braxton Keathley once again led the way with an impressive double-double, finishing with 33 points and 12 rebounds. He wasn’t alone. Two other Cardinals also recorded double-doubles. Brayden Marcum added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Bryson Dials chipped in 15 points and 10 boards of his own. Eli Mills rounded out the scoring with 17 points. Keathley put up video-game numbers from the floor, shooting 68.4 percent overall and 40 percent from three-point range. He also went five of six from […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has agreed to hold an informal conference with Kentucky Power today, in an attempt to see if a settlement is possible in the utility’s current rate case. Kentucky Power filed an application for a nearly 15 percent rate hike. If granted, the average residential customer’s bill would rise $28, from $183 to $211. During a public hearing at the Pike County Library last month, members of the public and several local officials lambasted the proposal. Another hearing is scheduled to be held in Hazard this week. On Friday, the company asked the […]

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Thanks to a .419 hitting efficiency as a team and 11 kills from junior middle blocker Lizzie Carr, the Kentucky Volleyball team swept Cal Poly 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-7) on Thursday afternoon inside Historic Memorial Coliseum to advance into Saturday’s Lexington Regional Final in Lexington. Kentucky will now play Creighton on Saturday in the 2025 Lexington Regional Final for a spot in the Final Four. The match time has been conformed for 5 p.m. ET. The match will be televised by ESPN2. Tickets can be purchased at UKathletics.com/tickets. Creighton beat second-seeded Arizona State 3-1 on Thursday in the opening match […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The man accused of killing Amber Spradlin could soon be getting out of jail. On Friday, Special Judge Eddy Coleman agreed to a second bond reduction which his attorney has indicated in previous filings his client could meet. McKinney is accused of stabbing Spradlin to death at his father’s home on June 18, 2023. He had been held on a $5 million bond since his arrest in July 2024, but Judge Coleman agreed to lower his bond Dec. 1. The new terms would have required him to post $2 million in property and $400,000 in cash. However, […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Two defendants in case tied to the murder of Amber Spradlin have lost their bids to get out of home incarceration. Michael McKinney, 57, and Josh Mullins, 25, are each charged with eight counts of evidence tampering for allegedly trying to cover up the June 18, 2023, murder of Spradlin, whose body was found in McKinney’s home. McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, 25, is charged with her murder, as well as evidence tampering. Michael McKinney and Mullins have been out of jail since shortly after their arrests in July of 2024, but have remained under home incarceration with […]

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