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Around Kentucky
1. Kentucky's death penalty remains on hold amid legal challenges
There are 25 people on death row in Kentucky, according to Kentucky’s Department of Corrections. Kentucky prisons have executed three people since 1976, but none since 2008. A 2010 injunction is preventing any executions to be carried out.
2. Louisville faces rival Pitt in NCAA National Semifinal
Louisville faces Pitt in the first match at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN, followed by Nebraska and Penn State. All teams playing in the semifinals are No. 1 seeds.
3. H-L: Hazard’s police chief, entangled in two lawsuits, is fired by city commissioners
Our partner, the Herald-Leader reports, the city manager said city commissioners, “wanted the department to go in a different direction.” Darren Williams was chief for 18 months.
Around the Nation & the World
1. Wisconsin police go quiet on school shooting as search for answers continues
2. AP source: House Ethics Committee voted to release findings in Gaetz investigation
3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alerts law enforcement to illegal credit card schemes
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