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26-ORD-096 – Kurt Wallace/Office of the Attorney General
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-096 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Kurt Wallace/Office of the Attorney General Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Kurt Wallace/Office of the Attorney General Summary: The Office of the Attorney General (“the Office”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it did not provide records it…
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26-ORD-101 – Hassan Crawford/City of Newport
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-101 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Hassan Crawford/City of Newport Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Hassan Crawford/City of Newport Summary: The City of Newport (“the City”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it failed to respond to a request under the Act. Open Records Decision On…
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26-ORD-097 – Danny Maiden/Kentucky State Police
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-097 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Danny Maiden/Kentucky State Police Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Danny Maiden/Kentucky State Police Summary: The Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it withheld records under KRS 61.878(1)(h) that, if disclosed, could harm its investigation…
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26-ORD-102 – Hassan Crawford/Campbell County Attorney’s Office
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-102 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Hassan Crawford/Campbell County Attorney’s Office Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Hassan Crawford/Campbell County Attorney’s Office Summary: The Office cannot find that the Campbell County Attorney’s Office (“the County Attorney”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office is unable resolve…
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26-ORD-100 – Michael Vaughan/Department of Corrections
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-100 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Michael Vaughan/Department of Corrections Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Michael Vaughan/Department of Corrections Summary: The Office is unable to find that the Department of Corrections (“the Department”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) because the Office cannot resolve the factual dispute…
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26-ORD-103 – Leonel Martinez/Little Sandy Correctional Complex
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-103 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Leonel Martinez/Little Sandy Correctional Complex Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Leonel Martinez/Little Sandy Correctional Complex Summary: The Little Sandy Correctional Complex (the “Complex”) did not violate the Open Records Act (“the Act”) when it required an inmate to pay ten cents per…
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26-ORD-099 – Valerie Frost/City of Winchester
Opinion Number: 26-ORD-099 Date Issued: 3/16/2026 Parties: Valerie Frost/City of Winchester Download Full PDF Opinion Content: March 16, 2026 In re: Valerie Frost/City of Winchester Summary: The City of Winchester (“the City”) violated the Open Records Act (“the Act”) by failing to provide a detailed explanation of the cause for its delay in providing…
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No Confidence’: Top Lexington Prosecutor Urges Lawmakers to Remove Fayette Circuit Judge
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Fayette County Commonwealth’s Attorney has formally urged a Kentucky House impeachment committee to remove Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman from the bench, delivering a pointed 11-page letter to lawmakers that accuses the judge of harboring a deep and documented bias against prosecutors — and of conducting what one appellate court called…
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One charged in Dedman Lane shooting
One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred this afternoon on Dedman Lane. On Saturday, March 14, 2026, around 12:52 pm, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 5400 block of Dedman Lane for a shooting with a victim. When they arrived, they located a 66-year-old male victim who…