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Kentucky Governor Gives Devastating Tornado Update

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Kentucky officials on Monday morning gave an update on the tornado, or possibly tornadoes, that wreaked havoc in the western part of the state Friday night and Saturday morning.

Dozens of people were confirmed dead across multiple states including Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee, but western Kentucky bore the worst of the storm’s damage. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) declared a state of emergency in the counties that were torn apart, and President Joe Biden has promised federal assistance in the area.

Beshear said that at least 64 people have been confirmed dead in the commonwealth, ranging from 2 months old to 86 years old, but that number is expected to rise.There are still 105 people unaccounted for in Kentucky, and at least 70 people are likely dead, he said. More than 1,000 properties were destroyed.

“But again, with this amount of damage and rubble, it will be a week or even more before we have a final count on the number of lost lives,” Beshear said.

Of those confirmed dead, there are still 18 who have not been identified. Six of the dead are younger than 18. One of the youngest victims is 2-month-old Oaklynn Koon, who succumbed to her injuries Monday morning, her heartbroken parents, Douglas and Jackie, revealed in a Facebook post. (Read more from “Kentucky Governor Gives Devastating Tornado Update” HERE)

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Kentucky Governor Expects Tornado Death Toll to Rise; Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Communities in Six States

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By The Hill. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday said he expects the death toll from this weekend’s tornado event will rise.

Beshear told co-host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” that more than 80 Kentuckians have died as a result of the severe weather conditions but warned that the “number is gonna exceed more than 100.”

“This is the deadliest tornado event we have ever had. I think it’s going to be the longest and deadliest tornado event in U.S. history,” he said. (Read more from “Kentucky Governor Expects Tornado Death Toll to Rise” HERE)

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Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Communities in Six States

By CNN. District Judge Brian Crick was among those who lost their lives when a series of tornadoes pummeled the state this weekend, according to a statement from Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. . .

The family of Clayton Cope, a 29-year-old US Navy veteran, confirmed to CNN that he died when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Friday evening. . .

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson called the fact that only one person died after a tornado devastated a Monette nursing home, “a miracle.”

“As I went to that facility, it was like heaven sucked up the roof and all the contents of it. And it’s just a miracle with 67 residents that we only lost one there. And that’s because of the heroic efforts by the staff and also the fact that we had 20 minutes of warning,” Hutchinson told CNN.

(Read more from “Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Communities in Six States” HERE)

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FACT CHECK: Biden Claims Kentucky Tornado Linked to ‘Climate Change’

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CLAIM: The devastating Kentucky tornado is the result of a warmer climate, which is making storms more frequent.

VERDICT: UNCERTAIN. Scientists do not actually know if there is a correlation between storms and a warmer climate. . .

As Fox News reported:

While speaking to reporters and virtually assessing the tornado damage from Wilmington, Delaware, Biden was asked whether he “could conclude that these storms and the intensity have to do with climate change.”

“All I know is that the intensity of the weather across the board has some impacts as a consequence of the warming of the planet and climate change,” Biden said. “The specific impact on these specific storms, I can’t say at this point.”

“I’m going to be asking the EPA and others to take a look at that,” Biden added. “The fact is that we all know everything is more intense when the climate is warming. Everything. And obviously it has some impact here, but I can’t give you a quantitative read on that.”

(Read more from “FACT CHECK: Biden Claims Kentucky Tornado Linked to ‘Climate Change’” HERE)

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Principal Who Got ‘Man Pageant’ Lap Dances From Students Also Was Touched, Rubbed by Male Student During Raunchy ‘Like a Virgin’ Routine (VIDEO)

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The Kentucky high school principal under fire over photos that show him receiving lap dances from scantily clad students during a “Man Pageant” this week also watched a male student in a white gown writhe on a gym floor — and even touch and rub him — to the tune of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” in a newly surfaced 2020 video. . .

Kentucky sports journalist Nate Bryan posted the video to Twitter and said Hazard High School Principal Donald “Happy” Mobelini — who’s also mayor of the eastern Kentucky city — watched the action from the “front row.”

In the clip, the male student in the white gown imitates Madonna’s infamous live rendition of “Like a Virgin” in which the legendary singer writhed onstage in sexually suggestive ways.

In the 2020 video recorded during Hazard’s homecoming week, the male student rubs his hands on and places his arms around Mobelini’s neck, and later the principal claps along to the beat. (Read more from “Principal Who Got ‘Man Pageant’ Lap Dances From Students Also Was Touched, Rubbed by Male Student During Raunchy ‘Like a Virgin’ Routine (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Students Gave Lap Dances to School Faculty for Disturbing ‘Man Pageant’

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Students dressed in very little clothing gave lap dances to staff members — including the principal — at a Kentucky public high school while girls dressed as Hooters waitresses during homecoming week activities Tuesday, the Courier-Journal reported.

The paper added that an investigation is underway to figure out what went down as part of Hazard High School’s “Man Pageant” and “Costume Day,” the paper said, citing the school’s Facebook page. . .

Sondra Combs, superintendent of Hazard Independent Schools, told the paper that “the incident is being investigated, and once the investigation is complete, appropriate action will be taken.”

Kentucky Department of Education spokeswoman Toni Konz Tatman added to the Courier Journal that the agency is “aware of what took place in Hazard Independent Schools” and has “been in contact with the superintendent, who has informed us that the incident is under investigation.” (Read more from “Students Gave Lap Dances to School Faculty for Disturbing ‘Man Pageant'” HERE)

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New COVID Variant Detected in U.S. Nursing Home

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Experts have discovered a new coronavirus variant in a Kentucky nursing home, and it appears to be a unique variant worth keeping an eye on.

Per Forbes, the new variant — named R.1 — is related to the original coronavirus strain. It was originally discovered in Japan and has infected more than 10,000 people globally, according to recent data. . .

Experts recommend keeping an eye on this variant as it spreads in the U.S. and Japan.

“R.1 is a variant to watch,” according to Forbes. “It has established a foothold in both Japan and the United States. In addition to several mutations notably in the spike and nucleocapsid protein in common with variants of concern, R.1 has a set of unique mutations that may confer an additional advantage in transmission, replication, and immune suppression.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first discovered the variant in Kentucky in April. However, the CDC study said that vaccinated residents were 87% less likely to have symptomatic COVID-19 cases through the variant compared to the unvaccinated. (Read more from “New COVID Variant Detected in U.S. Nursing Home” HERE)

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‘I Want My Daddy’: Watch as Police Rescue Alleged Kidnapping Victim

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A Kentucky police officer’s bodycam footage captured the moment authorities rescued a young girl from an alleged kidnapping, according to video footage and local reports.

The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) responded to emergency calls in Valley Station on July 2 about a 6-year-old girl who was allegedly pulled off her bike and thrown into a car, according to WHAS 11. . .

Footage of the incident shows Sergeant Joe Keeling arresting 40-year-old Robby Wildt while Officer Jason Burba approaches the car asking the individual in the passenger seat to exit the vehicle. But to the officer’s surprise, he found the young victim sitting in the seat, crying.

“I want my daddy!” the girl cries as Burba carries her away from the vehicle. The officers were identified by WHAS 11. (Read more from “‘I Want My Daddy’: Watch as Police Rescue Alleged Kidnapping Victim” HERE)

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Police Officer Put On Leave for Off-Duty Prayer

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An announcement from the Thomas More Society has confirmed that a police officer in Kentucky will be returning to his duties after being put on leave for an investigation for praying.

“We are happy for the officer that the Louisville Police Department finally did the right thing and put a good policeman back on the streets,” said Thomas More Society attorney Matt Heffron. “But it is astounding to those of us defending him – shocking actually – that the police department would treat a hardworking, loyal officer this way. They left him twisting in the wind for four months because of off-duty prayer.”

The case is concluding with a decision by officials that there will be no discipline for the officer, whose name was not released.

The circumstances were that the officer, before dawn on a Saturday morning in February, “quietly had prayed along with his father for less than an hour in front of the EMW Women’s Surgical Center,” the local abortion business, the society reported.

When he started his patrol duty later than morning, he was ordered to report in, and was placed on leave with pay pending an investigation. (Read more from “Police Officer Put On Leave for Off-Duty Prayer” HERE)

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Coffee Shop Owner Loses License After Ignoring Coronavirus Restrictions

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A drinkery in Kentucky that sells both coffee and alcohol had its alcohol license suspended by the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control agency (ABC) on Wednesday after failing to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.

Despite an order from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to close its doors on Tuesday, Brewed at 124 Malabu in Lexington, Kentucky, opened for business on Wednesday and was inundated with customers who came in a show of support for the store, the Lexington Herald Leader reported. In response, ABC issued an emergency suspension on the establishment’s license to sell alcohol.

Owner Andrew Cooperrider — who is identified as an official in the Libertarian Party of Kentucky, according to his Facebook page — refuses to stop serving customers inside his establishment. (Read more from “Coffee Shop Owner Loses License After Ignoring Coronavirus Restrictions” HERE)

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Federal Court Upholds Kentucky Law on Abortion

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In a 2-1 ruling, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 1998 Kentucky law on Friday requiring abortionists to have written arrangements with hospitals and ambulance services before killing babies.

A baby-killing clinic in Kentucky challenged the law in 2017 after the state found the clinic lacked proper arrangements to care for women as required under the law.

The decision reversed a lower court ruling that claimed the law would leave Kentuckian women desirous of abortions without a clinic and violated constitutionally-protected rights to due process, the Associated Press reported. But the court ruled on Friday that the lower court erred in its conclusion that the clinic would be forced to shut down. The ruling notes the Kentuckian law allows abortion clinics to apply for a 90-day waiver and continue to operate. (Read more from “Federal Court Upholds Kentucky Law on Abortion” HERE)

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