Kentucky
Kentucky KKK distributing flyers warning immigrants: ‘Leave now’
Bigoted flyers allegedly posted by members of a Ku Klux Klan group warned immigrants in Kentucky and other states to “leave now” in order to “avoid deportation.”
The flyer was posted in Ludlow, Kentucky, on January 20 — both Donald Trump’s inauguration day and the Martin Luther King Jr holiday — and its authors claim connection with the KKK.
After the flyer caused a stir locally, police in Ludlow took to Facebook to issue a message that the flyer had been taken down.
“After some discussion we have decided to take down the flyer because it serves no real purpose, but we will keep this post up. We are aware and have already taken one report for this disturbing and disgusting propaganda that is being passed around our community,” the department said in the Facebook post. “This hateful garbage has been turning up in other cities as well.”
The department went on to say that it does not “support or condone this type of behavior” and that anyone who feels harassed or threatened should call and file a police report.
Officials in Fort Wright and Bellevue, Kentucky both confirmed that they had received reports of the same flyer.
“While other communities have also been targeted with this type of material in the past, to our knowledge, this is the first time our community has had this type of disgusting material distributed,” Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. “Council, staff, and I are outraged and dismayed that this has occurred in our community. It is especially appalling that it happened on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.”
The flyer comes in the wake of Trump’s extreme immigration rhetoric. He has declared a national emergency at the border, vowed to use the military to police the border, and has promised to resume mass deportations. The president is going so far as to challenge the U.S. Constitution and attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship, which is protected by the nation’s founding laws.
Police in Ludlow said they will seek criminal charges against those responsible for distributing the flyers, assuming they can find a suspect, but also noted that unless the flyers can be shown to have violated a law, they are protected speech under the First Amendment.
The flyer features a cartoon image of Uncle Sam kicking a family of four away from the U.S., holding a declaration that reads “mass deportation in 2025” and “report them all.”
Under the cartoon is a call from the alleged KKK group responsible for the flyer calling for more members, which can be purchased for a single dollar. The flyer lists its “realms” — its areas of operation — as being Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Each of the “realms” has separate phone numbers listed.
The Cincinnati Enquirer called the Ohio number and was directed to a voicemail that said “in January, the world’s going to change for a lot of people, especially the immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.”
Springfield, Ohio is where Trump and other Republicans lied about immigrants stealing and eating household pets.
The Kentucky phone number implores callers to join them in their fight against immigrants and LGBT+ people.
“Come stand with us and help fight against illegal immigration, homosexuality and every other form of wickedness and lawlessness,” the recording says. “We hope to hear from you soon. You have a great white day of white power.”
GRAYSON, Ky. (WSAZ) – New information has been released in the search for a missing woman at Grayson Lake.
According to game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Marly Kinney, 19, of Ashland, was last seen at Grayson Lake on Wednesday afternoon.
They say search efforts are focused on the water at this time and include Kentucky State Police aerial support, drones, boats, and K9 assistance.
Crews suspend search for missing teen for the night
The search is now into its third day, with officials saying on and off rain has hindered their search and that a group of 50 volunteers are walking the banks of the lake to help in the search.
Search and rescue boats have been seen at the lake as well.
Officials say there are still many questions, including if Kinney is still alive and where exactly she went missing.
They also say they’ve been using a variety of equipment, including sonar and thermal detectors, as well as helicopters and underwater drones.
WSAZ received a statement from Kinney’s family Friday afternoon:
“We are very appreciative of the absolute surplus of support from law enforcement, search and rescue, 1st responders, and all of the community and its volunteers that are here with us and for us searching for Marly. We do not even know how to express our absolute gratitude to you all. We continue to have faith she will be found and brought back to us. We know we have the very best people doing all they can to bring her home.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
We are still working to get more information.
Previous coverage can be found here.
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On Thursday, Kentucky’s home and away SEC opponents for the 2026-27 season were revealed and on top of learning the three opponents who they will play twice, there are some very intriguing matchups. In conference play, Kentucky will face six teams who are among the top 25 in many preseason rankings.
In SEC play, Kentucky will play Tennessee, Vandy and Ole Miss all both home and away. The home matchups include Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vandy. As for the road tilts, the Wildcats will face Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Vandy. Let’s take a look at some interesting developments from the schedule release.
John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena (again)
In Calipari’s first year with Arkansas, he got the best of Kentucky when he came into Rupp Arena and left with a 10-point victory, a game where you could really feel the tension all game long in the building from Kentucky fans, which translated onto the court with the players. Last season, it was Kentucky who shocked everyone when they stole one on the road against a top 20 Arkansas team after a rough up-and-down season up to that point. Now, the two will face off again as Kentucky will look to get the win in Rupp and make sure Calipari doesn’t get two in a row in the building. It’ll be another highly-anticipated showdown.
Kentucky hits the road at Texas
This is shaping up to be a major challenge for Kentucky next season and may even end up being one of the biggest games of the season. Texas is seen by many as a clear top 10 team, with some even having them within the top five and when you combine that with the fact that the game is on the road, the Wildcats will have their hands full. The Wildcats fell to the longhorns in the 2024-25 season, and it’ll be a much stiffer challenge this time.
Which game could be a trap?
We don’t have the game-by-game dates yet, so it’s hard to say with a lot of confidence, but opponent-wise, Georgia could really give Kentucky fits. In Pope’s first year, his team struggled handling the physicality of the Bulldogs and now, they’ve retained one of their best guards for another year and have added physicality through the portal. Mike White’s teams love to make opponents uncomfortable and they could do that once again down in Athens. Another sneaky team to watch is Oklahoma, who will have very good guard play. Kentucky will face both teams on the road.
Overall, it’s a pretty fair SEC schedule for a Kentucky team who has the capability of a return to being atop the conference once again. Mark Pope has such a system-fit squad and he can do some damage in the SEC.
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