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Live updates: Trump to visit Massie’s district in Kentucky today
Thomas Massie recounts 2020 Trump threat during campaign kickoff
Rep. Thomas Massie, launching his 2026 campaign, remembers when President Donald Trump threatened him during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Donald Trump will be in the Bluegrass State on March 11, visiting a congressional district he’s had his eye on for some time.
Trump is set to speak at a Verst Logistics facility in Hebron, Kentucky, near Cincinnati. Doors to the event open at 1 p.m., with Trump expected to speak just before 5 p.m., according to information sent to registered guests.
The visit will take place in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has built a loyal following since taking office in 2012.
That following is now being put to the test as Trump attempts to oust Massie from office, following months of public disagreements over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” and America’s involvement in Iran. The pair’s feud hit a fever pitch in fall 2025, when the congressman helped lead the push for the release of millions of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump personally courted Ed Gallrein to run against Massie in the Republican primary, endorsing the Navy SEAL even before he launched his campaign.
Trump is scheduled to stop by Thermo Fisher Scientific in the Cincinnati suburb of Reading before heading to Northern Kentucky.
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Traffic could be disrupted during Trump’s visit, with a spokesperson for the U.S. Secret Service saying residents and visitors near Hebron and Reading can expect “intermittent road closures and parking restrictions.”
Boone County Sheriff’s spokesman Lieutenant Anthony Theetge recommended motorists avoid the area near the event if possible.
Massie challenged primary opponent Gallrein to a debate and said Trump could moderate it, during a Campbell County Republican Committee meeting March 9, where he was the guest speaker.
Massie said he did not plan to attend Trump’s event in Northern Kentucky, according to reporting from the Cincinnati Enquirer, but he was “actually glad to see the president in our district and paying attention to local issues. I suspect he’s also going to try to help my opponent but that’s really all my opponent has going for him.”
A pre-program for Trump’s event in Hebron is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., with remarks from Trump at 4:50 p.m., according to information sent to registered guests.
Trump is scheduled to make two stops in the Greater Cincinnati area on March 11.
He’ll first visit Thermo Fisher Scientific, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, in Reading, Ohio, to discuss TrumpRx.gov, a new prescription drug website.
Later, he’ll head to a Verst Logistics contract packaging facility in Hebron, Kentucky. The purpose of that visit was not disclosed in an invitation for the event.
Trump has been in Kentucky at least five times since he first campaigned for office in 2016. That year, he stopped at the Kentucky Exposition Center during his “Make America Great Again” campaign tour and returned two months later for a convention of the National Rifle Association.
He last visited the commonwealth in 2022 to attend the Kentucky Derby, where he received mixed reactions from those in the crowd.
LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Three people in Kentucky were killed in a reported murder-suicide Saturday night after a police chase through Knox and Laurel counties.
According to a news release, the Barbourville City Police had been chasing a vehicle around 10:45 p.m. June 6 regarding a report of a possible domestic violence complaint.
Knox County authorities had received the complaint after three people had reportedly left a residence in Barbourville to get something to eat.
Parents of one of the people were concerned and called Knox County dispatch, and police located the vehicle, which allegedly did not stop. Barbourville police chased the vehicle through Knox County into Laurel County. It ended on KY-312 when the vehicle struck another vehicle.
When authorities caught up to the vehicle, officers found the bodies of three people inside the vehicle. They were identified as 21-year-old James Priddy of Bimble, 18-year-old Jadence Ann Marie Hale, and 19-year-old Kira Lila Hope Asher of Lily.
A preliminary investigation suggests Priddy allegedly shot and killed Hale and Asher, then reportedly killed himself.
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office advised Saturday night that the area on KY-312 between Mill Creek Drive and Hood Road would be closed during the investigation.
The roadway has since reopened.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Things have been going well on the recruiting front lately for the Kentucky Wildcats. Head coach Will Stein and his staff in Lexington continue to set the tone in plenty of recruitments after landing 18 top targets in the 2027 class. Here is the latest on the recruiting front for Kentucky.
Mr. Basketball Luke Ertel after Indiana All-Stars’ win over Kentucky
Luke Ertel named game MVP with 21 points, eight assists, eight rebounds for Indiana All-Stars
INDIANAPOLIS – Baron Walker had a far-fetched thought after the Indiana All-Stars’ game against Kentucky on Saturday night that actually might make some sense in this crazy transfer portal college basketball world.
“I wish we could just form a college and be a college team if we could,” Walker said.
Indiana All-Stars’ coach Todd Woelfle, told of Walker’s idea, said he would pay money to watch that team play. He had a front-row view on Saturday night as Indiana swept Kentucky with a 94-80 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in front of 4,702 fans.
It was not easy. Indiana looked like it might follow a similar path from Friday night’s 106-83 win in Lexington, Ky., when Indiana took command in the second half after leading by three points at halftime. Indiana took a 49-43 lead into the locker room on Saturday, then quickly pushed out to a 15-point advantage with a spark from Noblesville’s Walker, a Butler recruit.
This time, Kentucky had an answer. More specifically, Kentucky Mr. Basketball Jake Feldhaus had an answer. The 6-8 Feldhaus, a South Florida recruit who finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds, sparked a comeback that allowed Kentucky to tie the score, 70-70, with 6:25 remaining.
Kentucky, which had not won a game in the series on Indiana soil since 1996, had the momentum.
“I think when it was 70-70, those kids bonding during the week and coming together, even though it was a short period of time, got them over the hump,” Woelfle said. “Everybody put their egos aside and just wanted to win. What a great group of kids.”
Indiana got back on track with a nifty pass from IndyStar Mr. Basketball Luke Ertel to Crown Point’s Dikembe Shaw, who somehow flipped the ball off the backboard and in as he was fouled. After Walker and Ertel each hit two free throws, the Indiana All-Stars delivered a couple of knockout blows on a dish from Brady Scholl to Brennan Miller for a dunk and a 3-pointer from Ertel.
Just like that, Indiana led 81-70. And no more concern about losing to Kentucky at home for the first time in 30 years.
“I was just happy to get one to go,” a relieved Ertel said. “I was shooting it terrible all week, so to get that one three to go, I was pretty excited.”
Even when he is not making shots at a high rate (he was 1-for-6 from the 3-point line on Saturday), the Purdue-bound Ertel can impact games in many other ways. He still finished with 21 points on 7-for-16 shooting overall and added eight assists and eight rebounds to earn MVP honors.
“He does so many things,” Woelfle said of Ertel. “He always defends and gives you his best effort. He never puts his head down. And that’s what separates good from great. There’s a reason, even if he didn’t score a ton of points the last two nights, why he’s Mr. Basketball. He’s a phenomenal person, first.”
Walker added 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Indiana All-Stars and Lawrence North’s Miller also finished in double figures with 14 points and eight rebounds. Silver Creek’s Dane Caldwell was another player who provided a spark in limited playing time with nine points in 11 minutes.
Up and down the lineup, the All-Stars received contributions from all 11 available players (Fishers’ Kai McGrew and Ben Davis’ JaShawn Ladd were out with injuries). Even more than meshing on the court, the 2026 Indiana All-Stars seemed to genuinely enjoy one another.
“Honestly, no,” Ertel said when asked if he knew it would be that way coming into the week. “Usually there’s some drama or people jealous of each other or people complaining. But that wasn’t really the case at all this week. That shows why we went 3-0. We have a great group of guys.”
The win clinched the 13th sweep for Indiana in the past 17 years and pushed Indiana’s all-time record to 109-46 against Kentucky since the series began in 1940. Indiana has won 45 of 52 games since 2000.
The Indiana players ran back to the locker room together one final time after the buzzer sounded and meeting a midcourt with a yell of “Indiana!” They will now go their separate ways, as soon as Sunday for Ertel, Walker and others. In some ways, the Saturday of the Indiana All-Star series has the feel of the last day of school.
“These relationships that we just built the last five days are going to take us way further,” Walker said. “It’s such a great group of guys … I could go down the list, just being able to play with some of them for the first time. It’s a blessing just to be part of this. I won’t really realize it now, but when I’m older and basketball is done, that’s when I’ll remember it. Just very blessed and grateful for the opportunity.”
*Carmel’s Evan Harrell and Pike’s Komari Booker were named the Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award for 2026 as presented by the IndyStar Indiana All-Stars.
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