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Ronald Exantus being transported back to Kentucky
OCALA, Fla. (WKYT) – The man convicted in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old who was arrested in Florida while serving mandatory re-entry supervision is headed back to Kentucky.
In a press conference on Tuesday that included Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, officials announced that Ronald Exantus is being transported back to Kentucky.
Ronald Exantus was charged with stabbing and killing Logan Tipton in 2015. While he was found not guilty of the child’s murder by reason of insanity, Exantus was convicted on three assault charges for stabbing other members of Logan’s family.
The court sentenced Exantus to a combined 20 years in prison.
On October 1, The Department of Corrections released Exantus on mandatory re-entry supervision, overriding the parole board’s recommendation that he complete his full sentence behind bars. Exantus chose to service his mandatory re-entry supervision in Florida.
Exantus was arrested in Marion County, Florida on October 9. In a release, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Exantus failed to register as a felon with the sheriff’s office within 48 hours as required by law.
WKYT is working to learn more details about the situation.
This is a developing story.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, according to his spokesperson.
“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said.
The statement did not address the cause of McConnell’s hospitalization or his condition.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., questions Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
McConnell, 84, has faced a series of health issues in recent years. In March 2023, he suffered a concussion and broken ribs after a fall. Months later, he froze midsentence during a news conference that July. CNN later reported he had suffered two other falls earlier that year.
McConnell became a senator in 1985 and the body’s majority leader in 2015. In that role, he helped shape President Donald Trump’s first term, especially helping to usher through hundreds of federal judges.
But during Trump’s second term, McConnell, who is no longer in the Senate leadership position, has often found himself at odds with the president.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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(LEX NEWS) — Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives serves more than just its members. Its 17 co-ops work together to serve Kentucky communities by helping nonprofit organizations.
In this month’s edition of “What’s Watt,” Sha Phillips joins Jennifer Palumbo to talk about the organization’s long history of partnering with nonprofit organizations, including the Ronald McDonald Houses in Lexington and Louisville, as well as Special Olympics Kentucky.
Learn more at Community | Together We Save KY | Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.
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