Sally Denton is an award winning investigative reporter, author and historian who has written a number of books, including The Bluegrass Conspiracy.  It is an inside story of power, greed, drugs and murder and it blew the lid off of Lexington, Ky. when it was released.  Denton was a WKYT investigative reporter from about 1980-83 and who worked several reports on corruption in the Lexington Police Department.  Her book The Bluegrass Conspiracy was released in 1989 to both raves and jeers.  It is a detailed account of the events that both surrounded and lead up to former Lexington Police officer Drew Thorton parachuting to his death with 150 pounds of cocaine, it was the beginning of a scandal that reached far beyond the rolling hills of the Bluegrass and became one of Lexington’s and the country’s most intriguing stories.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy

Jacqueline Coleman will be officially sworn in as Kentucky's next Lt. Governor on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, Coleman has been hard at work since first being elected to the position back in November.  Coleman will be busy serving in that role and as the Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.  Coleman also has another new title coming as well, new mom.
 
Lt. Governor-elect Coleman admits there is no rest for the weary when you are assembling a new administration in Frankfort.  
The educator and former high school girls’ basketball coach knows a thing or two about putting a winning team together.  
She says her primary focus in office will be education, fighting for the teacher she says have felt left out in the past administration.

Uniquely Kentucky with Amber Philpott | Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy

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