SUMMARY: The Trump administration plans to cut special services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 suicide prevention hotline, citing fully spent funding of \$33 million. Since its launch five years ago, over 14.5 million people have used 988, with more than a million calls routed to LGBTQ+ counselors. Youth advocates criticize the move, arguing it handicaps vulnerable callers needing tailored support. In Kentucky, youth suicide rates rose from 25 deaths in 2018 to 30 in 2023, with young girls particularly affected. Advocates urge increased resources, emphasizing the importance of targeted help to protect at-risk youth and prevent further loss.

Youth advocates criticize Trump’s changes to 988 suicide prevention hotline

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SUMMARY: Brooks Houck, charged with the 2015 murder of Crystal Rogers, was transferred from Oldham County to Warren County jail in Bowling Green ahead of his trial next week. Joseph Lawson, Houck’s co-defendant, was also moved there. Rogers disappeared from Bardstown, and although her body has never been found, Houck faces charges of murder and evidence tampering. Prosecutors say Lawson assisted in covering up the crime; his father, Steve Lawson, was recently convicted of similar charges. The high-profile trial, held in Bowling Green due to pretrial publicity in Nelson County, will disallow courtroom cameras. The Rogers family hopes the trial will reveal new details.

Brooks Houck transferred to Bowling Green ahead of Crystal Rogers trial

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SUMMARY: A Trousdale County grand jury has indicted Nikki Wix, 30, of Scottsville, and Cody Belcher, 31, of Only, Tennessee, on multiple charges related to the repeated sexual assault of a minor in 2020 and 2021. Wix faces charges including rape of a child, aggravated sexual exploitation, and criminal responsibility, while Belcher faces similar charges. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation alleges the pair also made and distributed explicit recordings of the victim. Belcher is in the Trousdale County Jail on a $300,000 bond. Wix was arrested in Kentucky and is awaiting extradition, currently held in the Barren County Detention Center.

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