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Monday January 26, 2026
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37 years after Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978, American Pharoah pulled off an amazing victory to become the 12th horse to claim the title.
This was trainer, Bob Baffert’s fourth attempt at a Triple Crown winner. It was also jockey, Victor Espinoza’s third opportunity to win the Triple Crown. With this win, Espinoza, age 43, is the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown.
American Pharoah’s official time was 2 minutes 26.65 seconds and he won by 5 1/2 lengths. The world record and track record for the Belmont Stakes is held by Secretariat, who also won the Triple Crown in 1973. He completed the race in 2 minutes 24.00 seconds and won by 31 lengths.
Thi
s morning at approximately 7:30 AM, the annual Kentucky Derby Marathon, miniMarathon, and the wheelchair division started, despite the weather.
Officials announced the over-all winners for all three division on their Twitter account.
The winners receive a cash prize for their hard-work. The top three finishers for different age groups receive a mint-julep cup by Louisville Stoneware.
Over-all Wheelchair Division
Male: Jose Pulido (no time given, but the original Twitter announcement posted approxiamtely 50 minutes after the start of the race)
Female: Tina Vogel (1:21:54)
Over-all miniMarathon Division
Male: Elisha Barno (1:01:44)
Female: Askale Merachi (1:12:08)
Over-allMarathon Division
Male: Bryan Morseman (2:22:36)
Female: Alemnesh Habtemikael (2:49:59)
Kentucky State Police arrested 35 year-old Jason Koerner, a Louisville resident, after an undercover investigation determined that child pornography files were being distributed on the internet from the internet at his home.
According to the police report, Kentucky State Police found eleven files that were child pornography. Koerner is charged with nine counts of distribution of matter portraying the sexual performance of a minor and eleven counts of possession of matter portraying the sexual performance of a minor.
Koerner pleaded not guilty at his arraignment. His bond was doubled from $25,000 to $50,000 by the judge. He is also ordered to have no computer access and to not be around children.
According the US Postal Service, approximately 18,000 deliveries in Louisville have been delayed due to weather and poor road conditions. Citing car accidents and slipping accidents, one landed a postal carrier in the hospital, USPS says delays may still be possible. According the USPS, even if your road is clear, the route used to get to you may not be clear, which will result in delays for your mail being delivered.
Postal carriers are attempting deliveries, but if the road is deemed unsafe, they will not deliver. If you want your mail before delivery resumes, you can go to the USPS website and put a hold on your mail. As long as you place the hold by 2:00 AM, you can pick up your mail at your local post office the next day. Please note that you can only place a hold on your mail once every 30 days.
After an unexpected week vacation from school, the Jefferson County Public Schools are preparing for the return of over 100,00 students, of which about 70,000 ride a school bus to school. As of today, the school district has had six snow days. Make-up days are scheduled for the following dates: February 27, March 9, April 2, April 3, May 29 and June 1.
To help ensure students have a safe return, mechanics and bus drivers spent Sunday morning checking over buses. City officials have also been working with JCPS officials to make sure that key school routes will be cleared for Monday morning.
As of now, Jefferson County is under a wind chill advisory until 9 AM tomorrow. Wind chill is expected to be as low as -15 degrees Fahrenheit. JCPS will be on a 2 hour delay. University of Louisville has no delays. Dress appropriately for the weather.
The number of 2015 homicides in Louisville grew again this week, bringing the number to 15 for the year. Police say that the shooting happened around 5:00 AM Wednesday on North 26th Street near St. Xavier Street.
The victim, a male in his late teens or early twenties, was pronounced dead at the scene. There are no suspects at this time.
If you have any information on this shooting, please call LMPD at (502) 574 – LMPD
LMPD announced today that there will be no charges filed in shooting of three teens that resulted in the death of 18 year-old Anthony Smith, Jr. The case is being called justifiable homicide.
While detectives cannot reveal some information about the on-going investigation, they did say that there was a three-against-two fight in a vehicle leading up to the shooting. Police say that the person who fired the fatal shot was “in fear of imminent danger, or in fear of their own life, or another person’s life”, which allows for the use of deadly force in self-defense under KRS 503.
The Smith family wants justice for their son, and they are concerned that there will not be any charges at this time.
