radioNOVO News KY News Roundup for August 5, 2026

            An employee with Logan County Schools is accused of sharing child pornography.  Kentucky State Police arrested 25-year-old Austin Epley yesterday on a charge related to the distribution of inappropriate content involving minors.  The superintendent with Logan County School District did not name Epley, but he did say that an employee was arrested by KSP and that individual will not be allowed on school property until the criminal charges are resolved.  WNKY-TV reports Epley was working as the band director at the Adairville K through eight school.              Kentucky State Police are investigating an inmate death at the McCracken County Regional Jail.  The West Kentucky Star reports inmate Brandon Bowman passed away earlier this week after being locked up on a contempt charge last Wednesday.  Jailer Stephen Carter tells the paper a preliminary investigation shows a medical incident led to the man's passing.  Bowman's body has been taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.            The Kentucky Department for Public Health is sharing an update on the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the state.  Experts are investigating over 600 reported cases of the illness, with over 250 of those cases confirmed as of last week.  Hospitalizations caused by the parasite in Kentucky have gone up from seven to 24.  Jefferson County has the highest number of reported cases at 41, followed by Fayette County with 29.            Kentucky lawmakers are considering whether delivery robots should be rolled out across the commonwealth.  A representative with DoorDash spoke with a legislative committee in Frankfort yesterday, telling officials the company wants to introduce robot and drone deliveries in the Bluegrass State.  Democratic Representative Anne Gay Donworth questioned the safety of having delivery robots on the road, saying she personally nearly hit one with a vehicle on the University of Kentucky campus.  The DoorDash spokesperson says their robots are monitored by humans who can take over control of them if they need to.             A woman who had been missing from Frankfort for a couple of months is safe.  Kentucky State Police report 46-year-old Scarlett Sims met with troopers yesterday, telling them she had been staying with friends in Somerset.  KSP requested help from the public in finding Sims on Monday, saying her family had not seen her or heard from her since June 3rd.