State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was in critical but stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, said Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers.

Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, has been hospitalized following an accident involving a riding lawn mower Sunday afternoon. In a statement Monday morning, Senate President Robert Stivers,

HARLAN, Ky. (WYMT) - Sen. Johnnie Turner of Harlan is recovering after he was involved in an incident involving a lawn mower on Sunday afternoon. The Senate Majority Spokesperson gave an update on Sen. Turner’s condition.

A Kentucky lawmaker who was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool has made progress in his recovery, a legislative spokesman said Wednesday. State Sen.