Category Archives: Kentucky News
Kentucky lawmakers want make to-go alcohol sales permanent
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Take-home cocktails would become a permanent feature in Kentucky under a bill that has won final approval. The state House voted Friday to send the measure to Gov. Andy Beshear. ...
Mar 06, 2021 FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, talks about the role of attorney general in Frankfort, Ky., shortly before Daniel Cameron, right, is sworn in as Kentucky's attorney general. Partisan bickering is nothing new in Kentucky, but tensions are ratcheting up as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Beshear, a Democrat, is fending off legal challenges from Cameron, a Republican, over his executive actions during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Kentucky receives $195.5 million in federal child care aid
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 5, 2021) - Over 2,000 licensed child care centers and family child care homes in Kentucky will potentially benefit from federal funding received last month totaling $195.5 millio...
Mar 06, 2021
Initiative to provide more mental health services on campus
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A new initiative is aimed at providing more mental health services to college students. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced on Tuesday that the initiative w...
Mar 03, 2021
Bill allowing extra year of school clears Kentucky Senate
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky students could apply for an extra year to retake courses under a bill passed by the state Senate. The measure is a response to pandemic-related disruptions on schools th...
Mar 03, 2021
Kentucky Senate votes to make to-go alcohol sales permanent
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers have advanced legislation allowing to-go alcohol sales to become a permanent fixture for restaurants to help offset coronavirus-related losses. The Senate pass...
Feb 22, 2021
Woman who gave birth alone in cell secures $200k settlement
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - An Indiana woman who gave birth alone in a Kentucky jail will receive $200,000 settlement after arguing that correction staffers were deliberately indifferent to her medical need...
Feb 21, 2021
Beshear urges Kentuckians to sign up for health coverage
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentuckians who lack health insurance to take advantage of opportunities now available to sign up for coverage. The sign-up window for government insu...
Feb 21, 2021
Judge hears arguments in showdown between Beshear, lawmakers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky judge says he'll extend a temporary order blocking a state law restricting the governor's authority to combat COVID-19. The action comes as he reviews the constitution...
Feb 20, 2021
Kentucky relaxing COVID rules at some long-term care centers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is relaxing coronavirus-related restrictions at some of its long-term care facilities. Gov. Andy Beshear says indoor visitation will resume at non-Medicare-certified fac...
Feb 20, 2021
Louisville officer demoted for ignoring orders
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Louisville police major who was in charge of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has been demoted for ignoring an order to stay out of investigations...
Feb 07, 2021