Category Archives: Kentucky News
Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networks
The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to communications outages over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. networks. Widespread service...
Jan 01, 2021
Kentucky governor backs giving larger stimulus checks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks. Gov. Andy Beshear says the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state's v...
Jan 01, 2021
Officer in Breonna Taylor case fights move to fire him
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At least one police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman in Kentucky, Breonna Taylor, is fighting the Louisville police department's move to terminate his em...
Jan 01, 2021
Judge: Suit seeking University of Kentucky fees can go on
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky judge will allow a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue. The Lexington Her...
Jan 01, 2021
WATCH: 2020 - A Local Look (A WCLU News Special Feature)
https://youtu.be/zWgp682KPYg
Dec 30, 2020
Trump's $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks is all but dead in the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing an alternative approach of loading ...
Dec 30, 2020
A new pup: Zoo in Kentucky celebrates birth of gray seal
(PHOTO: LOUISVILLE ZOO) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a gray seal. A statement from the zoo says 6-year-old Rona gave birth Monday morning to her first pup and ...
Dec 30, 2020
Beshear: Kentuckians should avoid big New Year's gatherings
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentuckians to avoid large New Year's Eve gatherings. He calls it a small sacrifice to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The governor's comments cam...
Dec 30, 2020
Kentucky struggles with high rates of diabetes, heart disease
FRANKFORT, Ky. - More Kentuckians are living with multiple chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and asthma, according to a nationwide report that looks at key markers of health. Research...
Dec 30, 2020
Report: More KY Moms Incarcerated, with Negative Impacts on Kids
MANCHESTER, Ky. - A new report says the number of Kentucky women, including mothers, who are incarcerated has skyrocketed. Kentucky Youth Advocates found between 1988 and 2016, the number of women in ...
Dec 22, 2020