Category Archives: Kentucky News
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission votes to sue state
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The board that oversees the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has voted to sue Gov. Andy Beshear's administration in an effort to keep the agency's current commi...
Aug 13, 2020
Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemic
The iconic summer job for high school and college students has been on the wane for nearly 20 years. But the pandemic is squeezing even more young people out of the workforce. Some are borrowing more ...
Aug 11, 2020
Kentucky governor tests negative for COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has tested negative for COVID-19 in a precautionary move after he felt ill. His spokeswoman says the Democratic governor and his family tested negative...
Aug 11, 2020
Supreme Court announces pilot project to reduce eviction cases in Jefferson County
FRANKFORT, Ky. - In an effort to mitigate the effects of homelessness and streamline eviction cases, the Supreme Court of Kentucky has established the Eviction Diversion Pilot Project in Jefferson Dis...
Aug 11, 2020
Groups sue Louisville police over response to protests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky have filed a federal lawsuit alleging use of force and intimidation by Louisville police against protesters. The law...
Aug 03, 2020
Kentucky coronavirus cases still on rise, pass 30,000
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The number of positive coronavirus tests in Kentucky has increased again, driving the total number of cases in the state over 30,000, but Gov. Andy Beshear said the percentage of...
Aug 03, 2020
Diocese of Covington releases report on clergy sexual abuse
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Diocese of Covington has released a report on sexual abuse that found 59 Catholic priests have sexually abused children since the 1950s. The report also says there were and 3...
Aug 03, 2020
No political barbs at scaled back Fancy Farm annual picnic
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The spicy speeches at Fancy Farm were canceled this year, but some politicians had the annual kickoff of Kentucky's political season on their minds. Secretary of State Michael Ad...
Aug 03, 2020
National Corvette Museum to raffle off white coupe
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - The National Corvette Museum plans to raffle off an arctic white coupe with a red interior at its 26th anniversary celebration next month. Museum President Sean Preston told ...
Aug 03, 2020
Kentucky man sentenced in fake investment scheme
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for using fake investment schemes to bilk people out of $2.4 million. Rodney Scott Phelps of Somerset was also orde...
Aug 03, 2020