Category Archives: Kentucky News
Advocates, experts warn against polling place reductions
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) - Louisville, Kentucky, had only one polling place open on election day this week and voting went relatively smoothly compared with other recent primaries held amid the globa...
Jun 28, 2020
1 fatally shot at Breonna Taylor protest park in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at a park in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, where demonstrators had gathered to protest the death of Breonna Taylor. Police said o...
Jun 28, 2020
Kentucky to offer limited in-person unemployment services
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky will begin offering in-person unemployment insurance services next week. According to the Labor Cabinet, appointments will be available beginning on Monday in Frankfort,...
Jun 28, 2020
Three sentenced for trafficking counterfeit Disney DVDs
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Three people have been sentenced in federal court in Eastern Kentucky for trafficking counterfeit Disney DVDs. According to federal prosecutors, the trio was sentenced to 46 mont...
Jun 28, 2020
Officials warn of poor air quality as Saharan dust cloud looms over Southeast, parts of Kentucky
Credits: NASA/NOAA, Colin Seftor FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Department for Public Health is urging Kentuckians to be mindful of air quality this weekend and into parts of next week as a dust cloud ...
Jun 27, 2020
KSP Investigating Fatal Collision on I-24
Oak Grove, Ky. (Christian County) - KSP Post 2 in Madisonville was contacted by the Christian County Sherriff's Department at 8:00 AM on June 26, 2020, in reference to a three vehicle fatal collision ...
Jun 27, 2020
Monday Night Collision on Interstate 24 Leaves One Dead, Several Injured
Eddyville, KY. (June 22,2020) - Troopers with Kentucky State Police, Post 1 responded to the 44 mile marker eastbound on Interstate 24 in Lyon County Monday night for a two-vehicle collision with one ...
Jun 27, 2020
One Teen Dead, Another Injured After Tuesday Collision in Graves County
Boaz, KY. (June 23, 2020) - Troopers with Kentucky State Police, Post 1 responded to the 3000 block of KY 849 E west of KY 994 Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. for a single-vehicle collision. Post 1 dispatch ...
Jun 27, 2020
Kentucky City Councilman charged in prescription drug scheme
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A city councilman in Kentucky who is also a pharmacist has been accused of illegally filling out prescription drugs and participating in a scheme to distribute the medications...
Jun 27, 2020
KDPH: Recent Myrtle Beach visitors at heightened COVID-19 risk
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Department for Public Health on Thursday issued an advisory for Kentucky residents who have traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, over the past two weeks. The guidanc...
Jun 25, 2020