Category Archives: Kentucky News
Tariffs hit American whiskey producers hard in Europe
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A new report says American whiskey distillers have watched more than $300 million in export revenues evaporate since a trade dispute broke out between the U.S. and European Unio...
Jun 23, 2020
Kentucky bar, security guard, police sued over man's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Kentucky bar, where a man died after an altercation with a security guard. Christopher McKinney's estate filed the suit against...
Jun 23, 2020
Senate, House races among decisions in Kentucky primary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Among the races that will be decided in Kentucky on Election Day are party nominations for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ...
Jun 23, 2020
Texas woman's body found in Kentucky lake identified
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky state police say a coroner has identified the body of a Texas woman whose body was found floating in a container in Kentucky Lake. The body of 41-year-old Traci L. Jo...
Jun 22, 2020
For some, suspense will linger past Kentucky election
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Results from Kentucky's primary election are expected to drag out for days after voting ends Tuesday. That will keep some candidates and their supporters in suspense for up to a ...
Jun 18, 2020
Kentucky governor seeks to revive health insurance exchange
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has announced plans to bring back Kentucky's health insurance exchange, a program dismantled by his Republican predecessor. Beshear notified federal ...
Jun 18, 2020
Lexington meeting hijacked by people saying racial slurs
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A virtual city council meeting in Lexington was interrupted Wednesday night by people making racial and homophobic slurs. News outlets report it happened during the Lexington-Fay...
Jun 18, 2020
Louisville protesters block traffic, hurl brick at media car
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's interim police chief said some demonstrators in the city blocked traffic and threw a brick into a news station's car Monday night while police deployed pepper balls...
Jun 16, 2020
Univ. of Kentucky offers online summer adulting class
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - If you need help adulting, the University of Kentucky now offers a class for that. WKYT-TV reports Adulting 101 will be offered online this summer and is geared toward teenagers ...
Jun 15, 2020
Kentucky Bourbon Festival postponed 1 month due to virus
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) - A festival that shows off one of Kentucky's iconic products is being postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials said the Kentucky Bourbon Festival was pushed ...
Jun 15, 2020