Category Archives: Kentucky News
Higher ed initiative aims to improve college readiness
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a new initiative seeks to improve college readiness outcomes for Kentucky students following enrollment declines in higher education during the coronavirus pandemic...
Nov 16, 2022
Working with jockeys, UK researchers develop method to test for concussions in horse racing
James Graham demonstrates a new concussion testing methods researchers with UK have been working on with jockeys at Keeneland, designed to be more comfortable and natural for jockeys at Keeneland in L...
Nov 16, 2022
Gov. Beshear signs order to allow use of medical cannabis as soon as January
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that beginning next year some Kentuckians will be able to possess and use small amounts of medical cannabis. Beshear's office said the move comes as an ...
Nov 15, 2022
AAA: Thanksgiving travel to rise to near pre-pandemic levels
AAA predicts 54.6 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. This is a 1.5% increase over 2021 and 98% of pre-pandemic volumes. This year is projected to be the third bus...
Nov 15, 2022
School bus crash sends 18 students, driver to hospitals
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. - A school bus crash in eastern Kentucky Monday morning sent 18 children and one driver to several hospitals. The crash happened sometime before 7:21 a.m. along Kentucky 40/ Horsepen...
Nov 14, 2022
Filing for 2023 elections underway across Kentucky
BY LUKE C. PIERCE, WCLU News FRANKFORT - The first day to file candidate filing forms for an office on the ballot in 2023 begins Wednesday. State law prohibits the affixing of signatures on nomination...
Nov 11, 2022
Statue of Barren County education trailblazer unveiled at state capitol
A 7-foot bronze statue of Nettie Depp stands in the vestibule of the Kentucky State Capitol near the west entrance. Depp was an educator and native of Barren County. (PHOTO SUBMITTED BY SAM TERRY) FRA...
Nov 11, 2022
Kentucky measure to let lawmakers call special session fails
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the legislature to call itself into special session on topics of its choosing. Tuesday'...
Nov 10, 2022
AAA: Gas Prices Jump in Kentucky
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 15 cents higher this week at $3.458, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.458 Average pri...
Nov 10, 2022
Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion
By BRUCE SCHREINER and BETH CAMPBELL, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have removed any protection for abortion righ...
Nov 09, 2022