Category Archives: Kentucky News
Early voting draws several ahead of Tuesday's election
BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News GLASGOW - About 12 percent of Barren County voters have already cast ballots, according to unofficial preliminary numbers from the Barren County Clerk's Office. Barren C...
Nov 07, 2022
Nominations open for 2024 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
FRANKFORT - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Kentucky Teacher Awards. Any full-time public school teacher in the state with at least three years of experience is eligible. Nominations m...
Nov 03, 2022
University of Kentucky student dies in Seoul Halloween crush
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The University of Kentucky says one its students was among more than 150 people killed when a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seo...
Nov 01, 2022
Barren County Attorney's Office among recipients of victim support funding
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear announced $7,983,444 in grant funding to 56 programs and projects that support victims of violent crime. "As Governor, I am committed to protecting every person in our st...
Oct 28, 2022
AG Cameron files brief defending Kentucky's Human Life Protection Act, Heartbeat Law ahead of oral arguments
FILE: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. FRANKFORT - Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a brief with the Supreme Court of Kentucky to continue his defense of Kentucky's Human Life Protection...
Oct 25, 2022
Emission reduction program offers aid for replacement buses
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky public school districts and private schools that own school buses can apply for funding through a program designed to reduce diesel emissions. The...
Oct 24, 2022
Bailey-Komar appointed to state water authority
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear made several appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions, including a Barren County farmer. Gov. Beshear has appointed Steven Howard and Megan Bailey-Komar as members...
Oct 24, 2022
Report: KY County Jails Can Help Keep Kids Connected to Incarcerated Parents
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Some county jails in the Commonwealth are creating or expanding parent-child visitation policies, but experts argued more work needs to be done to help fami...
Oct 19, 2022
AAA: Gas Prices Decrease in Kentucky
Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are five cents lower this week at $3.406, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.406 Average pr...
Oct 19, 2022
Kentucky test scores reveal struggles caused by pandemic
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The latest statewide test scores show that education in Kentucky faces its own difficult recovery from COVID-19. The scores reveal that many s...
Oct 18, 2022