Category Archives: Kentucky News
Several southern states at risk of strong storms, tornadoes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Forecasters say large parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky will be at risk of powerful thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes as a storm system sweeps ...
Feb 16, 2022
16-year-old boy charged in Kentucky police officer shooting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer in connection with a shooting in Kentucky this month. Lexington police said the 16-year-old was with a gr...
Feb 10, 2022
Overpaid vehicle taxes could be refunded with new legislation
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill to give taxpayers relief from the sticker shock of surging vehicle property taxes. The increase has been caused by ...
Feb 09, 2022
AAA: Gas Prices Soar in Kentucky; National Average Highest Since 2014
(Image: AAA) Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are 10 cents higher this week at $3.093, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. This week's average prices: Western Central KY Average $3.09...
Feb 08, 2022
KSP investigating death of Casey County man after crash
CLEMENTSVILLE, Ky. - A Casey County man died Saturday after his vehicle crashed. Kentucky State Police responded just after 8:30 p.m. to the single vehicle collision along Kentucky 70. A car had crash...
Feb 08, 2022
Officials: Man suspected of killing boy, then himself
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a Kentucky man is suspected of fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy and then killing himself. Lexington police said in a statement that officers responded Sunday to a...
Feb 07, 2022
Ky. suspicious child deaths rising as state investigation backlog grows
(SHUTTERSTOCK) By Jasmine Demers, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services was asked to investigate the deaths or near-death incidents of 208 chi...
Feb 03, 2022
Kentucky braces for ice storm as schools close
(NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is bracing for an ice storm as schools and state office buildings closed. Gov. Andy Beshear is urging motorists to stay of...
Feb 03, 2022
'A little bit closer to normal': Families left homeless by Kentucky tornadoes get trailers
Dawson Springs resident Isaac VanMatre, 8, reacts as he and his family move into one of the pull-behind campers that have been set up in Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park for displaced residents on J...
Feb 01, 2022
Two weeks remain to file for FEMA assistance
(FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the Dec. 10-11 storms and tornadoes have just two weeks left to apply...
Jan 31, 2022