Category Archives: Kentucky News
AAA: Gas prices spike as oil prices hit 14-year highs
According to AAA, today's national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.728, which is seven cents more than on Wednesday and 18 cents higher than last Thursday. Some local areas have s...
Mar 03, 2022
Legislators move forward with tax rebate bill
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill that would tap into the state's massive revenue surpluses to deliver more than $1 billion in income tax rebates to taxpayers. The measure cl...
Mar 01, 2022
Students encouraged to apply for education advisory council
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT - Public school students currently in grades 9-11 are invited to apply for the 13 open positions on the 2022-2023 Commissioner's Student Advisory Council, a group that...
Feb 28, 2022
Police arrest man charged with shooting woman in bed last week
Richmond, Ky. - A Kentucky man charged with killing a woman and injuring a homeowner during a firefight was arrested early Monday. State Police said Shannon Gilday, 23, of Taylor Mill, was located by ...
Feb 28, 2022
Under new masking guidance, CDC says people in all but 18 Kentucky counties should still wear masks in indoor public spaces
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By Al Cross, Kentucky Health News The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed its guidance for wearing masks to thwart the pandemic, but it says infection...
Feb 28, 2022
Student member sought for Kentucky Board of Education
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Department of Education is looking for a student to serve as a nonvoting member of the state Board of Education. The department's director of education policy, Mered...
Feb 28, 2022
Kentucky AG: Opioid settlement will help heal communities
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Attorney General Daniel Cameron says Kentucky will receive $483 million from nationwide settlements with four companies over their roles in the opioid addiction crisis. Cameron s...
Feb 28, 2022
Kenton County man, considered armed and dangerous, wanted for murder
Shannon V. Gilday, 23, is wanted for murder and attempted murder in connection with a home burglary in Madison County Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. In photos provided by state police, his image and the car ...
Feb 25, 2022
Here's the state legislation that could impact Kentucky youth
(GRAPHIC BY BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) By Jasmine Demers, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Since the 2022 legislative session kicked off last month, state lawmakers have introduced a slew of ...
Feb 23, 2022
Bill would allow a year of Medicaid for new mothers
(WCLU News FILE PHOTO) By Melissa Patrick, Kentucky Health News A bill that would extend Medicaid coverage to new mothers up to 12 months after giving birth passed unanimously out of the House Friday ...
Feb 23, 2022