Category Archives: Kentucky News
Kentucky governor offers $1,500 bonus to boost workforce
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear is offering a one-time, $1,500 bonus to entice thousands of unemployed Kentuckians to accept jobs. He presented it Thursday as an alternative to ending enhanced...
Jun 26, 2021
Man gets another life sentence for Kentucky store killings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A white man convicted of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge. At Thursday's sentencing, U.S. ...
Jun 26, 2021
Kentucky's second-largest city bans 'no-knock' warrants
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's second-largest city has joined Breonna Taylor's hometown of Louisville in banning the use of "no-knock" warrants. The Lexington council voted 10-5 to ban no-knock warr...
Jun 26, 2021
Gov says Kentucky succeeded by putting science over politics
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is declaring his state's deadly fight against COVID-19 a "success story" as he ends most pandemic restrictions. The Democratic governor said Friday the...
Jun 12, 2021
Kentucky AG files suit challenging new parole board rule
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has challenged a new state parole board rule. His lawsuit claims the policy gives "the worst of the worst" a second chance at having life...
Jun 12, 2021 FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, talks about the role of attorney general in Frankfort, Ky., shortly before Daniel Cameron, right, is sworn in as Kentucky's attorney general. Partisan bickering is nothing new in Kentucky, but tensions are ratcheting up as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Beshear, a Democrat, is fending off legal challenges from Cameron, a Republican, over his executive actions during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner, File)
Kentucky revenue collections continue surging in May
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky officials say the state's revenue collections in May continued to far outpace last year's pandemic-battered performance. State Budget Director John Hicks said Thursday t...
Jun 12, 2021
Kentucky's high court reviews case testing executive powers
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) - Kentucky's highest court has heard clashing views on the scope of a governor's executive powers. The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit challenging new laws aimed...
Jun 12, 2021
Kentucky eases COVID capacity limits on businesses, events
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky has ushered in the Memorial Day holiday weekend by easing pandemic-related limits on crowd sizes as COVID-19 vaccinations continue to climb. Friday marked the start of a...
May 30, 2021
Kentucky man arrested for assault in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky man has been arrested in Tennessee on federal charges of assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots. Nicholas Brockhoff was arrested on ...
May 29, 2021
Kentucky plant unveils expansion tied to electric vehicles
A global auto parts supplier has announced a $51 million project adding 250 jobs at a rural Kentucky plant. The expansion at the Williamsburg plant is tied to auto industry plans to ramp up electric v...
May 29, 2021