Category Archives: Kentucky News
Kentucky bill criminalizing taunts against police stalls
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) - A bill that would make it a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky has stalled in the state's House of Representatives and appears unlikely to pass. The fate of a proposal to...
Mar 20, 2021 In this image from video, a Louisville Metro Police Department office stands guard outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron as protestors sit in his front yard in Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday, July 14, 2020. About two dozen protestors were arrested. Protesters were chanting Breonna Taylor's name as well as calling for justice after the 26-year-old emergency room technician was fatally shot by LMPD in her South End Apartment while police were serving a search warrant. Cameron said he still has no timeline for when his office will conclude its investigation of the case. (Mary Ann Gerth/Courier Journal via AP)
Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a vote that gives the...
Mar 10, 2021
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) - Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. That's according to long-awaited guidance from federal health of...
Mar 08, 2021
Kentucky to create memorial for state's COVID-19 victims
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the state is planning a permanent monument for its COVID-19 victims. Beshear made the announcement on Saturday during a memorial service to commem...
Mar 07, 2021
Kentucky governor tours flooded counties, promises help
BEATTYVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear has reiterated his promise to seek federal disaster relief for Kentucky counties damaged by heavy flooding this week. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports, Bes...
Mar 07, 2021
Inmate dies in altercation at federal prison in Kentucky
WASHINGTON (AP) - A 50-year-old inmate has died following an altercation with a fellow prisoner at a high-security federal prison in Kentucky. Authorities say Brian Bennett died after the fight Saturd...
Mar 07, 2021
Michigan woman dies a month after 114th birthday
Photo Caption: Michelle Barlow, left, holds Ellen Goodwill on her 114th birthday Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at Advantage Living Center in Battle Creek, Mich. Ellen Goodwill who was 114 years old has died, ...
Mar 07, 2021 Michelle Barlow, left, holds Ellen Goodwill on her 114th birthday Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 at Advantage Living Center in Battle Creek, Mich. Ellen Goodwill who was 114 years old has died, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Ellen Goodwill was considered to be Michigan’s oldest resident. (Alyssa Keown/Battle Creek Enquirer via AP)
Unsuccessful impeachment petitioners face thousands in fees
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear's legal team has submitted a bill seeking nearly $18,000 in reimbursement from people who unsuccessfully pushed for the Democrat's impeachment for his actions to...
Mar 07, 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)
Ohio River search for boy to resume; mom charged with murder
CINCINNATI (AP) - Crews are expected to resume searching the Ohio River on Sunday for a 6-year-old Ohio boy who police say died when his mother tried to abandon him at a park and drive away but he gra...
Mar 07, 2021
Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push
As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots. While vaccines are not requi...
Mar 07, 2021