Category Archives: Kentucky News
Bars, restaurants want New Year's do-over after bomb scare
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Bars and restaurants in one Kentucky city are planning a do-over of New Year's Eve after a bomb scare caused police to evacuate a chunk of the downtown business district just as ...
Jan 02, 2021
French bulldog Wilbur is Kentucky town's new 'mayor'
RABBIT HASH, Ky. (AP) - A 6-month-old French bulldog named Wilbur is the new mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. The town has elected a canine mayor to office since 1998 as a fundraiser for the Rabbit Has...
Jan 02, 2021 Wilbur, a 6-month-old French bulldog, poses for a portrait in Rabbit Hash, Ky., on Nov. 13, 2020. Wilbur was elected the Mayor of Rabbit hash in November's election cycle. The town has elected a canine to the office of mayor since 1998. (Albert Cesare /The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networks
The Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville led to communications outages over hundreds of miles in the southern U.S., raising concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. networks. Widespread service...
Jan 01, 2021
Kentucky governor backs giving larger stimulus checks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks. Gov. Andy Beshear says the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state's v...
Jan 01, 2021
Officer in Breonna Taylor case fights move to fire him
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At least one police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman in Kentucky, Breonna Taylor, is fighting the Louisville police department's move to terminate his em...
Jan 01, 2021
Judge: Suit seeking University of Kentucky fees can go on
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky judge will allow a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue. The Lexington Her...
Jan 01, 2021
WATCH: 2020 - A Local Look (A WCLU News Special Feature)
https://youtu.be/zWgp682KPYg
Dec 30, 2020
Trump's $2,000 checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks is all but dead in the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing an alternative approach of loading ...
Dec 30, 2020
A new pup: Zoo in Kentucky celebrates birth of gray seal
(PHOTO: LOUISVILLE ZOO) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Louisville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a gray seal. A statement from the zoo says 6-year-old Rona gave birth Monday morning to her first pup and ...
Dec 30, 2020
Beshear: Kentuckians should avoid big New Year's gatherings
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentuckians to avoid large New Year's Eve gatherings. He calls it a small sacrifice to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The governor's comments cam...
Dec 30, 2020