Category Archives: Kentucky News
Kentucky reports highest number of new virus cases ever
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is reporting its highest ever number of new coronavirus cases. Gov. Andy Beshear says in a statement on Saturday the state has 1,275 new cases. Beshear says the surge in...
Oct 04, 2020
Pikeville schools respond to graduation prayers complaint
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Pikeville Independent School District is considering whether prayers can be allowed at graduation ceremonies after receiving a letter of complaint from the Freedom From Relig...
Oct 04, 2020
Kentucky newspaper says city violated open meetings law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The State Journal is asking Kentucky's Attorney General to find that the City of Frankfort violated the Open Meetings Act in the lead up to firing the former city manager. The Jo...
Oct 04, 2020
3 killed, 2 injured in head-on crash in eastern Kentucky
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Police say three people were killed and two were injured in a head-on traffic crash in eastern Kentucky. A statement from Kentucky State Police says the collision happened Thurs...
Oct 03, 2020
KSP Investigating Fatal Collision in Todd County
Guthrie, Ky. (Todd County) - On October 1, 2020, around 7:53 PM, the Kentucky State Police Post 2, Madisonville, was requested by the Todd County Sheriff's Department to investigate a two vehicle coll...
Oct 03, 2020
Governor says coronavirus outbreak getting worse in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's escalating outbreak of COVID-19 has worsened. Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday reported the state's second-highest number of cases in one day. He's warning that the situati...
Oct 03, 2020
Debate set in McConnell-McGrath Senate race in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters will get a chance to compare Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger Amy McGrath in the give-and-take of a televised debate. After...
Oct 03, 2020
KSP arrests juvenile in connection to Anderson County murder
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. - A juvenile was arrested just before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday in connection to a possible death in Anderson County. Police discovered two bodies inside a home along Corinth Road. The i...
Sep 25, 2020
SUPREME COURT-MCCONNELL'S LEGACY
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's legacy time for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Fulfilling the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the fall election will d...
Sep 20, 2020
3 killed in shooting at restaurant in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say three men have died in a shooting at a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky. News outlets report that Louisville Metro Police said a shooting was reported Friday n...
Sep 20, 2020