Category Archives: Kentucky News
EPA's new PFAS standards could overhaul Kentucky's drinking water
By NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Kentucky cities and towns could soon start ramping up water monitoring for PFAS chemicals in response to the latest nationwide limits proposed by the Enviro...
Mar 30, 2023 Senior man in the kitchen. An old man inside the house, drinking water.
EPA's new PFAS standards could overhaul Kentucky's drinking water
By NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection Kentucky cities and towns could soon start ramping up water monitoring for PFAS chemicals in response to the latest nationwide limits proposed by the Enviro...
Mar 30, 2023 Senior man in the kitchen. An old man inside the house, drinking water.
Transgender bill spurs competing rallies at Kentucky Capitol
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - In the midst of transgender-rights advocates rallying outside Kentucky's Capitol, trans teenager Sun Pacyga held up a sign Wednesday summing up a grim review of Republican legisl...
Mar 29, 2023
TVA to return ancestral remains of Native Americans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to return the ancestral remains of nearly 5,000 Native Americans, according to federal records. The TVA filed notice in the Feder...
Mar 29, 2023
Governor allows bill on parental input to take effect
FILE - Gov. Andy Beshear (D) speaks at the Park City Senior Center in June 2022. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor has cleared the way for a bill to take effect that ...
Mar 29, 2023
Crews work to recover 3 barges that got loose on Ohio River
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Crews were working Wednesday to remove three remaining barges that got loose on the Ohio River, including one carrying methanol. A total of 10 barges got loose early Tuesday on ...
Mar 29, 2023
Southbound lanes of I-65 closed due to ammunition firing from truck
A fire blazes from a truck parked along the southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Warren County near Exit 22. (SARAH McKENZIE/TWITTER) BOWLING GREEN - Interstate 65 south is closed near Exit 22 due to ...
Mar 28, 2023
Flags ordered to half-staff in Kentucky to honor school shooting victims
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear has directed all flags at state office buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of those who died during a school shooting in Nashville on Monday morning. A gunman ...
Mar 28, 2023
KSP issues advisory to motorists ahead of potential severe weather
GLASGOW - Severe weather is expected across Kentucky on Friday. Here's what we know. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of the region. The National Weather Service said up to...
Mar 23, 2023
Lawmakers to question TikTok CEO about app's threat to consumers
FILE - TikTok, a global social media and entertainment app, now has over 1 billion users. WASHINGTON - Lawmakers, including Congressman Brett Guthrie, will question TikTok CEO Shou Chew during a House...
Mar 23, 2023