Category Archives: Kentucky News
Gov. Beshear orders flags to half-staff in remembrance of Monterey Park victims
FRANKFORT - In accordance with a proclamation from the White House, Gov. Andy Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Thursday, Jan. 26, ...
Jan 23, 2023
Vendor double charges more than 7,000 Kentucky tax accounts
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A vendor collecting taxes for the state of Kentucky accidentally collected twice from more than 7,000 accounts on Wednesday. Kentucky Department of Revenue spokesperson Jill Midk...
Jan 23, 2023
Kentucky GOP seeks school closure records from Dem governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Still fuming over pandemic-era shutdowns, Kentucky Republicans are pushing to obtain behind-the-scenes correspondence that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his inner circle had a...
Jan 20, 2023
Woman, 2 children die in early morning house fire
LEBANON JUNCTION, Ky. (AP) - A house fire in central Kentucky has left a woman and two children dead, officials said. The fire was reported early Thursday at the home in Bullitt County, just south of ...
Jan 20, 2023
Pandemic eviction relief fund ending in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A fund created during the pandemic to help prevent evictions in Kentucky is not taking new applicants after this week. The state's Healthy At Home Eviction Relief Fund has provid...
Jan 20, 2023
Contest opens to send teams to college basketball game
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky State Police (KSP) and the University of Louisville (UofL) are partnering together to award two elementary or middle school basketball teams a chance to attend a women's cardi...
Jan 19, 2023
Kentucky police chase ends with woman's body found in car
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found in the back of a car that led officers on a police chase along Interstate 75 Wednesday morning. A state tr...
Jan 19, 2023
Program aims to connect military families with child care
Gov. Andy Beshear holds a press conference. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky has been identified as one of the first states to receive federal approval for an initiative meant to ...
Jan 17, 2023
Booker lands job in Kentucky governor's administration
Charles Booker, a former candidate for US Senate, speaks to a crowd gathered at Glasgow's Fine Arts Bistro during a campaign stop in early 2022. (WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) By BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated P...
Jan 16, 2023
Group seeking middle and high school students' input for survey
The Kentucky Student Voice Team (KSVT) is seeking input from middle and high school students about the way they experience issues related to racial and ethnic exclusion in their schools. Interested st...
Jan 13, 2023