Category Archives: Kentucky News
House takes step to lower state income tax rate
Rep. Brandon Reed, R-Hodgenville, presents House Bill 1 dealing with taxation on the House floor. (KENTUCKY LRC) FRANKFORT- The Kentucky House of Representatives made another step toward eventually el...
Jan 06, 2023
Adair County inmate charged in connection to murder solicitation
Paul S. Bricker, 37, of Columbia, appears in a mugshot filed at the Adair County Detention Center. (ADAIR CO. DETENTION CENTER) COLUMBIA - An inmate in Adair County was charged this week in connection...
Jan 05, 2023
Stay connected to the General Assembly during the 2023 legislative session
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky General Assembly will kick off the 2023 legislative session on Jan. 3, and Kentuckians have many ways to follow along with the action. Kentuckians can use online resources to:...
Jan 03, 2023
Police: Officers fatally shoot man who posed 'deadly threat'
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) - Officers fatally shot a man in eastern Kentucky after he became " a deadly threat to law enforcement," state police said in a statement. A preliminary investigation found that Kentu...
Jan 03, 2023
McConnell celebrates milestone as Senate Dems retain power
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are again claiming the Senate majority, but much of the chamber's focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the long...
Jan 03, 2023
Kentucky AG navigates GOP feud as he files for governor
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday that navigating the rift between former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leade...
Jan 03, 2023
Kentucky's GOP-led legislature opens election-year session
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Republican-dominated legislature convened Tuesday for a 30-day session that will play out against the backdrop of the state's premi...
Jan 03, 2023
Democrat Craig Greenberg sworn in as Louisville, Ky. mayor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Democrat Craig Greenberg has been sworn in as mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 11 months after surviving a shooting at his campaign office. Greenberg took the oath of office Monda...
Jan 03, 2023
Gov. Beshear declares state of emergency ahead of arctic front, flash freeze
FILE: Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a press conference held at the Park City Senior Center. (BRENNAN CRAIN/WCLU NEWS) FRANKFORT, Ky. - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of...
Dec 21, 2022
Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down school choice measure
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - School choice advocates have suffered a legal defeat in Kentucky. The state's Supreme Court has struck down a state law that allowed donors to...
Dec 15, 2022