Beshear Reports Sudden Upswing In Virus Cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP)— Governor Andy Beshear has reported an upswing in coronavirus cases in the state. But he’s says it’s too soon to reach any conclusions about the sudden surge. The ...Read more
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WKU Won’t Raise Tuition Rates For Coming School Year
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Officials say Western Kentucky University doesn’t plan to change tuition rates for the first time in 40 years. The university said in a statement that regents at the ...Read more
Second Night Of Protests In Louisville Amid Calls For Peace
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The mother of a police shooting victim in Kentucky is calling on protesters to keep the peace while demanding justice. Gov. Andy Beshear read a statement from Breonna ...Read more
Seven Shot At Louisville Protest Over Fatal Police Shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least seven people were shot as protesters in Louisville demonstrated against the killing of Breonna Taylor, a black woman fatally shot by police in her home in March. ...Read more
Legal Challenge In Kentucky Over Mail-In Election Ballots
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s new law requiring people to show a government-issued photo ID has drawn a court challenge. It’s coming from groups seeking widespread use of mail-in ...Read more
Kentucky Passes 9,000 Cases, 400 Deaths From COVID-19
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Governor Andy Beshear said Wednesday that the state has reached 400 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began. He says the state also surpassed 9,000 coronavirus cases. ...Read more
Police Searching For Truck In Bridge Damage
Kentucky State Police troopers are investigating a wreck which caused the Panther Creek bridge on KY 81 in Daviess County to be shutdown. Several witnesses identified the gas tank truck as the ...Read more
Effigy Hung On Capitol Grounds
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was hung in a tree near the state Capitol during a protest rally Sunday (5/24) billed as a Patriot Day celebration of constitutional ...Read more
Kentucky Unemployment Rate Surges In April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s unemployment rate surged to 15.4% in April. It’s a double-digit increase from the prior month as the coronavirus outbreak shuttered much of the ...Read more
Kentucky Plans Phased Child-Care Reopenings In June
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky plans phased reopenings of child-care centers next month. State officials see it as an important catalyst to help jump start an economy stagnated by the coronavirus ...Read more
