Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Police Investigate Connection Between Home Burglaries, Fires
May 5 2016 // Kentucky State Police say they are investigating three house fires that occurred after the homes were burglarized. Police said in a statement that they think the cases are related and believe the blazes are the result of...
Kentucky Bans Large Commercial Trucks from State Route After Accidents
May 3 2016 // Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas issued an order temporarily banning large commercial trucks from traveling on state Route 151 after a series of crashes there. Thomas’ action comes after the...
Kentucky Worker Electrocuted While Trimming Trees
Apr 21 2016 // Kentucky State Police say a man has been electrocuted while trimming trees in Breathitt County. Police said in a statement that 23-year-old Justin Miller of Perry County, died Monday morning while cutting tree limbs in the...
Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Apr 4 2016 // Kentucky has filed suit against Volkswagen AG and its luxury units claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act. “Volkswagen must be held...
3 Tornadoes Leave Behind Damage in Kentucky County
Apr 1 2016 // The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down in western Kentucky’s Christian County over the weekend when a severe storm passed through the area. The Kentucky New Era cited the National Weather...
Miner Killed in Eastern Kentucky Mining Accident
Mar 29 2016 // State officials say an eastern Kentucky coal miner has died in an accident at a Harlan County mine. A statement from the Energy and Environment Cabinet says 48-year-old Mark Frazier of Line Fork died Friday after being hit...
Kentucky Sues Volkswagen Over Diesel Emissions Cheating
Mar 24 2016 // Kentucky sued Volkswagen AG and its luxury units on Tuesday claiming the German automaker’s diesel emissions cheating scheme violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act. “Volkswagen must be held...
Deadly Kentucky Apartment Fire Ignited by Resident Smoking Near Oxygen Tank
Mar 16 2016 // Jackie Hisle Jr.’s voice cracked through the jailhouse phone Monday as he struggled to explain how smoking near his oxygen tank might have ignited a massive blaze at his apartment building that killed his son and two...
Kentucky Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire, 3 Dead
Mar 14 2016 // Keith Edwards woke up in the middle of the night and heard what sounded like gunshots. Looking out the window, he saw flames, 25-feet tall, starting to consume his apartment building. The massive overnight fire at his...
Aetna Acquisition of Louisville-Based Humana Gets OK from Kentucky, Florida Regulators
Mar 7 2016 // Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has been approved for takeover by Aetna by Kentucky regulators, according to a statement from the Kentucky Department of Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard. The order approving the request...
Kentucky Stockyard Fire Ruled Accidental
Feb 18 2016 // Investigators in Kentucky say a preliminary investigation has found that a construction worker accidentally started a massive fire that destroyed a beef cattle auction business in Lexington. Media cited a statement...
Kentucky Commish Green Lights Aetna-Humana Acquisition, Florida Approves Deal
Feb 18 2016 // Louisville, Ky.-based Humana has been approved for takeover by Aetna by Kentucky regulators, according to a statement from the Kentucky Department of Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard. The order approving the request...
Fire Destroys 184-Year-Old Landmark General Store in Kentucky
Feb 16 2016 // A fire has destroyed a northern Kentucky landmark – the 184-year-old Rabbit Hash General Store in Boone County. Media outlets report the fire was reported at 9:15 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured. Bellevue-McVille Fire...
Kentucky Senate Passes 3-Feet Bicycle Safety Rule
Feb 11 2016 // Drivers overtaking bicyclists on Kentucky roads would have to leave at least 3 feet between their vehicle and the bicycle under a bill that cleared the state Senate. The Kentucky Senate voted 33-4 to approve a bill that...
Tennessee Insurance Commissioner McPeak Elected as VP of NAIC
Feb 9 2016 // Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak was elected as vice president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the nation’s insurance regulatory...
Brian Maynard Appointed Kentucky Insurance Commissioner
Feb 8 2016 // Brian Maynard of Louisville was appointed commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance on Jan. 12. Gov. Matt Bevin, who took over in December, appointed Maynard by executive order. He is now a member of the Public...
Kentucky Stockyard, Other Businesses Destroyed by Massive Fire
Jan 31 2016 // A massive fire destroyed a 70-year-old beef cattle auction business in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, churning up a plume of thick, black smoke that darkened the skies for miles as the wind-whipped flames consumed several...
Southeast States Recovering from Record-Breaking Snowstorm
Jan 26 2016 // A massive winter storm that hit the Southeast and East Coast over the weekend set a snowfall record in West Virginia, caused tornadoes in Mississippi and stranded motorists on a cold highway in Kentucky overnight....
Snowy East Coast Digs Out After Massive Weekend Blizzard
Jan 25 2016 // Millions of Americans started digging themselves out Sunday after a mammoth blizzard with hurricane-force winds and record-setting snowfall brought much of the East Coast to an icy standstill. New York and Baltimore began...
Kentucky Governor to Dismantle State Health Exchange
Jan 25 2016 // Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has notified federal authorities he plans to dismantle the state’s health insurance exchange. Bevin campaigned on a pledge to get rid of the exchange, known as kynect. It was...
