Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky City Settles with Paramedic Fired for Criticizing Mayor on Facebook
May 15 2015 // The city of Somerset, Ky., has settled with a paramedic who filed suit claiming she was fired from her job for criticizing the mayor in a Facebook post. Crystal Norton was reinstated to her job and received nearly $26,000...
Richmond Insurance Agency of Kentucky joins Keystone Insurers Group
May 13 2015 // Keystone Insurers Group is continuing its expansion in Kentucky with the addition of a new franchise partner in Maysville. Richmond Insurance Agency of Kentucky is the 25th independent insurance agency in the state to join...
Arrests Made in Kentucky Bourbon Theft Ring
May 11 2015 // Two people have pleaded guilty in connection with a central Kentucky bourbon theft ring. Franklin County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Zach Becker told The State Journal that Michael Shaun Ballard and Ronnie Lee...
Louisville Ordinance Prevents Kentucky Homeowners from Repairing Flooded Homes
May 7 2015 // Gerald and Nancy Barton are in a fix. After an April 3 storm flooded their Louisville, Ky., home, they had to tear out the floorboards and the bottom half of the wallboards. But they can’t get the permits they need...
Sheriff: Multiple Suspects May be Behind Stolen Kentucky Bourbon
Apr 17 2015 // Whoever stole five heavy barrels of Wild Turkey bourbon from a Kentucky warehouse may have taken a lot more liquor than previously thought and the case could result in multiple indictments, according to the sheriff...
Fire at Kentucky Water Treatment Plant Leads to Sewage Spill in Ohio River
Apr 13 2015 // More than 100 million gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the Ohio River in southern Louisville, Ky., after a fire disabled a water treatment plant last week. Metropolitan Sewer District spokesman Steve Tedder told...
Kentucky Resident Files Lawsuit Over GE Fire at Appliance Park
Apr 9 2015 // A lawsuit has been filed against General Electric over a fire at its Appliance Park last week. The Courier-Journal says the lawsuit was filed Monday in Jefferson County Circuit Court by a resident who lives near the...
Fire at GE Warehouse in Kentucky Halts Production, Cause Unknown
Apr 7 2015 // The cause of a fire that ignited at a warehouse at General Electric’s Appliance Park in Louisville, Ky., on Friday could take weeks to uncover. The Courier-Journal reports the blaze was first spotted around 6 a.m. As...
Kentucky Lawsuit Against Oxycontin Makers Stalled by Deadline Dispute
Apr 1 2015 // What does it cost to miss a deadline? For the company that makes the prescription painkiller Oxycontin, the answer could be more than $1 billion. Kentucky is suing Purdue Pharma on claims that the company misrepresented...
Kentucky DUI Ignition Interlock Bill Heads to Governor
Mar 27 2015 // Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill aimed at curtailing drunken driving through use of ignition interlock devices that test the sobriety of drivers. A final version cleared the House and Senate this week...
Former Kentucky Mine Inspector Pleads Guilty to Bribery
Mar 20 2015 // A former state mine inspector has pleaded guilty in federal court to taking bribes from former Kentucky lawmaker Keith Hall. Kelly Shortridge agreed to a plea that was filed in court on Wednesday. It says Shortridge, who...
Authorities Find 5 Barrels of Stolen Kentucky Bourbon in Thieves Backyard
Mar 18 2015 // Another iconic bourbon brand in Kentucky has been targeted in a heist, but this time authorities say they have arrested a suspect caught with the stash of pricey whiskey in his backyard. Franklin County sheriff’s...
Kentucky Lawmakers Tackle Details of $100M Tobacco Settlement
Mar 13 2015 // State lawmakers are trying to figure out how to enforce the terms of a settlement reached with the nation’s largest tobacco companies. What’s at stake: About $100 million in state revenue every year that pays...
Craft Breweries Victorious in Kentucky Beer Distribution Battle
Mar 6 2015 // Anheuser-Busch can make beer, but they have to let other people sell it in Kentucky. The state Senate voted 23-13 to ban brewers from owning alcohol distributors, a sign of the increasing influence of the emerging craft...
Kentucky City Warns Homeowners Not to Rent to Travelers
Mar 5 2015 // Metro Louisville, Ky. officials have sent letters to some homeowners that rent space to travelers through online home-sharing sites telling them to stop the practice immediately or they risk being fined. The...
Kentucky Ignition Interlock Bill for Drunken Drivers Heads to Senate
Feb 27 2015 // The Kentucky House has passed a bill aimed at toughening Kentucky’s DUI laws by requiring convicted drunken drivers to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. The bill cleared the House on a 96-0 vote...
Increase in Kentucky Fracking Prompts Lawmakers to Update Rules
Feb 26 2015 // As Kentucky mines less coal and produces more natural gas, state lawmakers want to update the environmental protection rules that drilling companies are required to follow. But some landowners worry the state’s rush...
Kentucky Bill Would Exempt Unpaid Pastors from Workers’ Comp Insurance
Feb 25 2015 // Kentucky House lawmakers have advanced a bill that would exempt some pastors from paying workers’ compensation insurance. Kentucky has hundreds of churches with tiny congregations whose pastors work for free. The...
USI Appoints Deskins as Bond Manager for Kentucky
Feb 24 2015 // USI Insurance Services has added Randy Deskins to the USI MidSouth region as its bond manager. Based in the USI Louisville, Ky., office, Deskins will be responsible for managing the service delivery of surety clients and...
Kentucky Lawmaker Added to Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for Firing Worker
Feb 10 2015 // A high-ranking Democrat in the Kentucky House of Representatives has been added to an ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit in Franklin County. Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate added state Rep. Johnny Bell of...
