Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Erie Insurance Group Enters Kentucky Market
Oct 21 2014 // Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry into Kentucky marks its first geographic expansion in more than 10 years. Erie Insurance said...
Best Agency to Work For – Southeast
Oct 6 2014 // Pride in Professionalism Peel & Holland – Benton, Kentucky Employees at Peel & Holland take pride in being part of a professional team and working for agency leaders who treat them like professionals. Drivers...
Kentucky Family Sues Over Transylvania University Drowning
Sep 25 2014 // The family of a teenager who drowned while attending a summer academic camp at Transylvania University has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Thirteen-year-old Ricky Harris III, a seventh-grader at Bondurant Middle School in...
Sinkholes Continue Taking a Toll in Southeast
Sep 16 2014 // Solid ground isn’t always a certainty. Sinkholes can lurk anywhere, beneath suburban homes, city streets or even football stadiums and museums. It’s basic geology: Sinkholes open when soil collapses into large...
Oil Trains Passing Through Kentucky on Regular Basis
Sep 10 2014 // Freight trains loaded with volatile crude oil crisscross seven Kentucky counties on a weekly basis, carrying loads that emergency management officials in the state know little about. As many as five CSX Corp. trains carry...
University of Kentucky to Study Workplace Safety in Appalachia
Sep 9 2014 // A center at the University of Kentucky is receiving a five-year, $5 million grant to improve occupational health and safety in central Appalachia and Kentucky. UK said the region reports higher rates of occupational...
Kentucky Approves Lower Workers’ Comp Loss Costs
Sep 8 2014 // In Kentucky, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers will decrease for the ninth straight year. Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark said that the Department...
Kentucky Preparing Emergency Regulations for Rideshare Firms
Sep 5 2014 // Kentucky state regulators are preparing emergency regulations that will go into effect next month to govern ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft as they expand their services into Kentucky cities. The companies offer a...
Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance to File for 5% Rate Reduction
Sep 5 2014 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI), the largest workers’ compensation insurer in Kentucky, announced that it plans to file for an overall rate reduction of 5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2015. KEMI said...
Citing Safety, Kentucky Corvette Museum Decides to Fill In Sinkhole
Sep 3 2014 // A massive sinkhole that swallowed eight sports cars won’t be a permanent attraction at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky after all. After considering retaining and building a bridge over part of the sinkhole,...
Kentucky Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Decrease Overall for 9th Straight Year
Aug 27 2014 // In Kentucky, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers will show an overall decrease for the ninth straight year. Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
Mine Owner to Pay $1.5B Penalty to Kentucky for Environmental Violations
Aug 21 2014 // West Virginia billionaire Jim Justice has reached a $1.5 million settlement with Kentucky officials over dozens of violations at several of his coal mines in eastern Kentucky. The agreement between Justice and the...
Court Upholds Federal Mine Safety Rules Over Owners’ Opposition
Aug 21 2014 // New federal rules that labor officials say could save lives at dangerous mining sites have survived a court challenge from mining industry groups. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week dismissed the lawsuit...
Tourist Bridge Being Built Over Kentucky Sinkhole That Swallowed Corvettes
Aug 18 2014 // The sinkhole that swallowed up eight cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green will be partially filled in with plans for a bridge built over the top of the section left open. National Corvette Museum...
Kentucky Salutes Seat Belt Enforcers
Aug 13 2014 // Nearly 140 Kentucky law enforcement officers have been recognized for their efforts to increase use of seat belts and child restraints in vehicles. The 137 officers from 119 agencies were honored at the Governor’s...
Hilb Group Acquires Martin Agency of Kentucky, Florida
Aug 5 2014 // The Hilb Group has acquired The Martin Agency Inc. (TMAI) with offices in Danville, Kentucky, and Celebration and Ormond Beach, Florida. TMAI will continue to operate at its current locations under the leadership of John...
Kentucky School Districts Being Assessed for Insurance Trust Gone Bust
Aug 1 2014 // Some Kentucky school districts have started getting bills over the past couple of weeks to help offset insurance claims against the failed Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust. The trust announced last year that it would...
Kentucky School Faculty Learn ‘Stop the Shooter’ Survival Actions
Jun 22 2014 // In less than five seconds after hearing gunfire, almost 60 faculty and staff cleared the media room at Mason County Intermediate School in Mayside, Kentucky, through only two exits, or into locked rooms, away from where...
Kentucky’s Corvette Museum’s Sinkhole Turning Into Goldmine
Jun 16 2014 // For years, just enough hardcore classic car lovers and curious travelers wandered through the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky to keep the doors open. Now, after a massive sinkhole swallowed eight pristine models of...
UPS in Kentucky Faces Racial Bias Claims by 8 Employees
Jun 13 2014 // A group of eight current and former employees of United Parcel Service in Kentucky have sued the company saying they faced racial discrimination, poor treatment based on race and retaliation after they complained. The men...
