Latest Kentucky Headlines
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Sinkhole Collapse Damages Corvette Museum in Kentucky
Feb 13 2014 // A sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday, damaging eight there but not shutting down the facility. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli said six of the cars were owned by the...
Federal Judge Orders Kentucky to Recognize Out-of-State Gay Marriages
Feb 13 2014 // Kentucky was ordered by a federal judge to recognize same-sex marriages made in other states as similar challenges were filed in Louisiana and Missouri, escalating litigation over gay rights in courts nationwide. U.S....
Kentucky Panel Advances Bill to Allow Concealed Guns in Bars
Feb 13 2014 // A bill to allow concealed deadly weapons in Kentucky bars has passed its first committee hearing in the Legislature. The Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee approved the measure Tuesday. The bill’s sponsor,...
Kentucky Senate Passes Landlord Dog Bite Liability Protection Bill
Feb 12 2014 // Landlords who live on their own property would not be financially liable for a tenant’s dog if it attacks another person under a bill passed by the Kentucky Senate. Republican Sen. Chris Girdler of Somerset called...
Medical Malpractice May Be Back on Kentucky Lawmakers’ Agenda
Feb 10 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion. A new coalition of...
Kentucky Lawmakers May Debate Medical Malpractice Again
Jan 27 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion. A new coalition of...
Kentucky Weighs Cyber Breach Notifcation Law
Jan 16 2014 // A bill backed by state Auditor Adam Edelen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers would require state and local government agencies to notify Kentuckians when their personal information is breached. The bill’s backers...
Kentucky Reports Drop in Traffic Fatalities
Dec 24 2013 // Kentucky is on track for its lowest number of traffic fatalities in decades. The Courier-Journal reported that fewer than 600 fatal crashes had been reported by mid-December. The last time the number was that low was in...
Kentucky’s Health Care Call Center Adds Sunday Hours
Dec 10 2013 // A health care call center is expanding its hours to sign up Kentuckians for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the call center for Kentucky’s program, called Kynect,...
Kentucky Judge Hits Accounting Firm with $99M Fraud Judgment
Nov 21 2013 // A large Chicago-based accounting firm has been hit with a $99 million judgment stemming from a fraud lawsuit brought by a Kentucky family that owns dozens of hotels and more than a half-dozen casinos around the...
2013 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it. The Demotech...
Kentucky Files Plan to Rehabilitate Schools’ Insurance Trust
Nov 18 2013 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has proposed taking over the management of the troubled funds used for school board workers’ compensation and property and liability claims. DOI Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
Kentucky Regulator Files Rehabilitation Plan for Schools’ Insurance Trust
Nov 11 2013 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has proposed taking over the management of the troubled funds used for school board workers’ compensation and property and liability claims. DOI Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
280,000 Kentuckians to Give Up Their Current Health Insurance Policies
Nov 4 2013 // About 280,000 Kentuckians will have to give up their current insurance policies in the months ahead and enroll in alternatives that comply with the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care reform law. Kentucky...
Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners for $5M Over Illness
Oct 28 2013 // An Alabama woman has filed suit seeking $5 million from the owners of a Kentucky motel where she says she was infected with Legionnaire’s disease. Vera Ann Johnson and husband John Allen Johnson of Wedowee filed suit...
Kentucky City’s Police Wear Video Cameras on Uniforms
Oct 8 2013 // Officers with the Harlan City Police Department have a new accessory for their uniforms — a mobile video camera. According to WYMT-TV, the device is worn near the center of an officer’s chest and records audio and...
In Kentucky, 11,000 Applied for Health Coverage in Week 1
Oct 7 2013 // Kentucky officials say nearly 11,000 applications have been completed to obtain health insurance under the state’s new online marketplace, and almost 5,000 individuals or families have picked a health plan and signed...
2 from Kentucky, 1 from West Virginia Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 4 2013 // A West Virginia man and two Kentucky residents have been sentenced for their roles in a workers’ compensation scheme. The Charleston Gazette reported that Jerome Edward Russell of Williamson, Frelin R. Workman of...
Kentucky Judge Rules Woman Must Testify Against Same-Sex Partner
Sep 25 2013 // The same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn’t protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law, a Jefferson County judge ruled this week. The case is the first legal...
AP Report Claims More Than 100 Kentucky Bridges At Risk
Sep 17 2013 // More than 100 Kentucky bridges have advanced deterioration and are at risk of collapsing, federal records show, and the head of the state’s transportation agency blames the situation largely on increased, heavier...
