Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Orders Mississippi Lawyer Scruggs to Kentucky Federal Prison
Jul 25 2008 // Famed Mississippi anti-tobacco lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs is ordered to report to a federal prison in Ashland, Ky., in August to start serving his five-year sentence for attempting to bribe a Mississippi...
2 Kentucky Highway Safety Agencies to Merge
Jul 16 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced a reorganization within the Justice Cabinet that will make Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement a division of Kentucky State Police. The two agencies share responsibility for highway...
Delta Dismissed from Fatal 2006 Kentucky Plane Crash Lawsuits
Jul 11 2008 // A federal judge dismissed Delta Air Lines Inc. from more than 19 pending lawsuits involving a plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people two years ago. U.S. District Judge Karl Forester said in a 13-page opinion that no...
Golf Carts Allowed on Kentucky Roads Must be Insured
Jul 10 2008 // Kentucky golfers and anyone who owns a golf cart within five-miles of a golf course entrance have the go-ahead to putter around on public roadways, per recently signed legislation. In a measure that may also be of interest...
Kentucky Gov. Appoints 16 to Emergency Response Commission
Jul 10 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed the following members to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission: Edward W. Tonini, of Frankfort, is the adjutant general of Kentucky for the Department of Military Affairs. The...
Judge Recuses Self from Kentucky Fen-Phen Retrial
Jul 9 2008 // The federal judge who oversaw the eight-week trial of two lawyers accused of conspiring to defraud their clients out of $65 million in a diet-drug settlement won’t handle the retrial. U.S. District Judge William O....
Kentucky Explores ATV Accidents
Jul 7 2008 // Kentucky led the nation in all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths in 2007, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The frequency of injuries and fatalities caught University of Kentucky hospital surgeon...
Kentucky Study Explores Possible Causes of All Terrain Vehicle Accidents
Jun 24 2008 // Kentucky led the nation in ATV-related deaths in 2007 according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The frequency of injuries and fatalities caught University of Kentucky hospital surgeon Andrew Bernard’s...
Feds Warn 16 Mining Companies over Safety Issues
Jun 23 2008 // Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration officials said they told 16 U.S. mining companies they have patterns of violating health and safety rules and warned them to clean up their acts or face heightened...
Kentucky Gov. Appoints Workers Claims Administrative Law Judges
Jun 17 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed two new administrative law judges in the Department of Workers Claims. Beshear appointed private practice attorney Joseph W. Justice, of Pikeville. The appointment replaces John W....
Mine safety Officials Issue Warning to East Kentucky Mine for Violations
Jun 16 2008 // The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a warning to a mine in eastern Kentucky for safety violations. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the agency issued the warning on June 12 to Stillhouse...
Kentucky Woman Indicted for Fraud
Jun 13 2008 // A Corbin, Ky. woman is in custody after being indicted on a felony count of insurance fraud, the Kentucky Office of Insurance reported. According to court documents, Christine V. Young filled out an application for...
Union Wants Kentucky Plane Crash Investigation Reopened
Jun 10 2008 // The air traffic controllers’ union is urging a federal safety board to reopen its findings on a 2006 plane crash in Kentucky that killed 49 people and include understaffing at the airport tower as a contributing...
SafeAuto Adding New Contact Center in Central Kentucky
Jun 9 2008 // SafeAuto Insurance Co., is adding a new contact center and backup data center to service customers nationwide in central Kentucky, a move that will create 236 new full-time jobs. The facility represents an annual net...
Salvage Operations Commence after Barge Accident in Kentucky
Jun 9 2008 // The Coast Guard says salvage operations are to start after two barges carrying iron ore sank in the Ohio River near downtown Louisville, Ky. Authorities shut traffic down on the river near where the two barges sank June...
Kentucky Governor Appoints Members to State Mining Board
Jun 6 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear reappointed Edgar F. Oldham Jr. and James M. Vicini to serve as a members of the Kentucky Mining Board. Oldham is an international representative for the United Mine Workers of America. He...
Kentucky Residents Worried about Dangerous AA Highway
Jun 3 2008 // A crackdown on speeding over a dangerous stretch of highway in northern Kentucky hasn’t been enough to please residents worried about their own safety. Police have beefed up patrol on the AA Highway southeast of...
Kentucky Man to Pay Restitution for Cashing Deceased Father’s Checks
Jun 3 2008 // John R. Webb died in 1996 but his workers’ compensation payments continued until early 2007, according to the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Webb’s son, John S. Webb, 44, of Nicholasville, Ky., pleaded guilty in...
Fen-Phen Lawyers’ Trial Attracts Spectators to Kentucky Courtroom
May 29 2008 // As the trial continues for three lawyers in the fen-phen diet drug case, the assortment of spectators to the Kentucky courtroom varies with the day. Lisa Swiger sat in the gallery in U.S. District Court at Covington...
Safety Violations Found at Kentucky Truck Firm in Fatal Bus Crash
May 27 2008 // A Kentucky trucking company that was involved in a school bus crash that killed one student and injured 12 people has violated federal and state safety regulations, a newspaper reported. A review by the Kentucky Vehicle...
