Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
13 Kentucky Counties Designated for Disaster Public Assistance
May 21 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency designated disaster assistance for 13 Kentucky counties to help local governments rebuild public property damaged by the April 3-4 severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding in the...
Former Kentucky Adjuster Gets Jail Time, Ordered to Pay Restitution
May 8 2008 // A Fayette County, Ky. resident who formerly worked as a claims supervisor is serving the final days of a 60-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to three felony counts of insurance fraud, according to the Kentucky...
Kentucky Company Enters Reinsurance Agreement with California Underwriter
May 6 2008 // California-based NAS Insurance Services and Kentucky Hospital Insurance Company have entered into a new reinsurance arrangement for network security insurance. The agreement provides for KHIC to cover the insured...
Kentucky Officials May Install Crash Prevention Cables on Interstate
May 6 2008 // Kentucky transportation officials are considering installing cable barriers along a section of Interstate 65. There are no funds to widen the four-lane section between Elizabethtown and Bowling Green in the near...
Parents File Lawsuit over Fatal School Bus Crash in Kentucky
May 5 2008 // The parents of a teenager killed when a dump truck crashed into a school bus on a curvy northern Kentucky highway filed a lawsuit. Daniel Wood’s parents are alleging negligence by the trucking company and the driver...
Safety Investigation Follows Equestrian Fall at Kentucky Event
May 1 2008 // American equestrian officials were preparing to impose new safety rules – including suspensions for certain dangerous jumps – in the wake of an accident in Kentucky that killed a horse and left its rider...
Kentucky Public Safety Officials Concerned with Scrap Metal Thefts
Apr 30 2008 // A rash of sewer grate thefts around northern Kentucky has police worried about safety as scavengers seek scrap metal to sell. Thieves stole at least 26 sewer grates this month from streets in Newport, Covington, Fort...
Kentucky Residents Recovering from Tornadoes Unhappy with Feds
Apr 29 2008 // Allen County, Ky. Judge-Executive Bobby Young has a simple description of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA is a joke,” Young said. That sentiment – and variations on it – can be heard...
Kentucky Boy Makes Homemade Bomb, Causes Hospital Scare
Apr 24 2008 // Lexington, Kentucky authorities have detonated a homemade bomb found in the bed of a pickup truck at Central Baptist Hospital. The device was brought to the hospital by a patient. Central Baptist spokeswoman Ruth Ann...
Kentucky Gov. Blocking Mine Safety Appointment of Ex-Fletcher Aide
Apr 23 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration is blocking the appointment of his predecessor’s top aide to Kentucky’s Mine Safety Review Commission. Stan Cave, who was former Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s...
University Officials in Kentucky Add Public Safety Enhancements
Apr 22 2008 // Murray State University officials expect emergency sirens to be operational on the Kentucky campus in about a month, part of an effort to enhance security procedures that can warn of violence or severe weather. President...
New Markets
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Deposition: Maintenance Guide Ignored on Ride that Injured Kentucky Teen
Apr 15 2008 // A maintenance supervisor for a Louisville, Ky. amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer’s instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed the feet of a teenager last...
Kentucky Governor Appoints Member to Fire Protection Commission
Apr 11 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Connie Lawson to serve as a member of the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education to represent mayors across the state. Lawson is currently the mayor of the...
Update: Kentucky Passes Bill on Thrill Ride Operation after Grisly Accident
Apr 4 2008 // Most high schoolers will soon be barred from operating thrill rides in Kentucky after a grisly accident last year severed the feet of a girl at a Louisville amusement park. The state Senate voted 37-0 on Tuesday night for...
Citations Issued in Kentucky Coal Mining Death
Mar 28 2008 // Kentucky mine safety officials issued multiple citations in the death of an eastern Kentucky coal truck driver who was killed at Blue Ridge surface mine in Letcher County. Authorities say 29-year-old Roy D. Sturgill died...
Kentucky Insurance Office Helping with Residual Storm Claims
Mar 26 2008 // Roofers and other construction workers are busy repairing damage from the severe weather that raced through Kentucky early last month. When the Kentucky Office of Insurance sent members of its emergency response team to...
Kentucky Woman Receives Prison Term for Insurance Fraud
Mar 26 2008 // Federal officials sentenced a Prospect, Ky. woman to 41 months imprisonment for one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney David L. Huber of the Western District of Kentucky announced. Chief Judge John G. Heyburn II, also...
Kentucky Miner Videotapes Safety Hazard, Receives Reprimand
Mar 21 2008 // When Kentucky coal miner, Charles Scott Howard, played an eye-catching videotape last year that showed barriers so cracked that water gushed through them, he prompted a federal investigation that led to citations against...
Update: Kentucky Senate Passes Mine Safety Bill
Mar 20 2008 // The Kentucky Senate passed legislation that would require coal companies to post their global positioning system (GPS) coordinates at mine sites so that medical helicopters can be given precise directions in cases of...
