Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Lawmakers Want Faster Med-evacs after Mine Accidents
Mar 19 2008 // A severely burned Ora Murphy lay on a gurney at a coal mining operation in the remote mountains of eastern Kentucky waiting for a medical helicopter to transport him to a hospital nearly 100 miles away. Problem was, no one...
Kentucky Jury Awards $5.14 Million in Fatal Wreck with Deputy
Mar 18 2008 // A southeastern Kentucky jury awarded $5.14 million to a man whose wife and daughter were killed in a wreck with a sheriff’s deputy. Jurors in McCreary County handed down the verdict last week in a lawsuit against...
State Employee Indicted for Theft at Kentucky Office of Insurance
Mar 18 2008 // A Kentucky state employee involved in charitable work has been indicted on three counts of theft in Franklin County. Authorities say 47-year-old Leela Flowers stole at least $2,000 belonging to the Kentucky Employees...
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Tighten Rules on Amusement Park Rides
Mar 13 2008 // Potential fines would increase tenfold and the age of amusement park ride operators would rise under a bill the Kentucky Senate has passed unanimously. The action follows an accident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom last year...
Kentucky Lawmakers Taking Action after Amusement Ride Accident
Mar 11 2008 // Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps aimed at improving the safety of amusement rides in the wake of a grisly accident last year that severed the feet of a girl at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. A Senate...
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New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Kentucky Woman to Repay $69,414 in Workers’ Comp Case
Mar 7 2008 // A Marion, Ky., woman must repay $69,414 after receiving and cashing disability benefit checks for almost four years after the insured’s death, according to Kentucky Office of Insurance. According to Lyon Circuit...
Feds Open Center in Southern Ky. to Help Tornado Victims
Feb 29 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a center in southern Kentucky about a mile from where a winter storms tore apart homes and killed four people earlier this month. FEMA workers are at a Mobile Disaster...
Vandals Cause $13,000 Damage at Schoool in Louisville, Ky.
Feb 27 2008 // Vandals caused about $13,000 in damage to a Louisville, Ky., school and closed classes while crews cleaned up the mess. Louisville police say students at DeSales High School stayed home Monday after vandals sprayed fire...
Kentucky Woman Sentenced in Workers’ Comp Case
Feb 26 2008 // A Floyd County, Ky., woman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor insurance fraud charge after lying about her husband’s employment history during a workers’ compensation hearing, according to the Kentucky Office of...
9 Kentucky Counties Receive Federal Disaster Relief
Feb 25 2008 // President Bush has issued a major disaster declaration for parts of Kentucky hit by severe storms earlier this month. The White House said that the declaration covers nine counties. Some of the areas were struck by deadly...
Aviation Officials Say Kentucky Ruling Could Jeopardize Safety Reporting
Feb 22 2008 // A judge’s controversial ruling in a Kentucky plane crash liability case has sparked concern across the aviation industry about the long-term survival of a popular program that allows air travel workers to privately...
Kentucky Office of Workers’ Claims Receives New Director
Feb 20 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Dwight T. Lovan as Executive Director of the Office of Workers’ Claims. Lovan, 57, previously worked as an attorney for Jones, Walters, Turner & Shelton in Owensboro,...
Kentucky Insurance Teams Visiting Areas Hit by Storms
Feb 12 2008 // On Monday, members of the Kentucky Office of Insurance Emergency Response Team began visiting areas hardest hit by the recent severe weather. KOI representatives will be available in storm-damaged communities in and around...
Kentucky: Families of Bardstown Fire Victims Suing Cigarette Maker
Feb 4 2008 // Relatives of 10 people killed in a house fire in Bardstown, Ky., last year have filed a lawsuit that names a cigarette company and a furniture maker. The suit alleges the two companies, Altria Group and Jackson Furniture...
Ky. Measure Would Ease Safety Requirements for Some Surface Mines
Jan 25 2008 // Kentucky’s smallest coal companies would get a reprieve from a year-old mine safety law under legislation pending in the General Assembly. The measure would relieve companies that employ fewer than 10 miners from...
Ky. Towns Plans to Bill Out-of-Town Drivers Blamed for Traffic Accidents
Jan 25 2008 // The self-proclaimed “Friendship City” has decided it’s tired of being a doormat for motorists from neighboring communities. When police in this Cincinnati suburb respond to an accident in which an...
Fire, Explosions Reported at Louisville, Ky. Chemical Plant
Jan 17 2008 // A Kentucky chemical plant was evacuated Tuesday following a fire and a series of explosions, but no injuries were reported, the company said. The blaze was reported about 10 a.m. EST at the BASF Corp. plant, which makes...
