Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
3 in Kentucky Face Insurance Fraud Charges
Oct 31 2007 // Three Jefferson County, Ky., residents were indicted on insurance fraud charges after allegedly filing inaccurate payroll data with a workers’ compensation insurance carrier, resulting in an underpayment of more than...
Ky. Tornadoes Render Owensboro’s Oldest Bar Unsalvageable
Oct 29 2007 // An Owensboro, Ky., bar that dates back to the end of Prohibition is being torn down after tornadoes that were part of storms that swept through western Kentucky caused irreparable damage to the structure. Martin’s...
Off-year election 2007 could provide glimpse into 2008
Oct 27 2007 // This fall is an off-year election season with only a handful of federal races and most state houses gearing up for contests in 2008. However there are some races — a hotly-debated referendum in Washington and key...
Property Preservation and Highway Safety Projects on Deck in Kentucky
Oct 23 2007 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher unveiled an outdoor warning system for residents of four counties below Wolf Creek Dam. A system of sirens would sound a warning throughout Cumberland, Clinton, Monroe and Russell counties in...
Ky. Jury Rejects $1.4 Billion Case Involving Allstate
Oct 12 2007 // A jury in Lexington, Ky., ruled in favor of Allstate Insurance Co., in a lawsuit brought by a woman who challenged the insurance giant’s claims procedure. The jury deliberated for about an hour Wednesday afternoon...
Ky. GOP Chairman: Cut Candidate’s Former Law Firm
Oct 11 2007 // Kentucky’s GOP chairman wants the Office of Insurance to terminate the contract of a Lexington law firm that has represented the state agency for more than a decade in the bankruptcy of Kentucky Central Life...
Ky. Forestry Officials Looking for More Emergency Firefighters
Oct 10 2007 // With a lingering drought, state forestry officials in eastern Kentucky are anticipating a challenging fire season and are looking for more emergency firefighters. Dexter Conley, a district forester for the Eastern...
Ky.: Unauthorized Insurer Offering Health Insurance to Consumers
Oct 9 2007 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance is investigating reports that an unidentified company is selling health insurance in Kentucky without proper authorization. A flyer, which has been faxed to consumers in Kentucky, does not...
Ky. Gov. Fletcher willing to compromise on medical tort reform
Oct 8 2007 // In a blunt assessment, Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher told fellow doctors recently that chances of limiting pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice cases are bleak because of resistance from some state lawmakers....
Kentucky earns highway safety award
Oct 8 2007 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher has won a national award for historic highway safety measures that have resulted in a decrease in traffic fatalities in Kentucky. Fletcher received the 2007 Peter K. O’Rourke Special...
It Figures
Oct 8 2007 // 103 The number of Mississippi cases relating to Hurricane Katrina claims included in a settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. last month. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said attorney Chip Merlin....
Fired-up over safer cigarettes
Oct 8 2007 // Now 21 states require cigarettes to be self-extinguishing Cigarettes sold in 21 states will be self-extinguishing after a strikingly high 15 states passed new laws this year to combat smoking-related blazes, the No. 1...
Fired-up over safer cigarettes
Oct 8 2007 // Cigarettes sold in 21 states will be self-extinguishing after a strikingly high 15 states passed new laws this year to combat smoking-related blazes, the No. 1 cause of home-fire deaths. “Fire-safe” cigarettes,...
Kentucky earns highway safety award
Oct 8 2007 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher has won a national award for historic highway safety measures that have resulted in a decrease in traffic fatalities in Kentucky. Fletcher received the 2007 Peter K. O’Rourke Special...
Figures
Oct 8 2007 // 103 The number of Mississippi cases relating to Hurricane Katrina claims included in a settlement with State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. last month. Terms of the settlement are confidential, said attorney Chip Merlin....
Trial Opens in Kentucky Case Against Allstate
Oct 4 2007 // An attorney representing a Kentucky woman suing Allstate Insurance Co. in a $1.4 billion trial accused the insurance giant of using delay tactics and schemes to prod injury victims into accepting lower offers for pain and...
Feds Declare Ky. a Natural Disaster Area Because of Drought
Oct 4 2007 // Kentucky farmers struggling to cope with a prolonged drought can seek emergency loans to help offset crop losses after state officials received word Tuesday of a federal disaster declaration due to the dry...
Allstate Insurance Co. Civil Trial Begins in Kentucky
Oct 2 2007 // A civil trial regarding Allstate Insurance Co.’s procedures for handling claims began in Fayette County Circuit Court this week. Geneva Hager, of Richmond, Ky., filed a $1.425 billion civil lawsuit claiming the...
Kentucky Gov. Receives National Highway Safety Award
Sep 28 2007 // Gov. Ernie Fletcher has won a national award for historic highway safety measures that have resulted in a decrease in traffic fatalities in Kentucky. Fletcher received the 2007 Peter K. O’Rourke Special Achievement...
Ky. Gov. Breaks Ground on New Highway, Enhances Safety
Sep 27 2007 // Gov. Ernie Fletcher joined state and local officials in Williamsburg, Ky., to break ground on the I-75/KY 92 interchange project – a long-awaited improvement that will mean greater safety and less traffic congestion...
