Latest Kentucky Headlines
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Kentucky High Court Orders Online Poker Site to Pay State $1B for Illegal Gambling
Jan 20 2021 // The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last month that an online poker company must pay more than $1 billion to the state for illegal gambling losses in a court battle that began a decade ago. The ruling from the state’s...
Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Bills Limiting Gov’s Authority on Pandemic Restrictions
Jan 11 2021 // In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills limiting his emergency powers to impose restrictions meant to contain the...
Judge OKs $20M Student Fee Refund Lawsuit Against University of Kentucky
Jan 5 2021 // A Kentucky judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic could continue, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Franklin County...
Kentucky Police Officer Fights Termination Over Breonna Taylor Killing
Jan 4 2021 // At least one Kentucky police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, is fighting a police move to terminate his employment. An attorney for Louisville Metro Police detective Joshua Jaynes...
Kentucky Begins Easing Virus Restrictions on Businesses
Dec 14 2020 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the state’s restaurants, bars, gyms and other businesses will be able to return to their previous capacity limits starting Monday, Dec. 14. “When we talk about...
Kentucky City, County to Waive License Fees for Restaurants, Bars Due to Pandemic
Dec 8 2020 // Kentucky’s Daviess County Fiscal Court and Owensboro City Commission are preparing to waive license fees for restaurants and bars to help ease the burden of the coronavirus pandemic, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer...
Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires Heritage Insurance Service of Kentucky
Dec 2 2020 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), the middle market agency subsidiary of Marsh, has acquired Heritage Insurance Service, Inc., an independent agency in Louisville, Ky. Terms of the acquisition were not...
Kentucky Aims to Slow Virus Spread with New Restrictions on Restaurants, Events
Nov 20 2020 // Bidding to slow surging coronavirus cases and deaths in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced new restrictions Tuesday on in-person gatherings at restaurants, schools and event venues. “I don’t take this...
Kentucky AGC Self-Insurers’ Fund to Return $18.5M In Dividends, Decrease Rates
Nov 20 2020 // The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self-Insurers’ Fund, a workers’ compensation insurance provider in the state of Kentucky, will return more than $18.5 million, including special fund tax...
Kentucky High Court Says Governor Can Restrict Businesses in Virus Fight
Nov 17 2020 // Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the governor’s authority to issue coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses and individuals to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. The ruling delivered a...
Bridge Linking Ohio, Kentucky Closed by Fiery Crash
Nov 12 2020 // A fiery crash on a bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky could force the span to remain closed for days as officials tried to determine the amount of damage to the bridge that serves as a crucial link for interstate commerce,...
Arson Investigators Probe Kentucky City Hall Fire
Oct 28 2020 // Arson investigators are trying to determine whether a blaze that damaged a Kentucky city hall building was intentionally set. The Burkesville government building suffered fire damage early Sunday to a section where police...
2 Kentucky Coal Miners Die in Mining Accidents in 1 Week
Oct 16 2020 // A coal miner working underground in western Kentucky died after being struck by a coal scoop. It was the second coal mining death in Kentucky in less than a week and the fourth overall in the U.S. this year. Phillip...
Supreme Court Allows Gay Couples’ Lawsuits Against Kentucky Clerk to Move Forward
Oct 7 2020 // The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that allowed a lawsuit to move forward against a Kentucky clerk who was jailed in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The high court said...
Kentucky Police Road Safety Campaign Targets Aggressive Drivers
Sep 9 2020 // Police are looking for aggressive drivers in Kentucky over the next few weeks. Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division launched the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Campaign on Sept. 2. Officers...
3 Kentucky Businesses Damaged by Roof Collapse
Aug 24 2020 // A structural engineer was expected to investigate on Saturday what caused a roof to collapse in western Kentucky, damaging at least three businesses. Shattered glass and debris were found in the street when authorities...
Pipeline Operator Sued Over Deadly Explosion in Kentucky by 80-Plus Victims
Aug 12 2020 // A lawsuit filed on behalf of those who were injured or who had property damaged in a fatal Kentucky pipeline explosion alleges the operator failed to maintain and repair the line. The lawsuit filed July 30 by Danville...
Kentucky Teen Settles Lawsuit Against Washington Post Over D.C. Encounter
Aug 10 2020 // A Kentucky teen and The Washington Post have settled a lawsuit over the newspaper’s coverage of his encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington last year. The teen’s lawyers said...
Diocese of Covington in Kentucky Releases FBI Clergy Abuse Report
Aug 7 2020 // The Diocese of Covington has released a report on sexual abuse that found 59 Catholic priests and 31 others associated with the church have sexually abused children since the 1950s. The report was released Friday on the...
Kentucky Bars Ordered to Close, Restaurants to Reduce Capacity as Virus Spikes
Jul 29 2020 // Kentucky’s governor on Monday ordered that bars close and restaurants scale back indoor service and urged school districts to wait until later in August to resume in-person classes in a new round of actions to combat...
