Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Man Awarded $21M for ‘Unnecessary’ Heart Procedures by Hospital
Aug 18 2016 // A jury has determined that a hospital in London, Kentucky, and its parent company should pay $21.2 million to a Corbin man who received unnecessary heart procedures. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the jury ruled...
Kentucky Company Faces $320K Fine Over Worker Death
Aug 9 2016 // Federal regulators are proposing fines of more than $320,000 for safety violations for a Louisville, Ky., company whose employee died in a fatal fall in Illinois. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has...
2 Kentucky Farmers Plead Guilty to $1.1M in Crop Insurance Fraud
Aug 8 2016 // Two south-central Kentucky farmers have pleaded guilty to crop insurance fraud. The U.S. attorney’s office says 53-year-old David Manion and 48-year-old Henry Manion of Allen County admitted making false statements...
Kentucky Launches School Bus Safety Campaign Targeting Motorists
Aug 5 2016 // As a new school year approaches, billboards are going up in Kentucky to remind motorists to watch out for stopped school buses. The state Department of Education says about 45 billboards will warn of the danger of passing...
Kentucky Man Arrested for Theft of 10 Vehicles
Aug 2 2016 // An eastern Kentucky man accused of stealing 10 vehicles in a crime spree spanning less than two weeks has been arrested. Clay County Sheriff Kevin Johnson tells the Lexington Herald-Leader that the series of crimes...
Regulators Say Kentucky Mine Operator Negligence Caused Fatal Accident
Jul 25 2016 // Federal regulators have concluded that a Harlan County coal mine operator’s negligence resulted in a miner’s death earlier this year. A report issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration found that Lone...
National Weather Service Confirms 3 Tornadoes in Kentucky, West Virginia
Jul 7 2016 // Three tornadoes have been confirmed in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia from recent storms, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. After sending a team Tuesday to survey damage reports from Monday’s...
Police Searching for 2 Kentucky Men Accused of Stealing, Pawning Guitars
Jun 29 2016 // Police are looking for two Lexington, Ky., men charged with stealing guitars from music stores. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports arrest warrants have been issued for 37-year-old Jeremiah Hager and 35-year-old Jerason L....
Judge Dismisses Distillery’s Trademark Case Against University of Kentucky
Jun 27 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university...
University of Kentucky Developing Concussion Protocol for Jockeys
Jun 16 2016 // The University of Kentucky is developing the first ever concussion protocol for jockeys. The university announced a three-year study on Monday in partnership with the Jockeys’ Guild and several thoroughbred...
Kentucky Gov Ignores Court Order, Reorganizes Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 14 2016 // Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin scrapped most current members of a powerful commission and replaced them with his own appointees for a second time, in spite of a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the...
Judge Blocks Order by Kentucky Governor to Abolish Workers’ Comp Commission
Jun 10 2016 // A Kentucky judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Matt Bevin’s executive order that abolished the Workers’ Compensation Nominating Commission and recreated a new one. The Lexington Herald-Leader...
Jim Justice-Owned Mine Cited by Kentucky Regulators for Mudslide Damage to Homes
Jun 9 2016 // Kentucky regulators have cited a company owned by coal operator Jim Justice for conditions that they say contributed to a mudslide and flooding that damaged six homes in Pike County. Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet...
Kentucky School District to Pay $1.75M After Teaching Assistant Broke Child’s Legs
Jun 2 2016 // The family of an autistic teenager whose legs were broken when a teaching assistant physically restrained him will be paid $1.75 million by a Kentucky school district. The family did not sue the Jefferson County Public...
Adventure Seekers Barely Escape Flooded Kentucky Cave
May 31 2016 // The operator of a Kentucky spelunking attraction says he is analyzing what happened last week after 19 people barely escaped a flooded cave by trudging through neck-deep water to reach the caverns only exit. David Foster,...
Wet Spring Hurts Kentucky Corn, Soybean Farmers
May 20 2016 // This year’s wet spring season is causing problems for farmers in western Kentucky who are trying to get corn and soybeans planted. The farmers said they have been hurt by the recent series of thunderstorms and...
Kentucky Doctor Gets 100 Months for Over-Prescribing Pain Pills
May 16 2016 // A former doctor with offices in Louisville, Ky., and southern Indiana has been sentenced to 100 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescription drugs. Jamie Guerrero agreed to pay $827,000 in restitution to...
Police Make 2 Arrests in Most Recent Kentucky Home Burglary, Fire
May 13 2016 // Kentucky State Police say two people have been charged in connection to a home burglary and arson that occurred in Madison County. Police say 38-year-old John C. Roth of Nicholasville was arrested Tuesday and charged with...
Tornado Cleanup Underway in Kentucky
May 13 2016 // Business and home owners have begun cleaning up after severe storms spawned a tornado in western Kentucky and left at least 10 people with minor injuries. Graves County Sheriff Dewayne Redmon said a campus with a local...
Police Investigate 6th Home Burglary, Arson in Central Kentucky
May 12 2016 // A house north of Richmond has become the sixth home in Central Kentucky that state police think were recently burglarized and then set on fire. Trooper Robert Purdy told news outlets that a Madison County home received a...
