Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Flood-Damaged Kentucky Derby Museum to Reopen Next April
Nov 15 2009 // The Kentucky Derby Museum will reopen next year after renovations to fix flooding damage are made to the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race. Flash flooding that hit Louisville in early...
Kentucky Counties’ Insurance Unit to Halt Favors for Officials After Fine Threat
Nov 15 2009 // Officials of the Kentucky Association of Counties insurance group have agreed to stop paying for most meals, trips or gifts for county officials. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that KACo officials took the move in...
Kentucky Derby Museum to Reopen Next April After Flood Damage Fix
Nov 6 2009 // The Kentucky Derby Museum will reopen next year after renovations to fix flooding damage are made to the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race. Flash flooding that hit Louisville in early...
No More ‘Free Bite’ for Kentucky Dogs
Nov 4 2009 // Dogs will no longer get a “free bite” in Independence, Kentucky. Officials in the northern Kentucky city put more teeth into the animal control ordinance this week by removing a provision that a dog...
Kentucky Counties’ Insurance Group to Halt Meals, Gifts for Officials
Nov 4 2009 // Officials of the Kentucky Association of Counties insurance group have agreed to stop paying for most meals, trips or gifts for county officials. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that KACo officials took the move in...
Kentucky Fire Department Sues Equipment Maker
Nov 2 2009 // A volunteer fire department in south central Kentucky is suing two equipment makers, alleging that faulty installation caused a fire truck to crash last year. The civil suit in federal court against Ohio-based Reberland...
Kentucky Pol Suspect in Insurance Examiner Murder Denied Release
Oct 16 2009 // Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes. The politician who had lived a life of privilege hobnobbing with Kentucky’s political elite wasn’t at all pleased with the Fayette County...
Highway Fatalities Up in Kentucky
Oct 5 2009 // Kentucky state officials say highway fatalities are up slightly this year in Kentucky, and more than half of the victims were not wearing seatbelts. There were 586 fatalities as of Sept. 30, up five from the same time last...
Kentucky Politician Charged with Insurance Department Employee’s Murder
Oct 5 2009 // A one-time Kentucky political star whose reputation was tarnished by an ex-girlfriend’s domestic violence allegations told police of wanting revenge when he was arrested in a cemetery hours after she was shot to...
$4 Million in Flood Damage Closes Kentucky Derby Museum Until 2010
Oct 5 2009 // The Kentucky Derby Museum will remain closed for the rest of the year as the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race tries to recover from flood damage. Flash flooding hit Louisville in early...
Kentucky Forest Fire Hazard Season Begins
Oct 1 2009 // Kentucky Division of Forestry says the forest fire hazard season begins today, Oct. 1. During the season, it is illegal to burn anything within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland between the daylight hours of 6 a.m. and...
Kentucky Ex-Lawmaker Nunn Sued by Slain Insurance Employee’s Family
Sep 30 2009 // A former lawmaker who faces a murder charge in the death of his ex-girlfriend has now been sued by the woman’s family. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the family of Amanda Ross filed the wrongful death lawsuit in...
Kentucky High Schoolers Push for Anti-Texting Bill
Sep 29 2009 // A Kentucky high school class is taking a hands-on approach to learning about the legislative process by pushing for a bill that would ban texting while driving. The News-Enterprise of Elizabethtown reports that the...
Kentucky Employers Mutual Lowers Workers’ Compensation Rates 6%
Sep 25 2009 // Kentucky’s largest workers’ compensation insurance provider says it is lowering its rates for businesses around the state for the fourth consecutive year. The rate reduction by Kentucky Employers’ Mutual...
Insurance Agent Jailed for Falsely Representing Lloyd’s in Kentucky
Sep 23 2009 // A financial service worker in South Carolina was sentenced today to two years in prison for using a scheme to dupe mortgage companies and homeowners in Eastern Kentucky. David C. Thomas, of Greenville, S.C. admitted he...
Kentucky Politician Charged in Shooting Death of Insurance Department Examiner
Sep 21 2009 // Police in Lexington, Kentucky are investigating the shooting death of a former state GOP lawmaker’s ex-girlfriend, after the woman was found shot to death Sept. 11. Authorities said Amanda Ross, 29, a Department of...
Kentucky Politician Charged with Ex-Girlfriend’s Murder Sought Revenge, Police Say
Sep 18 2009 // A one-time Kentucky political star whose reputation was tarnished by an ex-girlfriend’s domestic violence allegations told police of wanting revenge when he was arrested in a cemetery hours after she was shot to...
$4 Million in Flood Damage Closes Kentucky Derby Museum Until 2010
Sep 18 2009 // The Kentucky Derby Museum will remain closed for the rest of the year as the tourist attraction showcasing the world’s most famous horse race tries to recover from flood damage. Flash flooding that hit Louisville in...
Ex-Lawmaker Nunn Charged with Kentucky Insurance Employee Death
Sep 16 2009 // Lexington police have charged former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn with murder the death of his ex-girlfriend. Nunn, 56, was also charged with violation of a protective order. Lexington police said warrants were served on...
Kentucky Among States Considering Ban on Texting While Driving
Sep 15 2009 // Motorists would be forbidden to send text messages while behind the wheel under proposals awaiting legislative action in Kentucky early next year. Two lawmakers have filed bills that would add Kentucky to a growing list of...
