Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fatal Overdoses in Kentucky Grew 49% in 2020
Aug 6 2021 // Fatal drug overdoses in Kentucky _ an ongoing scourge that has ravaged communities in the state _ surged nearly 50% last year and isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was a “major contributing factor,” a...
Kentucky To Rebid Unemployment Insurance System Amidst Cybersecurity Concerns
Jul 16 2021 // Concerns about cybersecurity have led the state of Kentucky to extend its search for a company to modernize its pandemic-stressed unemployment insurance system, Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration said Wednesday. The...
Kentucky Extends Deadline For Federal Storm Relief
Jul 8 2021 // The deadline for Kentuckians impacted by severe storms earlier this year to register for federal assistance has been extended. The deadline to apply is now July 23. The extension was requested by Gov. Andy Beshear as...
FEMA Extends Aid Deadline in 31 Kentucky Counties Hit by Flooding
Jun 18 2021 // Federal emergency officials have extended a deadline for Kentuckians to register for assistance due to damage from severe flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said. The deadline to apply for help from the Individual Assistance...
Kentucky Sues CVS Health, Accusing Chain of ‘Fueling’ the State’s Opioid Crisis
Jun 7 2021 // Kentucky’s attorney general last week sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids that contributed to the state’s addiction woes. Attorney General Daniel Cameron...
FEMA Approves More Flood Aid for 22 Kentucky Counties
Jun 1 2021 // Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. Assistance can include...
Black Ex-Officer Sues Kentucky Police Department Over Firing
May 12 2021 // A former Kentucky officer who was fired from the Lexington Police department is alleging in a lawsuit that a culture of racial discrimination plagues the department and contributed to his dismissal. Jervis Middleton, who...
Kentucky Gov to Relax Virus-Related Capacity Limits on Businesses, Events
May 11 2021 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday laid out the next phase for relaxing pandemic-related restrictions and said he hopes to lift any remaining capacity limits on gatherings this summer. “We’re very close to...
Kentucky City Threatened by Sewage Lagoon Seeping through Embankment
May 6 2021 // A sewage lagoon above a small western Kentucky city is seeping through its embankment and is likely to fail, prompting the mayor to warn residents living downhill to prepare to evacuate if more rains increase the...
COVID Liability Shield for Businesses Becomes Law in Kentucky
Apr 15 2021 // Kentucky’s governor stood aside and let a bill become law that protects an array of businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits. But he warned Monday that the measure is likely to draw a court challenge. The...
Kentucky Judge Rules Businesses Harmed by COVID Restrictions
Apr 12 2021 // A Kentucky judge on Friday temporarily blocked applying some of the state’s pandemic-related restrictions to several restaurants and breweries challenging the governor’s actions. Scott County Circuit Judge...
Kentucky Receives Federal Disaster Declaration for Winter Storms
Apr 7 2021 // President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration in Kentucky from winter storms in February, Gov. Andy Beshear said last week. The declaration is for harsh weather that hit the state from Feb. 8 to Feb. 19,...
Kentucky Passes Liability Protections for Businesses, Healthcare Facilities
Apr 1 2021 // Kentucky lawmakers voted to shield businesses and health care facilities from coronavirus-related lawsuits as they hurried to finish work Tuesday before ending this year’s session. Beshear’s office said the...
Kentucky Flooding Worst in Decades; Governor Tours Damage
Mar 8 2021 // Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated his promise to seek federal disaster relief on Friday while touring several flooded counties in Eastern Kentucky, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. “What I saw was the worst...
Coal Company Blackjewel Ordered to Clean Up Kentucky Mine Site
Mar 8 2021 // Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel was ordered by a federal judge last month to clean up a Kentucky mine site. In a bankruptcy court ruling, Judge Benjamin Kahn said the Bell County site presented a potential threat and...
Kentucky Inundated by Floodwaters After Heavy Rains
Mar 4 2021 // Kentucky’s governor toured parts of his state hard by heavy rains Tuesday and pledged to seek federal assistance after massive flooding inundated several areas. Gov. Andy Beshear said “parts of cities are...
Kentucky Senate Backs COVID Liability Shield for Businesses
Mar 3 2021 // Legislation that would provide broad protections to shield Kentucky businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits won approval from the state Senate after a long debate Monday evening. Senate President Robert Stivers...
Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sued Over Coronavirus Policy
Feb 25 2021 // A Kentucky parent has filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky High School Athletic Association over a policy on when student athletes can return to competition after testing positive for COVID-19. Jon Kelly Johnson, a dentist...
Nearly $14M Settlement Reached in Crash that Killed Kentucky Officer
Feb 5 2021 // A nearly $14 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over a 2018 crash that killed a Kentucky police officer. The money will go to the son of Louisville Metro Police Detective Deidre “Dee Dee”...
Former Kentucky Mine Safety Director Pleads Guilty to Dust Monitor Tampering
Jan 25 2021 // A safety director at a Kentucky coal mine has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of rigging dust monitoring in underground mines. Steve DeMoss pleaded guilty earlier this month in federal court in Owensboro. He was one of...
