Gov. Beshear Hands Out Grants to Four Eastern KY Communities Gov. Andy Beshear visited four Eastern Kentucky communities to present various grants on Friday. The governor awarded a $50,000 Recreational Trails Program grant to the Lawrence County Fiscal Court…
Lowering The Cost Of Insulin Looking to protect people with diabetes from being overwhelmed by high drug costs, a House committee approved a bill Thursday to cap out-of-pocket costs for many Kentuckians relying on insulin.The measure cleared the House…
Civil Rights Trail Additions Two sites in Kentucky and two in Tennessee have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, officials said Thursday.The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville and the SEEK Museum in Russellville are the two new…
Eastern KY Highway Project A highway safety project is planned to upgrade a section of U.S. Highway 60 in eastern Kentucky, transportation officials said.The project along six miles of the highway around the Rowan and Bath county line will…
Unique Display Of Love In a uniqie display of love, the Northfork Local Foods Board hosted a farmer’s market for Valentine’s Day on Thursday.The farmer’s market was not your typical market where you could buy fresh produce. Instead, you…
Statewide Tornado Safety Drill Scheduled A Statewide Tornado Safety Drill will be conducted at approximately 10:07 am EST, Wednesday, March 4th. During the drill, the National Weather Service (NWS), in partnership with Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), the Kentucky Weather…
Governor Gives Flooding Update Governor Andy Beshear held a news conference at the London Airport about the recent flooding in Southeastern Kentucky.He was joined by Senate President Robert Stivers of Manchester, Senator Johnny Ray Turner of Prestonsburg, Rep. Adam…
Changing Transportation Policy A bill to rein in the governor’s power to appoint Kentucky’s transportation secretary won initial committee approval from Republican lawmakers Wednesday, but the Democratic chief executive quickly pushed back, saying it would lead to less accountability.GOP…
Train Derailment In Eastern KY A fiery train derailment Thursday morning in eastern Kentucky trapped two crew members and caused a chemical leak into a river, authorities said.Two crew members of the CSX train were initially trapped before getting…
Medicaid Changes Urged to reduce Medicaid bureaucracy, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill Wednesday to limit the number of managed care organizations hired by the state to run its massive Medicaid program.The bill cleared the Senate on a 29-7…