Lowering The Speed Limit In Lexington City of Lexington leaders have voted to lower the speed limit on nearly a dozen downtown streets within the next month.Speed limits on 11 streets, including parts of Tates Creek Road, Limestone, Euclid…
Breathitt County Chosen For Election Audit Breathitt County’s one of six randomly picked by Kentucky’s Attorney General, that will be involved in a post-election audit.That was announced Monday in Frankfort, after the counties that would undergo independen tinquiries for…
More KY Funding For Working Parents With Young Kids The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is now getting an extra $42 million dollars from the U.S. government.Department officials said the money will be used to help working parents…
Shelby High School Students Donate PJ’s Some Shelby Valley High School students are stepping up to help kids in need.Members of the FCCLA are asking for donations of pajama sets.They need baby sleepers, 6 to 12 months and 2T…
Honoring A President Flags across America including KY are standing at half-staff in honor of former President George Herbert Walker Bush who died Friday. Historians say the act of lowering flags to half-staff goes back to the Middle Ages…
KY Getting Bus Improvements Transportation officials in Kentucky say bus services will be improved across the state thanks to $7 million in federal grants.Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas says the grant money was awarded by the Federal Transit…
Close To Passing A Federal Farm Bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a Kentucky farm group that federal lawmakers are close to passing a new farm bill.McConnell later told reporters he’s confident President Donald Trump will be satisfied…
KY Gains A “Multiversity” U.S. Representative Hal Rogers announced Monday that the new University Center of Southern Kentucky will open with the fall semester of 2019 on the campus of Somerset Community College.In a news release, Rogers described the…
KY Possibly Changing Hate Crimes Laws Two lawmakers are pushing for changes to Kentucky’s hate crime laws.This comes after two people were killed at a Kroger outside Louisville.Both Republican Representative Jason Nemes and Democratic State Senator Geral Neal pre-filed…
KY Changing High School Graduation Requirements Kentucky’s education commissioner has changed a proposal for new high school graduation requirements after getting feedback from districts.Wayne Lewis said Monday students will still have to demonstrate basic proficiency in reading and math.…