More Unemployment Filings In KY More than 103,000 Kentuckians applied for unemployment benefits last week, raising the five-week total to about 500,000 as jobs vanish across an economy in near lockdown from the coronavirus.The number of Kentuckians filing for…
Former Gubernatorial Candidate Arrested A Republican lawmaker who ran for Kentucky governor last year was arrested this week after a woman accused him of choking her with an ethernet cable and trying to tie her up her during a…
Ramping Up Testing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced plans Wednesday to ramp up coronavirus testing as he considers a timetable to start reopening the state’s battered economy.The governor announced that new drive-thru testing locations, in a partnership with Kroger,…
Resist Re-Opening Too Soon Kentucky should resist the temptation of being the fastest to reopen its coronavirus-battered economy, instead focusing on being “the smartest and the best” to prevent any follow-up spikes in infections, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday.The…
Conservation Camps Cancelled Kentucky’s summer conservation camps are being canceled this year because of the new coronavirus.The move was needed to protect campers, their families and staff, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Rich Storm said in a news release.The…
Daily COVID-19 Update For KY Tuesday’s coronavirus update from Governor Andy Beshear came one day after Kentucky passed the 3,000-case mark.177 new cases were reported in the commonwealth. Since the state’s first reported novel coronavirus infection, 3,192 Kentuckians have…
KY Supreme Court Goes Virtual The Kentucky Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments remotely this week for the first time.The case is a family law appeal from Oldham County, and arguments will be delivered by videoconference, the court…
KY Schools Remain On Non-Traditional Instruction During a call with all superintendents, Kentucky Interim Education Commissioner Kevin Brown announced schools will remain on NTI or non-traditional instruction for the rest of the year.”It’s also following the White Houses guidance.…
EKU Celebrates Virtual Graduation A Facebook post from Eastern Kentucky University says that even though the semester did not go as planned, they still want to celebrate graduating seniors.They are holding a virtual graduation on Saturday, May 16 at…
Daily KY COVID-19 Update Governor Andy Beshear delivered his daily news conference on COVID-19 in Kentucky as the state surpassed the 3,000-case mark on Monday.The governor announced 102 new cases, which is less than half of the cases announced…