More Kentucky residents can apply for disaster unemployment

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky residents in 22 more counties are eligible to seek disaster unemployment benefits. The announcement Wednesday by the Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance results from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s approval of the governor’s request for individual assistance for residents in the additional counties. The Labor Cabinet says Gov. Andy Beshear’s request was based on severe flooding, landslides and mudslides between Feb. 27 and March 14. The counties are Anderson, Boyd, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greenup, Jackson, Jessamine, Knott, Laurel, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Warren and Woodford.