FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s labor secretary says he hopes to stay on course to overhaul the outdated technology for processing jobless claims in two to three years. Labor Secretary Jamie Link appeared before a legislative panel Tuesday. He fielded questions about a decision to go through a rebidding process in search of a vendor to modernize the pandemic-stressed unemployment…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say three projects in Kentucky are receiving $150,000 in federal funding to help preserve African American history. State officials say the funding will help projects at Cherokee State Park in Hardin, the Hotel Metropolitan in Paducah and the Palmer Pharmacy Building in Lexington. Each project will receive $50,000 to continue preservation efforts. Gov. Andy Beshear…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former commonwealth’s attorney from southern Kentucky has been appointed to a post in the attorney general’s office. Attorney General Daniel Cameron chose Eddy F. Montgomery as director of the Office of Special Prosecutions. Montgomery was commonwealth’s attorney for Pulaski, Lincoln and Rockcastle counties until his retirement this year. Cameron’s office says Montgomery was previously…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack says his agency is offering a COVID-19 testing program for schools to assist with safe in-person learning for the upcoming academic year. It is limited to staff and students of Kentucky K-12 public, private and charter schools. “We’ve been given $134 million by the federal government to create a testing…
(Credit: Pixabay)ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of inmates facing federal charges have been transferred from St. Louis to out-of-state jails, leaving relatives desperately trying to reconnect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports officials have been reducing the inmate population at the St. Louis Medium Security Institution, also known as the workhouse. Before the workhouse was emptied in June, the city had…
Photo Credit: Kentucky State ParksCALVERT CITY, Ky. (AP) — Officials say the body of a teenage boy has been recovered from Kentucky Lake. Marshall County Deputy Coroner Curt Curtner told WPSD-TV that the 17-year-old’s body was recovered Sunday after authorities were notified about a male that went under the water and didn’t resurface. Curtner is also a part of the…
File PhotoIRVINE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials have celebrated the opening of a $14.7 million technology center serving Estill, Powell and surrounding counties in eastern Kentucky. The center will serve high school and technical college students and provide training for displaced workers seeking new career paths. Gov. Andy Beshear participated in the recent grand opening, along with state Education Commissioner…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Media covering the Southeastern Conference have picked Alabama to repeat as SEC champion ahead of Georgia. The Bulldogs were selected to win the SEC East ahead of Florida. In the SEC West, Texas A&M and LSU were picked behind Alabama. The Crimson Tide is also the defending national champion.
FileFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear is skipping next month’s Fancy Farm picnic. The event in western Kentucky offers a platform for prominent politicians to grill one another before heckling crowds. Beshear spokesman Sebastian Kitchen said Friday that since it’s an off-year for elections, the governor will spend the weekend with his family. Kitchen says Lt. Gov. Jacqueline…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says more than 360 Kentucky cities will receive $157 million in American Rescue Plan funding as soon as next week. The funds, which were allocated based on population size, can be used to offset COVID-19 expenses, including the costs of personal protective equipment, vaccination clinics or loss of revenue. Local governments will receive…
