File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general says the state stands to eventually reap more than $460 million from its share of a possible $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors and a drugmaker. The potential deal is with Johnson & Johnson and three distribution companies — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Attorney General Daniel Cameron laid out details of…
MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police are investigating after someone made death threats to Clay County school officials over plans to move graves from a cemetery on school property. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the threatening emails started last week, a day after the Clay County Fiscal Court voted to authorize moving the graves. School officials couldn’t tell who sent…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball has become a mother for the second time, giving birth to a daughter. In doing so, Ball made Kentucky history again. Ball’s daughter, Marigold Sophia Swan, was born Tuesday. Ball’s office says the baby weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. She’s the second child for Ball and her husband, Dr. Asa James…
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Toyota has produced 10 million Camry vehicles at its Kentucky manufacturing plant. The company says the white 2021 Toyota Camry SE rolled off the line recently. The Georgetown plant has been in operation for 35 years. Toyota Manufacturing Kentucky president Susan Elkington says she gets a sense of pride from the milestone. The Kentucky plant produced…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky authorities are trying to figure out what caused an explosion at a Paducah Dippin’ Dots factory that injured 10 people. A Paducah Police spokesperson says they received a call about the explosion at 4:03 p.m. on Wednesday. The building where it occurred is owned by Dippin’ Dots but is not one where they manufacture ice…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — College football coaches around the country are spending much of the offseason urging their players to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. They can’t require it amid legal concerns. Alabama coach Nick Saban and others say it’s a personal decision, but one with consequences for their team. Saban this summer urged Alabama residents to get vaccinated in…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A 13-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Lexington. Lexington police were called to Lancelot Lane Tuesday morning and found the teen victim, who had been shot inside a home. The 13-year-old has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, and more charges against the teen might be possible. The Fayette…
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Kentuckians who had property damage or loss caused by the severe storms from Feb. 27 to March 14 have until Friday to apply for federal disaster assistance. Applicants can receive grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and access other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from…
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Shelby County has received the first grant from Kentucky’s $250 million Cleaner Water Program. The Shelbyville Municipal Water and Sewer Commission will use the funding to construct a new sewer main, replacing two sewage pumping stations, one of which is at capacity and is prone to sewer overflows caused by heavy rain….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State University’s president has abruptly resigned. News media outlets report that the school’s Board of Regents accepted M. Christopher Brown II’s resignation at a specially called meeting Tuesday. Brown’s resignation comes after four years on the job at the historically Black college in Frankfort. His departure comes amid concerns about the school’s financial health and…
