FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky has been awarded more than $763 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to provide relief for the state’s child care providers, Governor Andy Beshear said Thursday. Of that amount, more than $470 million will go towards child care providers throughout the state. Providers will be contacted by the state’s Division of Child…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A white man convicted of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge. At Thursday’s sentencing, U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom told Gregory Bush she hopes he learns to “reject” the “hate and bigotry” that led to the murders. Boom said…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The council in Kentucky’s second-largest city has voted to ban the use of “no-knock” warrants. News outlets report the Lexington council voted 10-5 to ban no-knock warrants after more than three hours of debate Thursday night. Last year, the Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council voted to ban the warrants, which permit officers to enter a home or…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky public health commissioner, Dr. Stephen Stack says that nearly all coronavirus cases reported in the last four weeks were in unvaccinated residents. Roughly 99% of those hospitalized were also unvaccinated. Dr. Stephen Stack says that “these vaccines work, they work against every known variant of concern and interest out there right now.” While 2.2 million,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear is offering a one-time, $1,500 bonus to entice thousands of unemployed Kentuckians to accept jobs. He presented it Thursday as an alternative to ending enhanced jobless benefits that Republicans and businesses blame for a workforce shortage. The governor says the first 15,000 Kentuckians who qualify and return to work by July 30 will…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s auditor says the state spent $1.4 billion of its share of federal pandemic aid passed in early 2020. Auditor Mike Harmon says the state had $150 million left unspent through March of this year. Harmon’s report on Wednesday focused on Kentucky’s use of CARES Act funding. He says nearly 30% of the amount spent by…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is offering financial incentives for children to do some summer reading. The state says four Kentucky children will each win $1,000 to put toward a college savings account by participating in a summer reading program at their local public library. The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority and KY…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A new set of assumptions approved by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Kentucky will add $3 billion in unfunded liability to its books. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that it will also require up to $200 million more annually from the state budget. The system’s Board of Trustees approved recommendations on Monday from an experience study. The…
VIRGIE, Ky. (AP) — A funeral will be held this week for a Kentucky soldier killed during the Korean War. Fort Knox says the remains of Army Cpl. Burl Mullins will be interred Saturday in Pike County after a funeral service in Virgie. Mullins was a member of Heavy Mortar Company, 3rd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, when…
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — AppHarvest is continuing its fast-paced growth in Kentucky. The company on Monday announced the start of construction for two more indoor farms and its expansion into growing berry crops. The company says its new 30-acre indoor farm in Somerset will primarily grow strawberries. Its newest Morehead facility will produce leafy greens. AppHarvest CEO Jonathan Webb says…
