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…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked a new parole board policy that would give dozens of convicted murderers another chance at potentially cutting short their life-in-prison sentences. The temporary restraining order was issued this week by a circuit judge. It was requested by Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Commonwealth’s Attorney Jackie Steele. Cameron says the order…
WICKLIFFE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say the bodies of two brothers who had apparently been boating have been pulled from the Ohio River. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said in a statement that conservation officers were investigating what led to the deaths. The statement said officials were originally called Saturday morning after a damaged 17-foot aluminum…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentuckians can now apply for a waiver that could clear them from having to repay the overpayments included in their unemployment benefits. The Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance says it has mailed notices to about 14,000 unemployment claimants. They were identified as having been overpaid in 2020. The state agency says the notice…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are asking residents in some counties to stop feeding birds and for anyone who encounters a sick or dying bird to report it online. The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has been receiving reports of sick and dying birds with swollen eyes with crusty discharge and neurological signs. Similar problems have been reported…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With tourists flocking to distilleries, concerns about a pandemic hangover for Kentucky’s world-famous bourbon industry are quickly evaporating. Heaven Hill Distillery recently opened a $19 million tourist center in Kentucky bourbon country and demand is already overflowing. Distillery officials say reservations are filling up quickly to learn about whiskey making and sample its spirits. It’s a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two months after the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources rehired its former commissioner despite objections from Gov. Andy Beshear, a lawsuit has been filed seeking his removal. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Oldham County sportsman Larry Richards filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Franklin Circuit Court. Along with removing Commissioner Rich Storm, Richards is asking the…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he plans to offer incentives to entice more people back to work to help resolve labor shortages. Republican lawmakers and businesses blame the lack of enough workers on enhanced jobless benefits. The Democratic governor has steadfastly defended the $300 in extra weekly federal unemployment payments. He said Thursday that the…
