FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky residents now have the option of getting their driver’s license renewed online. The service launched Monday with Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray saying it would lead to “greater efficiency, greater security and more choices” for drivers. Officials say online renewal is available for those with standard-issue or Real ID licenses that will expire within six…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president Tuesday amid a push by ultraconservatives to wrest control of the denomination. They claim some current leaders are too liberal on issues that include race and the role of women in ministry. The annual meeting of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination is shaping up to be the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say one person was killed and three were wounded in an early Sunday shooting outside a home in Kentucky’s largest city. News outlets cited a statement from Louisville Metro Police that says officers were called to the residence around midnight and found four people outside with gunshot wounds. Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley says one person…
Louisville ZooLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fathers will get free admission to the Louisville Zoo on Father’s Day. According to a news release from the zoo, kids can bring their fathers to the admission windows to receive a free ticket. No advanced reservation is required. Attractions include the zoo’s newest father — gray seal Boone — and his pup Finsbay. The…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System’s Board of Regents has voted to keep tuition flat for the coming year. Board Chair Gail Henson says in a news release that they made the decision, in part, to help families affected by the pandemic. According to the release, the schools of the community and technical college system…
ONEIDA, Tenn. (AP) — The National Park Service says visitors to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area last year spent $24.3 million in communities near the park. According to a news release from the park, Big South Fork had 773,000 visitors, and their spending supported 295 jobs in the local area. Big South Fork Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Flooding caused by heavy rainfall in a swath of the South this week led to drenched farmland, warnings of dam and levee collapses, fires, water rescues and damaged homes. Storms carrying soaking rain have passed through Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia this week. During the past two days, parts of northwest Mississippi received rainfall amounts…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is declaring his state’s deadly fight against COVID-19 a “success story” as he prepares to end most pandemic restrictions. The Democratic governor said Friday the credit goes to decisions that put science ahead of politics. Beshear expressed frustration that mask mandates meant to slow the virus’s spread became a “question of liberty.”…
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (AP) — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee issued a temporary restraining order Thursday suspending the program from President Joe Biden’ administration for socially disadvantaged farmers and…
FileFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials say the state’s revenue collections in May continued to far outpace last year’s pandemic-battered performance. State Budget Director John Hicks said Thursday that General Fund receipts last month rose nearly 57% — or nearly $443 million — above the amount collected in May 2020. He says receipts have grown by 14% for the first…
