LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a bridge over the Ohio River that connects Kentucky and Indiana needs repair work, which means some lanes will be closed longer than expected. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a statement that the three left lanes of the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge were closed Monday for an inspection and crews determined an expansion…
File PicJACKSON, Ky. (AP) — A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a small experimental plane reported engine trouble before the aircraft crashed in eastern Kentucky killing him. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the agency said 62-year-old pilot Timothy Michael Pankiewicz had flown out of Green Cove Springs, Florida, where he lived. The report said…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials are holding four virtual town halls this month in an effort to improve Kentucky’s foster care system. A statement from the Administrative Office of the Courts says anyone interested in making the system better is encouraged to attend one of the regional meetings, which are being hosted by Citizen Foster Care Review Boards. The first…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says residents of nine eastern Kentucky counties hit by severe flooding this year may be eligible to apply for disaster food benefits. Beshear says the seven-day application period began Monday. The governor says the food benefits are for flood-affected Kentuckians who lived or worked in the nine counties between Feb. 26 and March…
File PhotoCORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Officials say an annual summit focused on economic improvement in eastern Kentucky will be held in Corbin later this year instead of Pikeville. News outlets report the host city for the 2021 Shaping Our Appalachian Region Summit on Oct. 13-14 was announced last week by officials including Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers….
FileFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor is steering nearly $40 million in federal pandemic relief funds for use in emergency rental assistance in the state’s two largest cities. Gov. Andy Beshear directed that $27 million be used for rental assistance in Louisville. Another $11.7 million will go for Lexington’s program. The money comes from the state’s portion of federal rental…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say six people have died when a driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 75 struck a vehicle carrying five people. Lexington police say a southbound car heading northbound struck the other car Saturday. Four of the victims were children. A statement by the Fayette County coroner identified the family members as 30-year-old…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s chemical weapons destruction facility has eliminated its stockpile of projectiles containing VX nerve agent. The Blue Grass Chemical Agent plant said in a statement this week that teams destroyed the last projectiles on May 28. Plant workers dismantled the weapons and mixed the nerve agents with chemicals and water, turning it into a neutral solution….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says federal emergency officials will be in three Kentucky counties in coming days to meet with people who suffered damage from severe storms and flooding. He says the officials will be available at Individual Assistance Registration Support Centers in Breathitt, Johnson and Powell counties. Staff will be available Saturday as well as Monday…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky education commissioner has been named as the recipient of the 2021 Karem Award for Excellence in Education Policy. The Kentucky Department of Education said Board of Education members announced during a board meeting Wednesday that the award goes to Terry Holliday, who served as state education commissioner from 2009-2015. The award recognizes a…
