LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — The Appalachian Regional Commission is awarding $9.4 million in grants to 30 projects in a dozen states. The grants will aid programs that address Appalachia’s substance abuse crisis by creating or expanding programs dedicated to recovery. The funding will help train and certify recovery specialists, and launch recovery-to-work programs and more. Ten projects in Kentucky, West…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A nonprofit group says land is being sold for the development of a private, upscale resort near Kentucky’s Red River Gorge. Red River Economic Development says a contract has been signed for the purchase of 891 acres near Slade. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the buyers are the Red River Property Holding Group. It will hold the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration in Kentucky from winter storms in February. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the declaration is for harsh weather that hit the state from Feb. 8 to Feb. 19, including an ice storm that left more than 154,000 customers without electricity. The declaration frees up public assistance in 44…
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Appointments are now open for Kentucky’s largest vaccination site. Eligible Kentucky residents can now schedule appointments for shots at Cardinal Stadium, in Louisville. The drive-through vaccine clinic will open Apr. 12. Officials say the site will have the capacity to vaccinate 4,000 Kentuckians per day while supplies remain available. That’s roughly 200,000 by the end of…
MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say Kentucky State Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a deputy looking into a domestic violence situation. The state police agency says a deputy stopped a vehicle in which a male driver and a female passenger appeared to be involved in a fight in Mason County on Monday. Police say the…
Photo Credit: www.facebook.com/FortKnoxKYWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense ministry says a senior Polish officer has been appointed deputy commander of U.S. Army V Corps at Fort Knox under a military exchange program. Maj. Gen. Adam Joks, 54, will take up the position in the summer, serving as deputy to Lt. Gen. John S. Kolasheski. Polish and U.S. officials said this…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — It’s no April Fool’s joke: Forecasters say frigid temperatures are in store for parts of the nation’s midsection. The National Weather Service posted freeze warnings extending from southwestern Kansas to northern West Virginia. It includes most of Kentucky. The weather service said temperatures will dip below freezing on Thursday morning and to around 20 degrees on…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have cobbled together a bill to shield businesses and health care facilities from coronavirus-related lawsuits. The bill advanced Tuesday as lawmakers hurried to finish work before ending this year’s session. The revamped liability protection measure cleared the House on a 70-27 vote. The bill returns to the Senate. Both chambers are dominated by Republicans….
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky residents 40 and up are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that the state has now vaccinated about 40% of Kentucky adults. Those 16 and older will become eligible for the vaccine on April 12. The state’s vaccination program is currently in phase 1C, which also includes anyone older…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a spending plan that would pump money into full-day kindergarten. The Senate budget committee sent the proposal to the Senate on Tuesday — the final day of this year’s legislative session. The proposal includes $140 million in state funds for full-day kindergarten. Kentucky’s school districts now get state funding for half-day kindergarten,…
