FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has relaxed the coronavirus-related curfew on bars and restaurants. The decision comes as the state’s rate of positive COVID-19 cases has reached its lowest level since early July. Gov. Andy Beshear says the curfew will be extended one hour, starting Friday. He says bars and restaurants can serve food and drinks until midnight local…
FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) — Officials say the General George Patton Museum of Leadership at Fort Knox is set to reopen next month with new features. The museum closed to the public in December due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, fundraising director Mike Martin tells The News-Enterprise that conditions are right to open back up on April 1. He says…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation crews plan to start treating roadsides around the state for weeds in an effort to improve driver safety and efficient maintenance operations. The Transportation Cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday that crews were expected to begin treatment for noxious and nuisance weeds this month. Their targets include Johnson grass, giant foxtail, poison hemlock…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say another Kentucky resident has been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The FBI says Michael Orangias of Louisville was charged on Wednesday with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The agency says Orangias remains in federal custody and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have doubled down on demanding the Democratic governor obtain their approval before spending new federal pandemic relief. The lawmakers also started signaling their own priorities for allocating Kentucky’s share of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. State government in Kentucky is expected to receive about $2.4 billion in pandemic assistance. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky National Guard officials say dozens of its members will continue supporting the U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C., National Guard through May 23. The Kentucky Guard will reduce its numbers from the 150 personnel there now to about 70. Nearly 2,300 National Guard members will continue the support mission following the Jan. 6 riot….
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of schools, COVID-19 vaccination clinics, businesses and more are shutting down across the Deep South as forecasters warn of waves of severe weather including massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. The weather service says roughly 16 million people in the Southeast could see powerful storms Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday. And…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville police officer has filed a lawsuit claiming the department has unlawful bias and discrimination in its ranks. The officer says it leaves Black officers out of consideration for promotions. The lawsuit was filed by an attorney, Sam Aguiar, who also represents the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman fatally shot by police…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have voted to cap out-of-pocket costs for some people relying on insulin. The Senate voted Tuesday to send the legislation to Gov. Andy Beshear. The proposal won bipartisan support in a state plagued by high diabetes rates. Its lead sponsors are Republican Rep. Danny Bentley and Democratic Rep. Patti Minter. Under the bill, out-of-pocket…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer who was being investigated for using a racial slur has resigned. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Tanner Kirby quit on Feb. 8, before disciplinary proceedings against him were finalized. Documents obtained by the Herald-Leader state that Kirby was in the basement of the West Roll Call center on Oct. 22 when he…
