FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced legislation to make it easier for students to cross district lines and let them tap into funding pools for school expenses. The measure looks to be gaining momentum in the closing days of the session. It cleared a House committee Thursday, sending it to the House. The bill would allow…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky officer accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl 10 years ago in the Louisville Metro Police Department’s now-defunct Youth Explorer program won’t serve jail time. The Courier Journal reports 32-year-old Brad Schuhmann was sentenced on Wednesday to six months of home confinement and two years of probation. He must also register as…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s flagship university says it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies this spring. University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto says the ceremonies will be the first in-person commencements at the school since December 2019. The school held virtual ceremonies last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from Capilouto says several commencement ceremonies are planned at…
(AP) — Twenty-three-year-old Kentucky native Ciara Bravo has been working in entertainment for more than half her life starring in Nickelodeon shows and getting bit parts in movies, but with a leading role in the new Apple TV+ movie “Cherry,” she’s finally found herself on the brink of stardom. The film, based on a bestselling memoir about PTSD and addiction,…
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says an eastern Kentucky organization will receive more than $300,000 to renovate a historic site to promote tourism. Officials say the Breathitt County Museum Board plans to use the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to turn a former jail in downtown Jackson into a tourist destination where local artisans and entrepreneurs sell…
(Credit: Pixabay)LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted eight Tennessee doctors, a nurse and two Kentucky residents in a drug conspiracy case. The Lexington Herald-Leader cited court documents that say Robert Taylor faces the most charges in the indictment filed last week in federal court in Kentucky. His charges include conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs, to launder…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says 12 Kentucky communities will split nearly $700,000 to improve access to recreational trails. Beshear said in a statement on Monday that the projects will upgrade parks and recreational spaces across the state. Funding from the Recreational Trails Program will go to projects in the counties of Carroll, Franklin, Garrard, Harlan, Hart, Henderson,…
NEW YORK (AP) — In communities across the country, local pharmacy owners are among the people administering COVID-19 vaccinations. It’s not easy _ being a vaccine provider requires a big investment of time and paperwork, and for some, finding a location for a mass vaccination clinic. And there’s little if any money to be made in giving vaccinations. But owners…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill allowing the state to waive the overpayment of some pandemic-related unemployment claims. The House voted Friday to send the measure to Gov. Andy Beshear. The measure applies to some people who left jobs early in the pandemic due to concerns about exposure to COVID-19. At the time,…
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear’s legal team has submitted a bill seeking nearly $18,000 in reimbursement from people who unsuccessfully pushed for his impeachment for his actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. That’s according to expenses submitted to lawmakers. In Kentucky, unsuccessful petitioners are required to pay back the legal fees incurred by the officer the petition…
