FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say police across Kentucky will be participating in a campaign this month to enforce the use of seat belts. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Office of Highway Safety said in a statement that the annual Click It or Ticket campaign will run Nov. 16-29. Motorists are reminded to use their seat belts during the heightened enforcement….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky are searching for a woman who they say escaped police custody by slipping out of her handcuffs and stealing a mail truck. Lexington police are looking for 23-year-old Brandi Spears, who evaded authorities Monday while at a hospital. Police say Spears, who was detained at a Sam’s Club for outstanding warrants, had said…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky judge who was elected last week to the Kentucky Supreme Court has been rebuked in a ruling issued by the state Court of Appeals for losing his temper during a hearing. News outlets report the Court of Appeals released the opinion Friday. It says Greenup Circuit Judge Robert B. Conley acted “peremptorily, profanely…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Health insurer Humana Inc. says it plans to hire an additional 600 military veterans and 150 military spouses in Kentucky during the next four years. Gov. Andy Beshear says Humana’s announcement is an example of how businesses can turn “our gratitude into action” by hiring veterans. The governor joined Humana executives for the virtual announcement Tuesday….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican attorney general has joined a lawsuit challenging mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania. Attorney General Daniel Cameron says what happens elsewhere in a presidential election matters to Kentuckians. Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, criticized Cameron’s involvement. He says he has concerns about using Kentucky dollars and lawyers to challenge the result in another state. Cameron signed…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new statewide campaign is promoting a scholarship program that helps adults finish their associate degrees. The new campaign announced by Gov. Andy Beshear’s office is called “Never Underestimate You!” and promotes the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship. The scholarship covers the remaining cost of tuition and fees after federal, state and campus grants and scholarships are…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest is waiving fees at most recreation and camping sites at the Kentucky forest Wednesday in honor of Veterans Day. Forest officials say all recreation sites except concessionaire-operated Grove Drive-In Campground will be free to the public. The waiver continues overnight for campers at developed campgrounds and in the Red River Gorge…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A sharp increase in the number of visitors to Kentucky’s Red River Gorge has the U.S. Forest Service considering changes that would improve safety and accessibility for people and add more protection for wilderness areas. Officials with the Daniel Boone National Forest are holding a virtual public meeting Tuesday to gauge public opinion on recommendations that…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky state government employee has been accused of running an illegal Viagra distribution scheme for more four years. A federal grand jury indicted Howard Stanley Head Jr., of Franklin County, last week on conspiracy and other charges for the scheme he is accused of running from July 2015 to Oct. 2019. The indictment says…
RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of veterans who did not receive military funeral honors during the coronavirus pandemic will be honored during ceremonies in Kentucky this week. Fort Knox says the belated funeral honors for 65 veterans who died during the pandemic will be given Tuesday at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central at Radcliff. The post and the Kentucky Department of Veterans…
