LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Congressman says he won’t be taking the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie tweeted on Thursday that he hopes a vaccine is developed soon, but he doesn’t plan to use it. When asked about it by the Courier Journal, Massie said in a statement that he didn’t see the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An educator at a Lexington elementary school has been named the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the Kentucky Department of Education announced Thursday that Donnie Piercey won the award. Piercey is a fifth grade teacher at Stonewall Elementary. He also was named Kentucky’s elementary school teacher of the year and will…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say an 82-year-old Kentucky woman who got caught in the crossfire as multiple people in separate vehicles exchanged “dozens of gunshots” has died. Lexington police say Alice Carter was an innocent bystander when the shots rang out Wednesday afternoon on Fifth Street. Carter was hit after getting out of a car and was pronounced dead…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has announced the NCAA and Southeastern Conference have granted transfers Olivier Sarr and Jacob Toppin immediate eligibility to play this season. Both post players provide experience for the Wildcats, whose only returning regular is sophomore forward Keion Brooks Jr. The 7-foot Sarr transferred this spring after three seasons at Wake Forest. He averaged 13.7 points,…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says Kentucky has been awarded more than $780,000 in federal funding that will be used to help protect residents from scams, fraud and price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. Beshear announced the funding Wednesday in a statement. The Attorney General’s Office will receive funding to hire staff to address rampant COVID-related consumer…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky whiskey maker is teaming with a conservation group for a tree-planting initiative. Bulleit Frontier Whiskey says it’s working with the group American Forests for the project. Bulleit says the goal is to plant 1 million trees in the next five years. In addition to its reforestation efforts, Bulleit says it has committed to supporting…
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — An audit of a Kentucky city found nearly $764,000 in missing cash receipts, undocumented personal expenses and account credits over a six-year period ending last year. WHAS-TV reported that the findings of the audit have been turned over to Kentucky State Police and an investigation is ongoing. Certified public accountant Linda Gray outlined how the money…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has a new regional driver licensing office in Richmond, where some services are available remotely. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Richmond location is the 11th regional office newly opened or reopened to handle licensing needs during the coronavirus pandemic. The agency says anyone whose license, permit or ID card was lost or expired or…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A car parts manufacturer has completed a $38 million expansion at its Frankfort facility. Topy America makes steel wheels for passenger cars and light trucks. The expansion at the 500,000-square foot facility included a new automated steel wheel assembly line, an additional painting line and other upgrades. The company produces steel road wheels for all the…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The Bowling Green branch of U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman’s office has returned 30 indictments since opening with a full-time staff earlier this year. A statement from Coleman’s office says the indictments include a variety of charges including firearms offenses, drugs, child exploitation and fraud. In addition, the Bowling Green branch is coordinating federal investigations across…
