FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says the state will seek federal approval to provide unemployed workers with a supplemental $400 in short-term weekly assistance under a White House offer. Gov. Andy Beshear says the Labor Cabinet will file the application Thursday. He says federal approval could come within days. But the governor said Wednesday that recipients likely won’t start…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Mitch McConnell has laid down a debate challenge to his Democratic opponent in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race. The Senate majority leader is proposing they meet for a socially distanced debate with no notes on statewide television. McConnell issued the challenge in a letter to Democrat Amy McGrath’s campaign on Wednesday. McGrath fired back with a…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say the two people killed in a shooting and crash in Kentucky’s largest city were both juveniles. News outlets cited the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office in identifying 16-year-old Adrain Maddox-Bell and 15-year-old Jaden Maddox as those killed. The coroner’s office said the older teen died Monday night from a gunshot wound and the younger…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — More than 110 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have returned to Fort Campbell from their deployment in Africa. The soldiers were welcomed back Tuesday. They are assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. They deployed from the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line in May. The post said the soldiers supported the East Africa…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park plans to observe the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The park said in a statement that crews will illuminate the Memorial Building on Aug. 26 in the colors of purple and gold, which were traditionally used by the suffragettes who fought for women’s right to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by seven medically vulnerable state inmates who sought release from the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove said in his ruling Monday that the inmates showed evidence of being incarcerated under conditions that pose…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The interim general counsel in the Kentucky Department of Education has been appointed to serve in the role permanently. The department says Todd Allen’s appointment was made after discussions with incoming Education Commissioner Jason Glass. Glass officially begins work Sept. 14. Allen has worked in the department’s Office of Legal Services since 2014 and has been…
File PicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say police responding to a car crash in Kentucky’s largest city arrived to find two men dead and two men with gunshot wounds. Officers were called to the scene in Louisville late Monday. Louisville police spokeswoman Beth Ruoff told news outlets that the wounded men were taken to a hospital with critical injuries. Police…
Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering and eating at home. Pizza sales have exploded during the pandemic. Domino’s last month reported a 30% spike in quarterly profits. On Monday it said that it was hiring more…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has raised concerns about tightening supplies of testing materials and personal protective equipment in the fight against COVID-19. Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that the Bluegrass State has built reserve supplies of some PPE. And he says Kentucky is in better shape than most states to deal with shortages of testing materials. His concerns…
