LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is recovering after recently testing positive for COVID-19. That’s according to a tweet posted by grandson Brady Wayne Lukas. The trainer is a four-time Kentucky Derby winner who turns 84 next month. His grandson says Lukas has been isolating at home and had not been at work for several…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The board that oversees the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has voted to sue Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration in an effort to keep the agency’s current commissioner. News outlets reported the vote Wednesday by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission comes amid a dispute between the panel and the administration on the contract extension…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Five months after her daughter was shot to death by police, Breonna Taylor’s mother said she is trying to be patient while waiting to hear if the officers will be charged. But she says it’s hard when every day feels like the day her daughter died. Tamika Palmer appeared with civil rights attorney Ben Crump on…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky city has repeated a virtual meeting after complaints were filed about technical problems when officials met last month. News outlets report the Paducah City Commission repeated its July 28 virtual meeting on Tuesday and revoted on agenda items. Mayor Brandi Harless read a memo from the city’s legal counsel saying it didn’t appear…
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear says he wants to spare Kentucky from the risks of reopening schools too soon amid a pandemic as he defended urging districts to delay resuming in-person classes. To make his point, the governor pointed to a Georgia school district that has quarantined more than 900 students and staff members because of possible…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has unveiled a process for voters to apply to serve as poll workers for the November election. Adams said Tuesday that the Poll Worker Volunteer Portal is now available. He says the portal submits applications to each applicant’s county clerk, who then will contact the volunteer. Adams says the number…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — A committee will recommend that Eastern Kentucky University regents suspend the search for a new leader and hire interim President David McFaddin. The Presidential Search Committee announced the unanimous decision Monday. Search committee co-chairs Bryan Makinen and Jason Marion said in a statement that McFaddin has “performed extraordinarily” since taking on the leadership role in January….
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has tested negative for COVID-19 in a precautionary move after he felt ill. The governor said Tuesday that the experience gave him “newfound empathy” for people facing the anxiety of waiting for their own test results. Beshear said in a video that he and his family tested negative for the coronavirus….
(AP) — The Big Ten Conference won’t be playing football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19. The move comes six day after the conference that includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State had released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential COVID-19 disruptions.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s revenue collections in July showed resilience amid the coronavirus. The state said Monday that General Fund receipts surpassed the amount collected in the same month last year. State budget Director John Hicks says General Fund receipts last month totaled $905.1 million. That’s up 7% over collections in July 2019. State officials say last month’s collections…
