FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The number of laid-off Kentucky workers seeking assistance continues to decline as the economy shifts into more activity. The U.S. Labor Department said Thursday that about 47,000 Kentuckians applied for jobless benefits last week. The latest round of filings was the lowest in two months. That’s when the surge in Kentucky’s jobless claims was in its…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A high-profile civil rights attorney says a black emergency medical worker fatally shot by police in Kentucky was “executed” in her home. Benjamin Crump made the comment Wednesday to the Louisville public safety committee, which heard testimony about Breonna Taylor’s death. Her case has drawn national attention and calls from political figures for an outside investigation….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says wearing masks in public is “basic public health guidance” to combat the coronavirus. He said Wednesday it shouldn’t become a political issue. The governor has stressed the importance of mask wearing as more people venture out as the state’s economy gradually gets rebooted. Nonessential retail businesses reopened Wednesday. On Friday, restaurants…
HODGENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace will help host a virtual Memorial Day service saluting America’s fallen soldiers. The national historical park in central Kentucky said in a statement that it will join 29 others to put on a social media event Monday that will start at 8 a.m. and last more than 13 hours. The statement says…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A new order says state courts in Kentucky will reopen for hearings on civil and criminal cases starting next month. Kentucky Supreme Court Justice John Minton Jr. announced Friday that the proceedings will resume on June 1. Jury trials are still postponed until August. Minton says the courts should conduct remote hearings for cases unless the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s decision to remove the Transportation Department’s acting inspector general, the latest in a string of actions by Trump to fire or replace government watchdogs. The Democratic chairs of three House panels on Tuesday demanded that Mitch Behm be reinstated immediately as acting inspector general. The lawmakers also demanded that the…
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says Red River Gorge and Redbird Crest Off-Highway Vehicle Trail System are set to reopen earlier than planned. The agency said in a statement that both areas are now set to open Friday, instead of June 3. Daniel Boone National Forest Supervisor Dan Olsen said the decision comes on the heels the…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has unleashed a TV ad aimed at cementing an image of his well-funded Democratic challenger in the minds of voters. The ad portrays Amy McGrath as too liberal for Kentucky on abortion and border security. And it plays up her support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The Senate majority…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced 20 more Kentucky deaths related to the coronavirus outbreak. He said Tuesday it’s the state’s largest single-day total since the global pandemic began. Beshear says the high death count was based in part on the timing of some reports. But he called it a “tough day.” It comes as the state…
GREENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a house fire has claimed the life of a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. Police were called to the scene in Greenville around 5:10 a.m. Tuesday. Police said 30-year-old Kristina Y. Pyszka and her daughter were inside the residence when the fire started. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene, and…
