Representative PhotoLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville Orchestra has launched a new website page where people can watch virtual performances by musicians. The move comes after the organization canceled the end of its concert season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The orchestra says in a statement that it’s a way for members to share music and connect with people confined…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Courier Journal) — The University of Louisville will furlough some employees as well as implement hiring freezes and pay cuts because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. News outlets report the university’s president announced the move in a campus-wide email to staff and students Thursday. The Courier Journal reports the email did not say how many employees…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra says head coaches and senior department staffers will take 10% salary cuts to offset anticipated revenue shortfalls because of cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tyra said Thursday during a conference call that his department expects to save about $15 million with the cuts. About $10 million of that estimate savings…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump took a swipe at the compensation of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s president, suggesting the executive’s pay was too high. The president, who appoints the TVA’s board, was asked a question at his daily coronavirus briefing Wednesday, and the questioner said the head of TVA “made $8 million last year.” Trump called it “ridiculous”…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has canceled summer athletic camps and clinics. The university said in a statement that the cancellations are part of the school’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The statement says the move includes camps for all sports that were scheduled through July 31, both on and off campus. UK Athletics said it would…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The American Legion has announced it will cancel the group’s annual national convention this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The veterans’ organizations says the convention, which was scheduled to be held in Louisville, will be moved to August 2021. A Wednesday news release by the group says the rescheduled convention will take place in Phoenix….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More than 275,000 Kentucky residents have filed for unemployment benefits in the past three weeks. The surge comes as the coronavirus pandemic causes widespread economic damage. The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that 117,135 Kentuckians filed unemployment claims last week. It was an increase of nearly 4,000 people from the prior week. Nationwide, 16.8 million Americans…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has issued an order to limit shopping in most instances to one person per household. It’s an effort to enforce social distancing as coronavirus cases escalate in Kentucky. The governor reported 204 new cases Wednesday. It’s a one-day high for the state. The governor also reported eight more virus-related deaths in the state….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky doctor has been arrested, accused of choking a teenage girl while confronting a group of young people about social distancing. A video of the incident went viral over the weekend. Louisville Metro police say 57-year-old Dr. John Rademaker was arrested Tuesday and charged with strangulation and harassment with physical contact. Southern Indiana Anesthesia Consultants…
CADIZ, Ky. (AP) — Police say two children who were left home alone have died in a fire and their mother is facing charges. Emergency crews responded to the residential blaze Tuesday afternoon in Cadiz and found the bodies of both children during a search of the home. Kentucky State Police said in a statement that an investigation determined that…
