FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed legislation offering relief to workers and employers suffering economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. The bill was put on the fast track by lawmakers. It comes as the state deals with rising numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths linked to the illness. The governor thanked the legislature for its quick…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a new order instructing Kentucky residents to avoid traveling to other states. It’s another aggressive step aimed at containing spread of the new coronavirus. His order on out-of-state travel include several exceptions. The governor’s chief of staff, La Tasha Buckner, says it doesn’t apply to Kentuckians going to other states for…
HENDERSON, Ky. (The Gleaner) — Residents in Kentucky are cleaning up after a tornado hit in Henderson County over the weekend. The Gleaner reports the Saturday tornado damaged homes and downed trees and electrical poles, but no injuries were reported. The National Weather Service office in Paducah says the tornado was an EF-2 with wind peaks of around 115 mhp…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The final deadline to nominate horses for the Triple Crown series is being extended indefinitely because of the coronavirus. The original deadline was Monday. Once the dates for the Triple Crown are settled, a deadline for late nominations will be announced. The Kentucky Derby has been pushed back from May 2 to Sept. 5. Racing officials…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT-TV) — A Kentucky town has launched a neighborhood “safari” for children during the coronavirus pandemic by displaying stuffed animals in their windows. WKYT-TV reports the “Cumberland Hill Zoo Walk” was kicked off Sunday morning in Lexington after 60 houses in the community signed up to showcase their zoo animals as part of the effort. Families in the…
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Recruits from police agencies across Kentucky have graduated from basic training. The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice says in a statement that 33 graduates of Class 510 completed 20 weeks of training last week at the agency’s facility in Richmond. The program included 800 hours of instruction, including law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has reported two more deaths related to the new coronavirus in Kentucky. The governor said Friday that Kentucky had its largest single-day increase in cases since the global pandemic hit. He says the 54 new cases were up slightly from the previous days. He says that’s a good sign. Beshear says the latest…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general says abortions should cease as part of the governor’s order halting elective medical procedures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron made the request Friday to the state’s acting health and family services secretary. Cameron is asking the official to certify that abortion providers are violating the ban by continuing…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Educational Television is changing its daytime lineup to help students with at-home learning. The channel said in a statement that normal programming on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. will be replaced beginning Monday with a special lineup specific to at-home learning for children from preschool through 12th grade. The change is a response…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Fort Campbell has recorded its first case of the new coronavirus at the Army installation. The Army says the patient is a dependent of a military retiree at the post and tested positive for the virus. The person is isolated at home, off the military post. Meanwhile, 200 medical personnel from Fort Campbell’s 531st Hospital…
