FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered nonessential retail businesses to close in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Beshear says the move is effective at 8 p.m. Monday. It includes businesses such as entertainment, clothing, bookstores, jewelry stores and car dealerships. He says auto repair and parts shops are exempt. He says businesses such as grocery stores,…
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that a third person has died from the new coronavirus in Kentucky as the total number of confirmed cases in the state increased to nearly 90. Beshear said Saturday the 67-year-old Anderson County man who died had several other health problems. The Democratic governor also urged residents to continue social distancing…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has recommended that schools remain closed until late April to help contain the new coronavirus. The governor said Friday that he asked superintendents to extend school closures until at least April 20. Beshear had previously asked districts to close for at least two weeks as the state ramped up efforts to prevent…
(Photo Credit: Pixabay)Horse racing is quickly learning it’s not totally immune to the coronavirus pandemic. Several U.S. tracks have decided to shut down instead of operating without fans in the stands. One prominent jockey has decided to stop riding with others refusing to travel abroad for the world’s richest day of races. A worker in New York tested positive for…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers have given final approval of a bill to require people to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. The measure cleared the Republican-led legislature Thursday night. It was part of a flurry of last-minute work before lawmakers started a weeklong break due to the new coronavirus pandemic. The bill now goes to…
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two men pleaded guilty in an online dating scheme where a Kentucky woman was scammed out of more than $750,000. Kahad Wuupini, of Seattle, Washington, and Thomas Inkoom, of Newark, New Jersey, each pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Court records said the two men led the woman to believe…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — He’s at war with the new coronavirus, and Kentucky’s new Democratic governor is drawing unusually strong bipartisan praise. Gov. Andy Beshear has taken a buck-stops-here approach to the global pandemic, which wasn’t even a blip on the political radar of the Bluegrass State when he took office in December. Now he is the state’s de facto…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Business shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus have spread to Kentucky’s bourbon sector. Four Roses Distillery says it has temporarily suspended operations. The shutdown began Friday at the Lawrenceburg distillery. Four Roses calls it an “additional measure” to help contain the spread of the virus. Based on the “current situation,” it says it expects to resume…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s legislature will take a weeklong break because of the new coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne made the announcement Thursday. The main priority is to pass a new state budget. The adjusted schedule would have lawmakers adjourn until returning to the Capitol for a one-day session on March 26. They…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Agriculture says it has developed online education opportunities for students learning at home due to the coronavirus. The agency is launching a series of online videos with Miss Kentucky Alex Francke, spokeswoman for Kentucky Proud, the official state marketing program for agricultural products. Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles says Francke will educate…
