FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor is extending public assistance eligibility as a short-term cushion as the state copes with the economic fallout from the new coronavirus. The state’s count of coronavirus cases has risen to 35, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. Louisville’s mayor, Greg Fischer, announced that his wife has tested positive for the virus and he has put…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation officials say crews are scheduled to begin work this month to replace a bridge near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a statement that the bridge on Grade Lane over Northern Ditch in Jefferson County will close for 90 days beginning on Monday, March 30. Signs are posted…
(AP) – The Great Depression and World War I and World War II didn’t stop the Kentucky Derby. It’s a race that’s been run without interruption since 1875. But for the first time in 75 years, it will miss the month of May. Churchill Downs postponed the Derby from May 2 to Sept. 5 due to concern over the coronavirus…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has shaken Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs. The quake sent panicked residents running to the streets, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and closed the city’s airport and its light rail system. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was just southwest of the city and…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old boy has been seriously wounded by gunfire at a Kentucky residence. News outlets report the shooting happened Tuesday afternoon in Lexington. Emergency crews took the wounded child to a hospital. Police spokeswoman Brenna Angel told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the boy suffered life-threatening wounds. No further information was immediately released.
File PhotoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says state lawmakers have two options in deciding how to proceed amid the new coronavirus outbreak. He says they can pass a budget quickly and go home, or leave and wait for him to convene a special session. The Democratic governor weighed in on the legislative timetable as lawmakers resumed their…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering the closure of theaters, gyms, hair salons and other businesses where people gather. It’s Kentucky’s latest step in the effort to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Beshear’s order takes effect by 5 p.m. Wednesday. It also exempts a cross-section of businesses such as grocery stores, banks, pharmacies, health…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A top Kentucky lawmaker has set out a potential legislative timetable amid the coronavirus outbreak. Senate President Robert Stivers laid out a plan to pass priority bills as quickly as possible with a goal of ending this year’s session next week. Stivers made the comments Tuesday in a Senate floor speech. Lawmakers reconvened Tuesday for the…
Churchill Downs is postponing the Kentucky Derby from May to September because of the coronavirus pandemic. Track officials say the race will move from May 2 to Sept. 5. That would mark the first time in 75 years that the race won’t be run on the first Saturday in May. The last time the Derby wasn’t held on the first…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A state Senate panel has expanded a bill aimed at making insulin more affordable for Kentuckians relying on lifesaving insulin supplies. The bill cleared the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday. It would limit out-of-pocket costs paid by many Kentuckians for insulin. The committee added language to create an insulin assistance fund to help people…
