FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has passed a bill to revamp public assistance programs and tighten enforcement to prevent suspected fraud. The politically divisive proposal cleared the Republican-run House on a 58-32 vote Friday. It now heads to the GOP-dominated Senate. The sweeping measure aims to shift more people off public assistance and into the workforce. But Democratic…
HARTFORD, Ky. (AP) — Six children not wearing seat belts were reportedly riding in an SUV driven by their babysitter, who police in Kentucky say was speeding and driving under the influence. News outlets report 18-year-old Krislon Talbott was pulled over Wednesday on I-165 after state troopers said she was going 97 mph in a 70 mph zone. Troopers say…
PADUCAH, Ky. (WPSD-TV) — A former high school fishing coach in Kentucky has pleaded guilty to charges of sex abuse and child pornography. WPSD-TV reports John Parks admitted to one count on each charge in a plea agreement Thursday. He was originally charged with one count of sex abuse and 10 counts of possession or viewing of matter portraying a…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pledging to speed up unemployment insurance claims by improving staffing at career centers around the state. Beshear announced Wednesday that current staff have been retrained in 12 centers to help people seeking unemployment insurance. Beshear says the previous administration removed customer service staff from the career centers and asked citizens to…
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a car crash that killed a white supremacist leader. Emily Sherry entered her plea Thursday in the April 2018 death of Robert Ransdell. Police say 24-year-old Sherry was driving under the influence when she veered into oncoming traffic and struck Ransdell’s car. Ransdell was pronounced…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky House committee has advanced a proposal aimed at revising the state’s Constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion rights. The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the Republican-led committee on Thursday. A presentation by abortion-rights supporters was cut short to allow the committee vote. The committee chairman, Rep. Kevin Bratcher, said the panel was…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has voted to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The measure won House passage on a 65-30 vote after a long debate Thursday. The vote sends the proposal to the state Senate. Republicans control both chambers. The House vote comes after years of setbacks for medical marijuana advocates in Kentucky. The measure would…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — As Kentucky legislators advance a bill to require voters to show a government-issued ID to cast a ballot, a civil-liberties group says it might mount a challenge if the bill becomes law. The Republican-backed measure cleared a House committee on a party-line vote Thursday. Opponents raised concerns the photo ID requirement could suppress turnout among minorities,…
MORGANFIELD, Ky. (AP) — A couple has died in a house fire in western Kentucky. Union County Coroner Stephen Shouse told news outlets that 86-year-old Joseph Sheffer and his wife, 81-year-old Joann Sheffer, were killed when their home caught fire. A news release says the Union County Dispatch Center was notified early Tuesday that the home near Morganfield was “fully…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has passed legislation to limit out-of-pocket costs paid by many people relying on life-saving insulin. The bill cleared the House on a 92-0 vote Wednesday. It now goes to the Senate. The measure would limit out-of-pocket costs at $100 per prescription for a 30-day insulin supply. That cap would apply to people with…
