ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Coal miners who blocked train tracks in Kentucky demanding to get paid for the coal they mined will benefit from a federal deal with the bankrupt company. The Bristol Herald Courier reports Blackjewel LLC agreed to pay $5.47 million to mine workers in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. Blackjewel attorney Stephen Lerner said Wednesday that payroll…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has laid out his top priorities if Kentucky voters give him a second term in next month’s election. Speaking to a gathering of county officials, Bevin vowed to shore up public pensions, modernize the state’s tax code, improve adoption and foster care systems and repair roads and bridges. Bevin says Kentucky is…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has announced two separate settlements totaling nearly $40 million that involve a drug company and a drug distributor. Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday his office has secured a $17 million settlement with Bayer Corp. over claims it misled women about risks associated with its birth control drugs, Yasmin and Yaz. The settlement…
Image Courtesy of WKYT-TVLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A mural in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, briefly featured an explicit message about President Donald Trump. Now those words have been painted over. The piece shows four women and a snake emerging from a spray paint can. A closer look also revealed an expletive followed by the word “Trump.” Lexington police told WKYT-TV that…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three current and former police officers in Kentucky are accused of defrauding the federal government. News outlets report Brian Stanfield, Todd Roadhouse and Mark Final have each been charged with wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say they worked in the Louisville Police Department’s narcotics division focused on fraudulent prescriptions, with Stanfield in charge. Court records say they…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police officials are encouraging people to participate in National Drug Take Back Day as a way to potentially combat drug misuse. The program allows people to remove potentially dangerous medicines from homes and dispose of them safely. Officials say 16 collection sites statewide will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky mural includes a hidden message about President Donald Trump. WLEX-TV reports the piece is called “The Devil is in the Details” and appears to show four women and a snake emerging from a spray paint can, but a closer look also finds an expletive followed by the word “Trump.” The artist, known as ELLE,…
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky corrections officer previously suspended for excessive use of force and several other violations was fired earlier this year over accusations of repeated insubordination on the job. An altercation with another guard preceded Daniel Nussbaum’s firing from the Kenton County Detention Center in May, according to records recently obtained by the Cincinnati Enquirer through the…
OWINGSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Contractors are set to begin work on a bridge replacement project in Kentucky. The state Transportation Cabinet says the project on Kentucky 1944 in northwest Bath County is expected to begin Monday over White Oak Creek just east of Cow Creek Road. The bridge and road will be closed for up to three weeks. The location…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Council on Postsecondary Education says the public launch of a comprehensive data center will enable Kentuckians to track progress in the state’s higher education system. Officials say the CPE data center features 17 interactive tools that track campus and state progress on key metrics. The information is available at http://cpe.ky.gov/data/ They say performance on the…
