FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal report says failure to control parts of a Kentucky coal mine led to the death of a miner crushed by a 2,000-pound piece of rock and coal. A U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration report says 48-year-old Felix “Matt” North received serious lower body injuries May 22 when the slab fell and pinned him…
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a newspaper seeking documents related to a sexual harassment complaint against a Republican lawmaker. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports justices ruled Thursday that the Franklin Circuit Court could hear an appeal by the newspaper for records from a sexual harassment complaint filed in 2015 against state Rep….
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say a 48-year-old man has died in a logging accident. Police were called to the site near Whitesburg Tuesday with emergency medical workers and found Jimmy Branson unresponsive. Police said in a news release that Letcher County Deputy Coroner Derek Meade pronounced Branson, of Whitesburg, dead at the scene. The release said it…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school superintendent who was indicted on an attempted bribery charge is accused of trying to interfere in a sexual abuse investigation involving a former teacher. Franklin Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Zachary Becker told news outlets Wednesday that Franklin County Superintendent Mark Kopp’s attempted bribery indictment stems from comments he made to a sheriff’s deputy in…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s next legislative session will open with a proposal calling for an investigation into the state’s $24 million settlement with the makers of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin, the Senate leader said Tuesday. Republican Senate President Robert Stivers told reporters that he plans to introduce the joint resolution — which carries the force of law —…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has won a national technology award for collaborating across traditional program or organizational boundaries. The American Public Human Services Association announced the award Monday at the IT Solutions Management for Human Services conference in Milwaukee. The Kentucky Office of Administrative and Technology Services was honored during the conference. The state was nominated for implementing technology…
Photo Credit: Land Between the Lakes Communications DepartmentGOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) — Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is celebrating National Public Lands Day this weekend. The park in western Kentucky and Tennessee will have a visitor appreciation day on Saturday and offer free admission to the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm and the Woodlands Nature Station from 10 a.m….
(Credit: Pixabay)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker is predicting the General Assembly will consider a bill to bring public pension systems in sync in complying with a law requiring more transparency. Republican Sen. Jimmy Higdon said Monday that a state audit showed the Kentucky Retirement Systems and Teachers’ Retirement System are interpreting parts of the 2017 law differently. The…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of people who lost federal disability benefits after their lawyer was arrested for fraud. The suit filed Friday in eastern Kentucky aims to revive the cases of about 500 people who most likely gave up the legal fight after the government began revoking benefits…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials are preparing to launch a program that aims to increase the number of students seeking higher education after high school. The Council on Postsecondary Education says in a statement that the statewide launch of Gear Up Kentucky is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Eastern Kentucky University. Initially, 12 school districts have been chosen…
