FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says his office will investigate whether coal companies are posting performance bonds intended to secure employee wages. News outlets report Blackjewel LLC hadn’t posted the bond with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet when it filed for bankruptcy July 1, causing miners’ paychecks to be clawed back . Beshear announced the review Tuesday….
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A new state law requires Kentucky public schools to display the motto “In God We Trust,” and one school district has responded with framed copies of a $1 bill. Fayette Superintendent Manny Caulk told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Wednesday that all schools in the district have been provided the framed copy to display. Parent Brittany Pike…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has released a plan aimed at producing more Kentucky jobs tied to farm technology and advanced manufacturing. The proposals released Wednesday are part of what Beshear calls his “kitchen table agenda.” Beshear’s plan includes starting “business accelerators” and expanding access to credit to recruit agritech and advanced manufacturing operations to Kentucky….
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — University of Louisville trustees have approved the school’s purchase of a financially struggling hospital under a plan that would include a $50 million state loan. UofL trustees approved the transaction at a meeting on campus Wednesday. The deal will significantly increase UofL’s footprint in the medical sector of Kentucky’s largest city. Under the deal, UofL would…
Arthur Butler, 40LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man on parole for a child pornography conviction a decade ago was arrested again and charged with 100 counts of possession of child pornography. The Kentucky attorney general’s office told news outlets 40-year-old Arthur Eugene Butler had served five years in federal prison on his prior conviction and had less than a…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say officers fatally shot a man when he pointed a gun at them. News outlets report Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad says officers were called to a domestic dispute at a home Tuesday evening and a man raised a gun toward two officers, both of whom fired. Conrad says the suspect was taken…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An Indiana couple is suing Uber over a fatal fight with a Kentucky driver they say pulled a gun on them last summer. The Courier Journal reports the lawsuit by Natalie Strand and her husband, Gregory Strand Jr., accuses Uber of not protecting customers or properly vetting Michael Wallace. Louisville Metro police have said Wallace had…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has set a special election to fill a House of Representatives vacancy for a seat in parts of two Kentucky counties. Republican Rep. Diane Murray St. Onge (AHNJ’) resigned effective Monday to move to California. She has represented parts of Kenton and Boone counties since 2013. The special election for the 63rd…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky State Fair has changed the way veterans and active duty military members can get complimentary tickets to the event, which starts its 11-day run Thursday in Louisville. WLKY-TV reports the fair is working with Vet Tix this year to process and ship physical tickets. Service members previously used military IDs online to get digital…
Mary “Renee” McCoyNEW CASTLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State Police employee who had worked with the agency for 20 years has died in a single-car crash. News outlets report 62-year-old Mary “Renee” McCoy lost control of her car Tuesday morning near New Castle and crashed into a tree. McCoy was driving her personal car and was wearing a seat…
