MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky transportation officials say a section of U.S. 41 will be closed for about three months. A statement from the Transportation Cabinet says the closure starts Aug. 10 and will also affect connecting ramps at the U.S. 41/I-69 Henderson Exit 10 interchange with the KY 425 Henderson Bypass. The closure is to allow a nearly $1.5…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A University of Kentucky official says the school won’t be expanding alcohol sales this upcoming school year despite a new Southeastern Conference alcohol policy. The new policy allows individual schools to decide whether to sell alcohol in general seating areas. News outlets report University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart said the school doesn’t want to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has pushed abortion to the forefront of his reelection campaign by lashing out at his Democratic challenger and a federal judge who struck down an abortion law. The Republican incumbent accused Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear of taking “blood money” from an abortion-clinic operator who attended a campaign fundraiser. Beshear’s campaign manager,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund says it has acquired about 2,000 acres (809 hectares) of forestland in Bell County for the Pine Mountain State Scenic Trail. A statement from the state Energy and Environment Cabinet says the purchase enables recreation options including hiking and birding and will conserve habitat for rare species including the Northern…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — O. Leonard Press, who built Kentucky Educational Television into a nationally respected model for educational, cultural, historical and public affairs programming, has died. He was 97. In a statement on its website, KET says Press died Wednesday night at Lexington’s Central Baptist Hospital. KET says Press was a “visionary” who changed the state forever. At Press’…
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (AP) — A regional gas pipeline ruptured early Thursday in Kentucky, causing a massive explosion that killed one person, hospitalized five others, destroyed railroad tracks and forced the evacuation of a nearby mobile home park, authorities said. The 30 inch (76 centimeter) wide pipeline moves natural gas under high pressure, so the rupture at about 1 a.m….
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Marathon Petroleum Co. and Speedway have agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Kentucky attorney general’s office in 2007 over alleged gasoline price gouging. Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office said the companies didn’t admit any wrongdoing or liability. The case was set to go to trial Aug. 19 in…
GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (AP) — Officials say they have begun constructing a riverbed bubbler and sound system in Lake Barkley as an experimental and environmentally friendly way to block the spread of an invasive fish. The Paducah Sun reports the bio-acoustic fish fence at Barkley Dam in western Kentucky will be evaluated over the course of the next three years,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrats in Mitch McConnell’s home state are pitching “Moscow Mitch” merchandise to try and capitalize on a bitter dispute involving the Kentucky senator over election security legislation. The Kentucky Democratic Party said Wednesday it’s launching the “Moscow Mitch” webstore in a dig at the Senate majority leader. The party is selling red T-shirts for $25. They…
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky miners who say they haven’t been paid by bankrupt coal operator Blackjewel LLC were blocking train tracks Tuesday as part of a protest against the company. More than 20 miners and their families camped on tracks near Cumberland on Monday night to try to block trains hauling coal from a mine in Cloverlick, new…
