Author: WNKY Staff

Gov. Beshear: 40% of Kentucky adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine

FRANKFORT, Ky– On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than 1.3 million Kentuckians have received at least their first dose of one of three highly effective COVID-19 vaccines. “We’ve now vaccinated about 40% of Kentucky adults – a really exciting milestone. We also believe we’ve vaccinated about 70% of Kentuckians who are age 70 and up,” said Beshear. All Kentuckians…

Area counties receive parks funding

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – Monday,Gov. Andy Beshear announced his selection of 41 projects totaling more than $4.3 million to receive funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). All selected projects will upgrade parks and recreation spaces across Kentucky. LWCF is a federal program designed to protect important natural areas, help local communities acquire land for outdoor recreation spaces and…

Supreme Court allows Kentucky AG to defend state’s abortion law

FRANKFORT, Ky.  – Attorney General Daniel Cameron Monday announced that the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal of the case involving Kentucky’s live dismemberment abortion law (House Bill 454).  The law, passed by the General Assembly in 2018, prohibits abortionists from performing gruesome Dilation and Evacuation procedures (D&E) on a living unborn child. “I promised Kentuckians that…

Traffic stop ends in felony arrest

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. – A Cub Run man was arrested Friday following a traffic stop by an Edmonson County Sheriff’s Deputy. The deputy said he saw a car traveling north on Ky. 259 without a rear license plate light. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and identified the driver as Douglas Sanders, 33, according to a release from the sheriff’s office….