FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Supreme Court ruling striking down changes to Kentucky’s troubled pension systems has earned a warning from one of the country’s largest credit ratings agencies. Moody’s on Thursday declared the court’s ruling a “credit negative” for Kentucky, saying it delayed reforms to the state’s severely underfunded pension plans. The declaration does not change Kentucky’s credit rating,…
GREENUP, Ky. (AP) — A jail inmate who escaped from authorities and tried hitchhiking along a highway didn’t enjoy freedom for long because the motorist he flagged down was a law enforcement officer. Greenup County Jailer Mike Worthington told The Independent that 31-year-old Allen Lewis was being transported on Tuesday to face charges in another county when he told the…
MORGANTOWN, Ky. – A man was listed Thursday morning in critical condition at a Nashville, Tenn. trauma center after Kentucky State Police said he exchanged gunfire with a Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife officer. Butler County emergency dispatch called Kentucky State Police at 1:55 a.m. Thursday to a domestic dispute at 2969 Brownsville Road near Morgantown, KSP Post 3…
This week Throwback Thursday is a little different. We share stories of historic landmarks and influential people and places around southern Kentucky each week. The segment has been brought to you by Hospice of Southern Kentucky for nearly two years. As a tribute to our sponsor, let’s take a look at the history of hospice itself. The word “hospice” can…
