University Trustees Appointments Cancelled A key Kentucky lawmaker said Friday that former Gov. Matt Bevin’s four last appointments to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees were out of compliance with state law.Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican from Manchester, tells the Lexington Herald Leader that the Senate will be unable to confirm Republicans…
Upgrading U.S. Highway 60 A highway safety project is planned to upgrade a section of U.S. Highway 60 in eastern Kentucky, transportation officials said.The project along six miles of the highway around the Rowan and Bath county line will realign a sharp curve and replace the Kentucky Highway 801 intersection with mini-roundabout, the state…
Donations From With Love From Harlan With Love from Harlan gave out donated supplies to flood victims on Sunday.The organization received a donation of supplies and a 20 foot U-Haul truck from Heritage Baptist Church, in Lexington.With Love from Harlan made several stops on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at East Barbourville Baptist and ending…
Crash Kills Four From Kentucky Authorities have identified the four people killed in an eastern Missouri crash as two Louisville Kentucky mothers and their 12-year-old daughters who were on their way to a volleyball tournament.The head-on crash Friday morning near Lake Saint Louis killed Carrie McCaw, 44, and her daughter, 12-year-old Kacey McCaw, and…
Rescued Horse Need Forever Home One of the horses rescued by the Kentucky Humane Society from the herd where 20 horses were shot and killed in Eastern Kentucky is now ready to find a forever home. Knox, a weanling colt that was rescued back in December, has been placed up for adoption by the…
KY 1165 Shut Down in Perry County A portion of KY 1165, or Left Fork Maces Creek Road, is closed in Perry County. State transportation officials said Friday that the road is closed between mile points 6.6 and 6.7 because of a large crack in the pavement that has gotten worse during the recent…
KSP Identifies Victims in Deadly Rockcastle Co. Wreck Kentucky State Police released more details Friday about a three-car crash in Rockcastle County that killed three people. The crash happened Thursday afternoon on U.S. 150. Police said 60-year old William Emmerson was driving eastbound when he lost control of his vehicle. He crossed the centerline…
Gov. Beshear Hands Out Grants to Four Eastern KY Communities Gov. Andy Beshear visited four Eastern Kentucky communities to present various grants on Friday. The governor awarded a $50,000 Recreational Trails Program grant to the Lawrence County Fiscal Court to add a handicapped-accessible playground and splash park at the Lawrence County Park. $45,000 is…
Lowering The Cost Of Insulin Looking to protect people with diabetes from being overwhelmed by high drug costs, a House committee approved a bill Thursday to cap out-of-pocket costs for many Kentuckians relying on insulin.The measure cleared the House Health and Family Services Committee without opposition and goes to the full House next. It’s…
Civil Rights Trail Additions Two sites in Kentucky and two in Tennessee have been added to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, officials said Thursday.The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville and the SEEK Museum in Russellville are the two new sites in Kentucky. In Memphis, Tennessee, the Beale Street Historic District and the WDIA radio…