Avoiding Disease During Deer Hunting Season It is almost deer season and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife wants hunters to be safe this year.Several media outlets are reporting Chronic Wasting Disease is infecting deer in several surrounding states.It is in six of the seven bordering states, with Indiana being the exception.Gabe Jenkins…
State Parks Offer Military Discount State parks in Kentucky are offering a discount on lodging to active duty military members and to veterans through March 31.A statement from Kentucky State Parks says the USA Military Discount is available to those currently serving in the armed forces, retired members of the military, veterans, National Guard…
Governor Bevin Calls For Recanvass Governor Matt Bevin’s campaign formally requested an official recanvass of the 2019 Kentucky governor’s race.Bevin’s campaign team sent Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ office the request Wednesday afternoon after the results came in too close to call. A recanvass is a check of the vote count to ensure…
Positive Voter Turnout Reported Voter turnout was expected to be about 31 percent for Tuesday’s statewide elections in Kentucky, or one-third of all registered voters. This is about how many people voted in the last governor’s race, but the actual percentage varies depending on what part of the state you are in. In Perry…
KY Election Results Democrats are claiming victory for Andy Beshear over political rival and Republican incumbent Matt Bevin in the Kentucky governor’s race, as the Associated Press still says it is still too close to call.With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Beshear had a lead of less than a percent over Bevin. Beshear had…
KY Man Pleads Guilty To Proposed School Threats A man accused of having a detailed plan to attack several Kentucky schools has notified authorities that he now wants to plead guilty.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 22-year-old Dylan Jarrell, of Lawrenceburg, has requested a re-arraignment date to enter the plea. The request comes just weeks before…
Bridge Work Beginning Kentucky transportation officials say lane closures are planned on an Ohio River Bridge that connects Louisville to southern Indiana so that expansion joint repairs can be made.The Kentucky Transportation Department says in a statement that lane closures on the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge will begin this week. The statement says the…
Heating Assistance Program Available Monday marked the start of open enrollment for LIHEAP, better known as the Low-Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program. This program helps families in need of heating assistance across Eastern Kentucky.LKLP in Hazard is prepared to help the anticipated 4,000 or more applicants who will need assistance this winter. The…
Coal-Fired Power Plants Rollbacks The Trump administration accelerated the pace of its environmental rollbacks for the country’s coal-fired power plants Monday, proposing to weaken two Obama-era rules aimed at cleaning up dangerous heavy metals and ash from coal plants and keeping them from washing into groundwater and waterways. Source: MG News Return…
Voting Day In KY Kentuckians are heading to the polls today on Tuesday, November 5.The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. If you are in line at 6 p.m., you will be allowed to vote.Registered voters must vote at their designated precincts. When you go to your polling place,…