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Car and Semi With Horses Collides On KY Highway Lexington Police are investigating a crash on I-75 involving a sedan and a semi carrying a trailer with horses inside.This happened Sunday night on I-75 near mile marker 106 in the northbound lanes.Police tell us that the car was in the left lane, when the…
Weekend Clean-Up Of Martin County More than 200 people in Martin County braved the rainy weather Saturday morning for a county-wide cleanup.”It just makes you feel good to get out and do something,” said Katrina Sansom with the Martin County Water District.Several groups and organizations formed teams to clean the most impacted areas by…
KY Included In Measles Outbreak In 2019 So far in 2019, the Centers for Disease Control numbers show that the United States has hit a 27-year high in measles cases, Kentucky has not been exempt from this. Multiple people in the state have tested positive for the disease, and health officials say there are…
Leadership KY Foundation Receives Sizeable Grant Gov. Matt Bevin’s office has announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $500,000 grant for the Leadership Kentucky Foundation to help create a new leadership program targeting young professionals in the Kentucky Appalachian corridor, named BRIGHT Kentucky. Source: MG News Return to News
0K Headed to Leadership Kentucky Foundation Through ARC Grant The Appalachian Regional Commission has approved a $500,000 grant for the Leadership Kentucky Foundation. Congressman Hal Rogers announced on Friday that the foundation plans to create a new leadership program for young professionals throughout Kentucky’s Appalachia corridor, called BRIGHT Kentucky. The program will focus on…
Rockcastle Co. Cleans Up After Thursday Flooding Residents of Rockcastle County spent much of Friday cleaning up after flash flooding hit the area on Thursday night. Parts of the county picked up four inches of rain in less than two hours. Main Street in Brodhead was closed for much of the day yesterday due…
Gun Violence Awareness Day From the mass shooting in Virginia Beach to recent incidents in Lexington, people want to stand up against gun violence.This weekend, some Kentucky communities are doing just that.Friday marks the start of national Wear Orange Weekend to raise awareness of gun violence.The color started representing this issue after a young…
Fiat Chrysler Recall Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 343,000 Ram pickup trucks worldwide because the air bags may not inflate in a crash.The recall covers the Ram 1500 mainly from the 2019 model year, although the company has a small number of 2020 models.Fiat Chrysler says a software error can inadvertently disable the air…
Small Earthquake Rocks KY The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.4 earthquake has occurred in Kentucky along the New Madrid fault line. News outlets report the quake was reported northeast of Kevil shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday. There were no reports of damage. Source: MG News Return to News
Governor’s Pension Bill Still Falls Short Kentucky House leaders say the governor’s pension bill still lacks enough votes to pass their chamber, even with some changes that were revealed this week.House Majority Floor Leader John “Bam” Carney said Thursday “the vote count probably didn’t move” as a result of changes agreed to by Republican…