Kentucky Officials, Feds Investigating E.coli Outbreak The federal government is investigating an E. coli outbreak affecting more than 70 people in Kentucky and four other states. 46 cases have been reported in Kentucky. Cabinet for Health and Family Services spokeswoman Barbara Fox says six people have gone to the hospital due to the outbreak.…
Man Pronounced Dead After Bell County Wreck One person has died after a Friday morning crash in Bell County. Officials say 33-year-old James Hatfield ran his Ford Mustang off US-25E, just north of Pineville, around 9 yesterday morning. The car hit a rock wall and flipped over multiple times. Hatfield was rushed to Southeast…
More Kentuckians Getting Colon Cancer Screenings A new study from the University of Kentucky shows a major increase in colon cancer screenings for Medicaid patients in the state.The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, found these screenings have increased 230 percent since the state expanded its Medicaid program under…
KEA Selects New President Kentucky Education Association Vice President Eddie Campbell was elected as the new president Thursday.Cambell has served as the association vice president since 2016. He is also on leave from the Knox County School system where he is the Choir Director for Knox Central High and Knox Middle Schools.His three-year term…
KY Oil Magnate Honored 90-year-old Willard Kinzer has spent most of his life working in Kentucky’s oil and gas industry.Kinzer was honored Thursday by the Kentucky Oil and Gas Association and by Senator McConnell’s office.To this day, Kinzer says he still goes into his office every day at Kinzer Drilling, the company he built…
Teleworks USA Hosting Job Fair In Eastern KY KellyConnect is returning to Teleworks USA to host a job fair next month, bringing more work-at-home jobs to the region.Teleworks USA hubs across the region are preparing locals for the job fair by hosting custom workshops this month.Teleworks USA Hyden Hub Manager Mollie Bentley said they…
Measles In KY A second case of the measles has been confirmed in Kentucky.The case comes from the Barren River Health District, which includes Bowling Green and the surrounding area.The first case was reported in February. It involved a child who health officials say was not vaccinated, and had recently traveled out of the…
Celine Dion Kicks Off Courage World Tour KY Stop, Too Celine Dion will be making a stop in Louisville on her first U.S. tour in over 10 years.The Courage World Tour will kick off Sept. 18 in Quebec City, with the Louisville performance on Oct. 22.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., April 12,…
KY Food Prices Increase This Quarter The Kentucky Farm Bureau says its latest Marketbasket Survey shows overall food costs rose slightly in the first quarter of 2019.It says the average overall cost of food in the first three months of this year was $118.64 in Kentucky, up 1.85 percent from $116.44 in the fourth…
Governor Signs Bill Helping Midwives A new law will license midwives here in Kentucky. Gov. Matt Bevin signed the bill into law in an effort to help mothers.While being a midwife was never illegal, the industry has not been regulated since 1975.This means anyone could call themselves a midwife.Senate Bill 84 lays out a…