WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Day use recreation sites at Daniel Boone National Forest are reopening after being temporarily shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — More Kentucky parks are set to reopen in June.
NEW YORK (AP) — American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Like a tidal wave swelling in the distance, Amy Baker saw Fayette County’s spike in fatal overdoses coming.
Many states have yet to spend the federal funding they received more than a month ago to help with soaring costs related to the coronavirus crisis, complicating governors' arguments that they need hundreds of billions more from U.S. taxpayers.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In his hour of need, Richard Spalding turned to the other great love of his life: music.
ATLANTA (AP) — Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the killing of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody in Minnesota.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Looking to defuse anger after gunfire wounded at least seven people at a protest in Louisville, the mother of a black woman killed by police urged protesters Friday to continue demanding justice but do so “without hurting each other."
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear reported an upswing in coronavirus cases across Kentucky on Friday, but cautioned that it's too soon to reach any conclusions about the sudden surge.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Western Kentucky University doesn't plan to change tuition rates for the first time in 40 years, officials said.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear forcefully defended his coronavirus-related restrictions Thursday, saying they spared Kentucky from a more devastating outbreak and now have the state primed to move ahead with business reopenings.
Wading into a politically charged issue, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday preached the importance of wearing masks in public as the nation's economy reopens from the “cataclysmic" damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky's governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job at an auto dealer.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reached another grim milestone in the fight against the coronavirus on Wednesday as Gov. Andy Beshear announced the state reached 400 virus-related deaths since the pandemic began.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's new law requiring people to show a government-issued photo ID to vote drew a court challenge Wednesday from groups seeking widespread use of mail-in absentee ballots for the fall election, eager to protect voters fearful of coronavirus spread.
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of soldiers based at Fort Campbell have returned after being deployed in the Northeast to support coronavirus relief efforts.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An outbreak of coronavirus cases at a Kentucky nursing home forced the evacuation of dozens of residents to hospitals, state officials said Tuesday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Vowing not to back down after armed protesters gathered near his home and hung him in effigy, the governor of Kentucky on Tuesday condemned their use of “fear and terror” in a demonstration fueled by coronavirus restrictions.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small business aid in hopes of helping employers reopen shops and survive the pandemic.
Faced with a collapsed job market, Congress needs to tend to unemployment insurance funds supporting millions thrown out of work, but surging debt means there are limits to the scope of federal aid to help heal the coronavirus -damaged economy, the Senate's top leader said Tuesday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was hung in a tree near the State Capitol on Sunday during what was billed as a protest rally in defense of constitutional rights, drawing sharp political rebukes, according to local news reports.
GILBERT, W.Va. (AP) — Riders packed a vast network of all-terrain vehicle trails in southern West Virginia on the first weekend the system was allowed to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — It’s the time of year when Brian Jarvis at Tidball’s and Larry Deaton at The Warehouse at Mt. Victor would normally be welcoming an eclectic mix of musicians to those live-music venues.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Eighteen soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division have returned to Fort Campbell after spending more than a month in New Jersey helping with COVID-19 response operations.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Economic damage caused by the coronavirus will force more than $450 million in cuts to Kentucky's General Fund, plus a potential special legislative session to downsize the Road Fund.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear said COVID-19 cases in Kentucky are on the decline as the state opened restaurants to in-person dining Friday.
LISBON, Ohio (AP) — The “Godfather of Grass,” who was sentenced for his role in a large marijuana operation after eight years on the run, has asked a judge to release him from a federal prison in Ohio that has seen nine coronavirus deaths.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — People are being left in jail longer than they're supposed to for technical parole violations during a coronavirus pandemic that's been deadly for confined populations, according to a lawsuit filed by public defenders.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky plans phased reopenings of child-care centers next month in what's seen as an important catalyst to help jump start an economy stagnated by the coronavirus outbreak.
After nearly a decade on the job, the University of Kentucky's president wants to extend his tenure while volunteering for a pay cut as the school deals with financial fallout from the coronavirus.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's unemployment rate surged to 15.4% in April, a double-digit increase from the prior month as the coronavirus outbreak shuttered broad segments of the economy.
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — In a story published May 16, 2020, The Associated Press reported on a call by the United Food and Commercial Workers International union to grocery store chains asking to extend hazard pay for workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story should have made clear that…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Looking to deflate resistance to wearing masks, Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday called it “basic public health guidance" to combat the coronavirus that shouldn't spark political divisions.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State courts in Kentucky will reopen for hearings on civil and criminal cases starting next month, according to a new order.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump's decision to remove the Transportation Department's acting inspector general, the latest in a string of actions by Trump to fire or replace government watchdogs.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday announced 20 more Kentucky deaths related to the coronavirus outbreak, the state's largest single-day total since the global pandemic began.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear announced plans Monday to ramp up contact tracing in Kentucky to help contain coronavirus cases as the state's economy gradually reopens.
WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Red River Gorge and other recreational areas in the Daniel Boone National Forest are set to reopen next month, the U.S. Forest Service said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has announced that the first 50 mushers who enter the 2021 race and the 2022 race will receive hundreds of dollars in reimbursements to help cover veterinary costs.
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana amusement park plans to begin reopening the popular destination in mid-June with reduced capacity, a virtual queuing system and other safeguards against the coronavirus.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — State parks will start reopening soon as Kentucky continues to ease restrictions amid the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's court system will impose a statewide hiring freeze and suspend out-of-state travel to reduce expenses as the coronavirus drives down revenues, the state's chief justice said.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — General Motors will begin reopening its Corvette plant in Kentucky on May 26, a company spokesman said.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will lift its restrictions on travel and small gatherings ahead of Memorial Day weekend, moving up the timing to accommodate holiday plans, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A 36-year veteran of Kentucky's corrections department has been promoted as its next commissioner at a time when the state is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak at a prison.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has enough in its unemployment insurance trust fund until summer to meet the unprecedented demand for benefits but will eventually need a cash infusion, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday in urging another round of federal assistance to states
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Republican attorneys general in 14 states asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to form a state-federal partnership to hold China accountable for damages caused by the spread of the new coronavirus.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby Museum announced it will donate more than $10,000 of its proceeds from online merchandise sales to coronavirus relief efforts in the state.
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