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Kentuckians invited to June town halls on helping families with substance use complications
Kentuckians with ideas to improve outcomes for children placed in foster care because of substance use complications will get the chance to share them during a series of town halls this June, the Administrative Office of the Courts announced Wednesday.? Registration is required for the four virtual town halls, which Citizen Foster Care Review Boards […]
UK on Thursday will practice for ‘active aggressor crisis.’ Don’t be alarmed; it’s ‘only a drill.’
The University of Kentucky on Thursday will conduct a “full-scale active aggressor crisis exercise” from 8 a.m. until the afternoon.? “If you see large numbers of emergency response teams on campus, including police, fire and EMS, do not be alarmed,” says a UK release, “this is only a drill.” The training provides an opportunity for […]
Attorney general sides with GOP lawmakers on voiding some of Beshear’s line-item vetoes
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office ruled Tuesday that some of Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent line-item vetoes are void, upholding the General Assembly’s move to make all of House Bill 8 a law.? At the end of this year’s legislative session, Beshear issued two line-item vetoes on HB 8, a Republican-backed bill with wide-ranging provisions […]
Beshear names Kerry Harvey, former justice secretary, to Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed the former secretary of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to the commission that oversees horse racing and sports gambling in the state.? Kerry Harvey, of Lexington, will succeed Naveed Chowhan, a Louisville-area doctor, whose term expired on the 15-member Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. Beshear announced Friday the […]
Biden issues major disaster declaration for 11 Kentucky counties after April storms
President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for 11 Kentucky counties affected by recent severe storms in April.? Federal assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas “ affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides, and mudslides on April 2, 2024,” a White House press release said.? Federal funding will be […]
Pertussis outbreak in Lexington spans ages, most dangerous for babies
The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting an outbreak of pertussis, which is commonly called whooping cough and is a highly contagious respiratory illness.? The department said it’s confirmed nine cases since late April, including a case at Lafayette High School, one at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School and a community member in their […]
Hotline logs one report of Election Day vote buying or selling. More Kentuckians voted early.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said his office’s Election Integrity Command Center received one possible report of vote buying or selling among calls it took Tuesday morning.? What you need to know about voting in Kentucky’s primary election today Coleman reported that in the first few hours of voting in Tuesday’s primary, the center received […]
What you need to know about voting in Kentucky’s primary election today
Polls will be open until ?6 p.m. as Kentuckians vote in primaries for president, Congress, the Kentucky General Assembly and many local offices. Any voter who is in line by 6 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.? Kentucky does not have same-day registration. But if you registered to vote 29 days before the […]
Voting basics for Kentucky’s Tuesday primary election
Polls will be open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as voters choose nominees for president, Congress, the Kentucky General Assembly and many local offices. Any voter who is in line by 6 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.? Kentucky does not have same-day registration. But if you registered to vote 29 […]
Kentucky K9 officer will sniff out evidence in child exploitation cases
Kentucky’s Attorney General’s office is getting a pawfect new officer who will work in the Department of Criminal Investigations sniffing out technology in child exploitation cases.? Charity, a yellow lab K9 officer, is trained to detect cell phones, flash drives, micro-SD cards and other technology that the AG’s office said “could contain child sex abuse […]
Suicide prevention tool available online for free?
This story discusses suicide.? If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. Kentuckians who want to learn how to help prevent suicide can do so through a new free online suicide prevention training tool.? This training comes from University of Kentucky Healthcare […]
Retailer Warby Parker penalized for letting Kentuckians take online vision test
Warby Parker, an online retailer of prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses, has agreed to pay at least $55,200 to Kentucky for allowing 69 Kentuckians to take its online vision test, contrary to state law, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office said in a news release Friday. Coleman’s office alleged that from July to October 2021, […]