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Second worker dies trapped in collapsed coal-preparation plant in Martin County
The second of two workers who were trapped inside a collapsed coal preparation plant in Martin County has died.? Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in a Friday afternoon post on the social media platform X confirmed the death. The Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper had identified the second worker as 57-year-old Alvin Nees, who had been missing after […]
Recalled fruit puree pouches may contain ‘elevated levels of lead’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says people who recently consumed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches should seek a blood test from their primary care provider because the recalled product may contain “elevated levels of lead.”? The FDA is working to remove the pouches from stores, it said in late October. Meanwhile, it is […]
Alabama’s Aderholt eyes bid for U.S. House Appropriations chairmanship
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama, a Republican who previously sought the powerful House Appropriations Committee chairmanship, plans to speak with newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana soon to gauge his support for a fellow Southerner seeking the gavel. Current Appropriations Chair Kay Granger, a Texas Republican, announced Wednesday she would retire […]
Kentucky’s ban on transgender medical care for minors headed to U.S. Supreme Court, ACLU says
Kentucky’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the 2023 law banning certain gender affirming medical care for transgender minors.? This comes more than a month after the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to keep Kentucky’s ban on treatments like […]
One confirmed dead in collapse of idle coal prep plant in Martin County
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Martin County Wednesday morning after an idle coal preparation plant collapsed on two people who had been working inside, killing at least one of them.?? A Kentucky Emergency Management release Wednesday identified the collapsed building as the Martin Mine Prep Plant near Middlefork Wolfe Creek […]
Louisville opioid settlement board opens grant applications
LOUISVILLE – The board tasked with spending Louisville’s opioid settlement money has asked organizations to apply for grants to help prevent addiction and offer long term recovery support.? The Louisville Opioid Distribution Settlement Advisory Board will give out $5.3 million in its second grant round a little more than a month after it was established. […]
KET needs photos or home movies of the band Exile for a documentary
Exile fans, KET needs you. The Kentucky public television network is producing a documentary about the Kentucky band, which formed in Richmond in 1963 and achieved national success in 1978 with their chart-topping hit “Kiss You All Over.” KET would appreciate the public’s help in tracking down old photographs, home movies (8mm or super 8mm […]
Two additional ‘higher ground’ communities announced in southeastern Kentucky, bringing total plans to seven
Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration last week announced plans for “higher ground” developments in Floyd and Letcher counties, bringing the total to seven, as part of rebuilding efforts from floods in 2021 and 2022. The 92-acre Grand View site off U.S. 23 in the Letcher County town of Jenkins will have room for 115 homes partially […]
‘Stackable’ tax credits for smaller renewable energy projects could benefit Eastern Kentucky
A new federal tax credit program to help nonprofits and local governments afford to build small-scale renewable energy projects could benefit communities in Eastern Kentucky and Appalachia in particular, according to an advocate familiar with the program.? Applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program opened earlier this month. The program […]
Mike Johnson defended Noah’s Ark attraction in Kentucky before becoming U.S. House speaker
New U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson successfully took Kentucky to court to regain tax incentives for the Ark Encounter, a 510-foot wooden replica of the biblical Noah’s Ark located off Interstate 75 in Grant County. The state tourism cabinet had awarded the project a sales-tax rebate worth up to $18 million, but Gov. Steve Beshear’s […]
UK Chandler Hospital reports five cases of treatment-resistant fungus, Candida auris
The UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington says it has five patients with a fungus, Candida auris,?that is resistant to treatment.? Candida auris can make people severely ill, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also “spreads easily” in health care settings like a hospital.? And “medications that are designed to kill the […]
Federal funding is helping set up electric vehicle chargers across Kentucky
More electric vehicle (EV) chargers are being planned along major transportation corridors in Kentucky with the help of federal grant funding.? A release from Gov. Andy Beshear’s Office Monday states eight more EV chargers are being built near cities across the state from Calvert City to London through funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure […]