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Kentucky must strengthen protections for survivors of domestic violence, says governor
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.? You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs.? FRANKFORT — Kentucky must examine its gun laws to make sure it’s doing all it can to […]
KY officials oppose Biden plan to restore ’10-day’ rule for citizens’ complaints about coal mining
Kentucky’s Republican attorney general citing concerns from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration is trying to block a revamped federal complaint system that citizens have used for decades to report suspected dangers and hazards from the strip mining of coal.? The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, […]
Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering judge resigns following pressure from governor
An Eastern Kentucky sheriff charged with murdering a judge earlier in September has retired from his elected office following a request from the governor to step down. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, resigned effective Monday, according to a letter from? Somerset attorney Jeremy Bartley to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office. The letter said […]
Kentuckians have until Oct. 7 to register to vote. Here’s how.
Kentucky’s deadline to register to vote ahead of the November general election is Monday, Oct. 7.? Voters in the Bluegrass State will consider a ballot that includes the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional races, a number of legislative races, two constitutional amendments and more. Some regional and […]
Republican’s request for Pulaski school employees’ communications too broad, says Kentucky AG
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office has denied a Republican political strategist’s open records request and sided with Pulaski County Schools regarding communications about a proposed constitutional amendment that could affect school funding. In the decision issued Friday, the attorney general’s office said the school district did not violate the state’s Open Records Act when […]
After 2 women die in ‘ambush’ outside Hardin courthouse, what can Kentucky do better?
If you or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. You can also contact any of Kentucky’s 15 domestic violence programs.? This story also discusses suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988.? Georgia Hensley feels like she’s […]
Judge will unseal records of ex-AG Cameron’s attempt to investigate Louisville abortion providers
FRANKFORT — Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd said Friday he will make public nearly all of the records in a lawsuit stemming from former Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s attempt in June of 2023 to investigate two University of Louisville physicians who had performed abortions at EMW Women’s Surgical Center. During a hearing on whether to […]
Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent to retire next summer amid district scrutiny
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Marty Pollio plans to retire from his post effective next summer.? Pollio, who has led Kentucky’s largest public school district since 2017, sent a letter to JCPS employees announcing his plans to retire Friday. In recent years, Pollio’s tenure at the school district has been beset by increasing oversight from […]
Beshear warns of flash flooding, wind gusts risk as remnants of Hurricane Helene batter Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians to avoid traveling on roads Friday and to be ready for a risk of flooding and power outages as remnants of Hurricane Helene impact Kentucky.? Beshear said in a Friday morning briefing that state employees were being sent home early to get ahead of expected peak wind gusts from the […]
Kentucky attorney general sues Express Scripts alleging company’s actions fueled opioid crisis
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has sued a pharmacy benefits manager he says played a “role in worsening the deadly opioid crisis in Kentucky.”? The complaint, filed in Jessamine County Circuit Court Wednesday, names Express Scripts and affiliates as defendants and targets alleged practices over the last two decades. “The opioid crisis was fueled and […]
Free weather alert radios available for hard of hearing Kentuckians?
Kentuckians who are deaf or hard of hearing can get free radios designed to alert other senses about dangerous weather through a new program named after the late Virginia Moore.? Moore died on Derby Day in 2023 at 61. Before that, she interpreted? in American Sign Language news of many deaths and announcements about COVID-19’s […]
‘Instead of incarcerating disease, start treating disease:’ Kentuckians in recovery talk solutions
LOUISVILLE — Kentuckians in recovery say the state needs to better educate youth about addiction, digitize expungement for certain crimes and make harm reduction and community-based services more widely available to combat overdoses.? About 30 people gathered at the Women’s Healing Place in the West End of Louisville Wednesday as part of a “Public Health […]