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Prayers and reform: Politicians react to Louisville shooting
LOUISVILLE —?After news of a shooting in downtown Louisville broke Monday, Kentucky politicians quickly reacted to share their thoughts.? Some called for thoughts and prayers for victims, their families and others responding to the incidents, while others made pleas for more gun control laws.? Five people died, including the shooter, during the shooting at Old […]
Medical update on victims of Louisville shooting, next 24 hours critical
LOUISVILLE — The next 24 hours will be “critical” for shooting victims who needed surgery after being injured in a Louisville mass shooting Monday, according to UofL Health’s chief medical officer, Dr. Jason Smith. Of the nine patients sent to UofL Hospital Monday, Smith said, three were in critical condition as of around 3:30 p.m. […]
Six now dead in Louisville shooting, eight injured
LOUISVILLE — Louisville police on Monday night announced that a sixth person has died as a result of a mass shooting Monday morning at a downtown bank. Earlier in the day, Louisville Metro Police Department Interim Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel was joined by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to name the victims […]
How to mentally cope with Louisville’s mass shooting
For help coping with Louisville’s mass shooting, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 or the Disaster Distress Hotline at 1-800-985-5990. Events like Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville can heighten the human body’s fight or flight response, mental health experts say, and can raise anxiety — particularly for those with post traumatic stress […]
Kentucky’s new ‘random’ change of venue law challenged by game-machines industry
FRANKFORT — Plaintiffs challenging a new Kentucky law banning video game machines that pay cash prizes are asking a judge to halt another new Kentucky law that could send their lawsuit to a random circuit court across the state. Pace-O-Matic — a large manufacturer of what the company and other proponents call “skill-based” game machines […]
Biden after Texas ruling vows he will fight to ensure access to abortion pill
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden pledged to defend access to medication abortion and the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to approve pharmaceuticals after a federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the abortion pill should be pulled from the market. Biden also keyed in on the 2024 elections in his response, saying “the only way […]
Physicians react to ruling placing abortion pill use in jeopardy
A Texas federal judge with a history of anti-abortion beliefs has thrown into jeopardy the most common form of abortion since Roe v. Wade fell last summer. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk released his decision on the cusp of Easter weekend to pause the Food and Drug Administration’s 2000 approval of the abortion drug […]
Biden administration appeals judge’s ruling ordering abortion pill off U.S. market
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice launched an appeals process Friday that will likely put a landmark decision about access to medication abortion in front of the Supreme Court. The notice of appeal was filed less than three hours after a federal judge in Texas revoked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-decade-old approval […]
Kentucky lags nation on vaccines for mpox
About one in five Kentuckians who are at risk for mpox — formerly called “monkeypox” — have received their vaccinations, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.? The estimated at-risk population in Kentucky is 19,344, Beshear said. Of those, 21% got one dose of vaccine and 12% got two doses, compared to 37% and 23% nationally.? Mpox […]
Keck calls for sports gambling revenue to be used to improve school safety in Kentucky
Days after it was legalized in Kentucky, Republican governor candidate Alan Keck called for future revenue from sports gambling to be used for improving safety in Kentucky’s schools.? In a campaign press release, the Somerset mayor said he recognized that some Kentuckians oppose sports betting. “That’s why it’s essential to me that we use the […]
IRS slated to hire thousands of workers, boost audits of wealthy taxpayers
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday detailed its plan to spend $80 billion in additional funding that Democrats approved last year as part of their climate change and health care package. The plan says the agency will boost tax enforcement by increasing its “focus on segments of taxpayers with complex issues and complex […]
April 17 is deadline to register to vote in Kentucky’s primary election
For those who plan to make a choice in Kentucky’s upcoming primary election, be sure to register to vote by Monday, April 17.? The primary election is Tuesday, May 16. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7.? Registering can be completed online, via mail or by returning voter registration cards to your county clerk’s office. […]