Kentucky governor gives Amazon OK to reopen warehouse where 3 had tested positive for COVID-19

by Chris Otts LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that Amazon has his OK to reopen a Shepherdsville, Kentucky, e-commerce warehouse on Wednesday, saying he is confident the facility’s eight-day closure will have sufficiently reduced the risk of spreading the coronavirus that three warehouse employees contracted. “It’s given us a chance…

With Income At A ‘Grinding Halt,’ Some Louisville Arts Groups Aren’t Waiting For A Government Bailout

By Stephanie Wolf In-person performances and other arts gatherings are on indefinite hold in the age of the novel coronavirus, but Louisville artists and arts groups are not sitting by quietly waiting for the storm to pass.  Nor are they waiting for the government to replace all the revenue they’ve lost from cancelled exhibitions, performances, fundraisers…

‘Let The Whole World Sue Me’: Beshear Unfazed On Closures As COVID-19 Cases Rise

By JOSH JAMES Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is sounding unruffled by proposed legislation that would enable businesses to sue the state over coronavirus-related closures, saying he would rather err on the side of being overly cautious. Listen here. “I’m trying to save people’s lives and if somebody doesn’t understand that… or care, I don’t really have…

WKU offering internet access to general public

By WBKO Staff Writer | BOWLING GREEN, KY (WBKO) – Western Kentucky University Information Technology Services has recently installed Wi-Fi hotspots in two of WKU’s largest parking lots. The hotspots are located in the Park Street and Creason Street lots, which are now open for public use for the remainder of WKU’s spring 2020 semester. Parking lot…

Beshear: “Next Few Weeks Will Be Critical”

By KARYN CZAR Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday tightened restrictions on businesses and banned residential evictions under a state of emergency declaration aimed at addressing the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.The Governor offered details about the new executive order as he warned against complacency in Kentucky’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. “The next two to three weeks are going…

Kentucky lawmakers agree to fully fund teachers’ pensions without caveats in budget talks

by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky lawmakers negotiating the state’s next two-year budget agreed Wednesday to fully fund the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS), rejecting the Senate’s proposal to withhold more than $1 billion in funding in exchange for structural reforms to the pension program. Lawmakers on the budget conference committee are working to put…