By KARYN CZAR The University of Louisville is requiring students who are taking in-person classes to be tested for the new coronavirus. The university says the mandatory test must be taken between Monday and Sept. 4. It applies to students, faculty and staff. The tests are for both those who are on campus or plan to…
by The Lane Report FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed Lesa Seibert and Joshua Ravencraft as members of the Commission on Small Business Advocacy. Gov. Beshear has reappointed Herbert McKee. Lesa Seibert of Louisville is the owner of Mightily. She shall replace…
by Morgan Watkins Louisville Courier Journal A Russian company that has invested in Braidy Industries’ planned aluminum rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky was identified as a proxy of the Kremlin in a new report the Senate Intelligence Committee released this week. The Russian firm, United Co. Rusal, agreed last year to invest $200 million in the mill,…
By JOSH JAMES Kentucky’s state budget director says the commonwealth has committed less than half of the federal coronavirus relief dollars allotted to state government in the CARES Act. But the governor has explained that’s due in part to uncertainty about future stimulus from Washington. The state is expected to receive a total of about $2.4…
BY ASHLEIGH MILLS KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — One Kentucky doctor hopes some of the changes brought on by coronavirus stick around after the pandemic. With Kentucky’s telehealth regulations eased and new rules more relaxed, Dr. Michelle Lofwall at the University of Kentucky says the changes make opioid treatments more accessible. What You Need To Know Eased telehealth regulations…
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By Emily Bennett PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) – As the pandemic surges, doctors are worried about the upcoming flu season colliding with COVID-19. “If we’re going to have a severe flu season it’s going to be catastrophe for all of us. So you have the flu on top of COVID so we’re going to use the ventilators,…
By STU JOHNSON State officials are working on a pilot project to improve COVID-19 monitoring at Kentucky prisons. State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack offered details during Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing at the capitol. Stack said the pilot involves the testing of waste water. “It enables us to monitor a population that confined in an area…
By STU JOHNSON The president of Kentucky’s higher education governing organization is asking students across the Commonwealth to consider their responsibilities regarding the spread of coronavirus. All but one of Kentucky’s primary public universities began class Monday. Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson began his message by saying as the fall semester kicks off,…
By Madison Pergrem HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – As the November election nears and campaigns are in full swing Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate Amy McGrath, who will run against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, stopped in the region on Monday. McGrath making her first stop in downtown Williamsburg to talk to community members and local business…
