By Kelly Dean BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Nearly 25 percent of Kentucky’s population is vaccinated against COVID-19, but will enough people receive the vaccine in order to reach herd immunity? As Governor Beshear announced the tenth week of decreasing COVID cases in Kentucky, many are attributing this feat to the vaccine. “We’re routinely scheduling over…
By Ashton Jones BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – A Kentucky state senator is the victim of unemployment fraud. Whitney Westerfield posted a tweet yesterday showing a fraudulent unemployment claim someone filed in his name. [Story continues below Twitter embed] Westerfield received a letter from the unemployment office stating he was entitled to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),…
By WBKO News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Gov. Beshear has appointed the Honorable Mark Thurmond of Franklin to the office of Circuit Judge for the 49th Judicial Circuit, Division 1, of Kentucky. Gov. Beshear has appointed Queenie Averette, Tonya Lindsey, Amy Brady, Melissa…
By Chad Hedrick FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – For a year now, COVID-19 has been a part of our regular vocabulary. So have phrases like social distancing. But as vaccines are going into arms, the nation’s top health officials say those who have gotten fully vaccinated can gather with others who have been vaccinated, and don’t have…
By Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear is urging Kentucky’s lawmakers to go bold in crafting a budget. Beshear said Monday the money is available to strengthen the state’s competitiveness as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor’s pitch came as top lawmakers started a final push toward putting together a…
By Ryland Barton Police reform wasn’t on the radar of most Kentucky lawmakers when Louisville police killed Breonna Taylor last March. But after months of protests calling for change, politicians started to pay attention. Demonstrations led to some new policies—the city of Louisville passed a ban on no-knock warrants and Lexington temporarily suspended them. And at…
