By Kimberly Keagy FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) – School districts say your students’ safety is the number one priority. The shooting at an elementary school in Texas is on parents’ minds, including Ben Wilcox’s. Wilcox is the father of a ninth and sixth-grader and a former school resource officer (SRO). “If your child does not feel safer…
BY DIAMOND PALMER KENTUCKY ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — The national baby formula shortage is continuing to affect families, especially right here in the Commonwealth. The U.S. FDA says Abbott Nutrition is on track to open its Michigan plant in a matter of weeks, but it could be longer for families to see stocked shelves. What You Need To…
By Michael J. Collins Aprile Rickert The U.S. Department of Justice announced an investigation into the mental health services system within Jefferson County Tuesday. The department wants to determine if individuals with severe mental illnesses have been unnecessarily institutionalized or had more run-ins with police as a result of a lack of accessible resources. “When people…
By Evan Hatter FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Leaders from around our region and even in Washington have been reacting to Tuesday’s deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that has killed at least 19 people. Governor Andy Beshear has already ordered flags at all state office buildings to half-staff until sunset on Saturday, May 28. The governor also encourages…
WUKY | By Josh James Attorney General Daniel Cameron has selected a dozen counties for a post-election audit. In past years, the attorney general’s office has randomly chosen six counties for audit after elections. But with the General Assembly opting to expand that number, Cameron randomly pulled 12 names on slips of paper from a bourbon…
By WKYT News Staff JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – Some school districts in central and eastern Kentucky are already finished with the school year. However, some children who depend on school breakfast and lunch still need to be fed. Two barriers are in the way that could make it more difficult to feed the need this…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Appointed the Honorable Kathryn Gabhart as Circuit Judge, Division 2, for the 14th Judicial Circuit of Kentucky. Appointed the Honorable Stacy Coontz as District Judge for the 50th Judicial District of Kentucky. Appointed the Honorable Brandon Knoth as District Judge…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONWIDE Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday. Pfizer plans to give the data to U.S. regulators later this week in a step toward letting the littlest kids get the shots. What You Need To Know Pfizer says three small doses of its…
By Aprile Rickert The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services is continuing to offer additional baby formula choices to WIC participants as the nationwide shortage presses on. Robin Gillespie, WIC manager at the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, said the state typically contracts with one company a year to be able to get lower…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The field in the Lexington mayoral contest narrowed to two candidates Tuesday. The incumbent mayor was easily the top vote-getter. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton garnered the vast majority of votes in Fayette County with the unofficial tally showing her with more than 70% of the vote. The first-term mayor said she…
