WEKU | By Stu Johnson A representative of Kentucky’s Family Foundation is hailing Monday’s State Court of Appeals ruling regarding abortion as a victory. The action by the state’s second-highest court overturned a July 22nd injunction by a Jefferson circuit judge. That blocked enforcement of Kentucky’s abortion ban. Kentuckians will be asked in November to put language…
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The weekly COVID-19 report issued Monday by the Kentucky Department for Public Health is one of the most positive ones in several weeks, showing drops in new cases, deaths, and the state’s positivity rate. A total of 14,654 new cases were reported to the state for the seven-day period ending…
BY DIAMOND PALMER KENTUCKY RICHMOND, Ky. — In 1997, House Bill 330 created an opportunity for safe and secure learning environments for children in Kentucky. The bill was passed in the General Assembly with the Department of Education. On April 10, 1998, the Kentucky Center for School Safety (KCSS) was established. Since that time, the center has developed “basic…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — The race for governor next year has already grabbed several headlines as multiple candidates announced their intention to run the past few months, but now candidates are starting to trickle in for some of the other races for statewide office. What You Need To Know Candidates are beginning to file…
WUKY | By Karyn Czar, UK Now The ribbon was cut Monday morning and a grand tour given of the Sanders Brown Center on Aging which is adjacent to UK’s medical complex at Turfland. The new 15-thousand square foot clinic boasts 11 new critical trials and studies that are helping more than 600 patients in the…
WUKY | By Josh James Kentucky lawmakers heard an update Tuesday on election security in the state and questioned representatives with the secretary of state’s office and election machine vendors. “As you all are well aware, we have myths and conspiracies that continue to abound about elections, and these are being promulgated by people that really…
By Roberto Roldan Louisville Metro Council is considering an ordinance that sponsors hope will generate more transparency from paid lobbyists and other businesses and interest groups that try to influence local legislation. The ordinance would also bar council members from profiting off of lobbying their colleagues immediately after leaving office. Under the proposal authored by District…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Bhattacharyya, known to friends and colleagues…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of cutting “a secret deal with the White House that fell apart,” blaming a lack of communication by his fellow Kentuckian for the failure of a federal judicial nomination. Further exposing long-simmering tensions between the…
By Julia Sandor WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – COVID-19 numbers are still high in many counties in Kentucky, but the second vaccine booster is only available to immunocompromised people or those over the age of 50. Those numbers might continue to rise. If you’re under the age of 50, only one booster shot is authorized. Cassie…
