BY MASON BRIGHTON KENTUCKY LEXINGTON,Ky — Resources for survivors of sexual assault are now more accessible in rural areas of central Kentucky. Thanks to a partnership between LifePoint Central Kentucky Hospitals, Ampersand Sexual Violence Resource Center and the Still Waters Center, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners can be called out to four rural hospitals. What You Need To Know…
BY ERIN KELLY KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In February, Fischer Wells, a seventh-grade field hockey player at Westport Middle School who is transgender, went before lawmakers to try to stop Senate Bill 83. “I really don’t want this bill to pass because that means I can’t play and it will be extremely detrimental to my mental health…
By Ryan Levi, Side Effects Public MediaDan Gorenstein, Side Effects Public Media Dr. Meredith Niess saw her patient was scared. He’d come to the Veterans Affairs clinic in Denver with a painful hernia near his stomach. Niess, a primary care resident at the time, knew he needed surgery right away. But another doctor had ordered a…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. Federal health officials said Sunday that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines appear to be safe and effective for kids under 5, a key step toward a long-awaited decision to begin vaccinating the youngest American children. What You Need To Know A review by federal health officials says that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine…
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…
