Racing is over at Churchill Downs for the rest of this spring meet. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – The first mortality reviews of 12 horses that have died in recent weeks at Churchill Downs have returned with no evidence of improper medications or other health issues that could be directly linked to their deaths. The reviews…
The LGBTQ community and their advocates say they feel marginalized by a new budget approved by Daviess County Fiscal Court. Members gave final approval Thursday night to a $107 million spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget has drawn controversy because it eliminates county funding for Owensboro’s RiverPark Center. The performing…
Lexington city leaders have votes to add 5,000 acres to the city’s urban service boundary, marking the first major shift in decades-long local debate. The Macarena was the ubiquitous dance trend, Nintendo 64 was released, and Independence Day topped the box office. It was 1996, the last time Lexington’s urban service boundary added new land.…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new fund is providing low-interest loans to help restore neglected historic homes in Louisville. Louisville Metro Government and the Owsley Brown II Family Foundation are giving $1 million to the Vital Sites’ loan fund. What You Need To Know A new fund is providing low-interest loans to help restore neglected historic homes…
The 2023 Interim Session is poised to officially begin Tuesday morning with a host of interim joint committee meetings in Frankfort. Interim meetings and special committees approved by the Legislative Research Commission (LRC), headed by House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, and Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, will serve as a primer for the 2024 Regular Session scheduled…
WINCHESTER, Ky. — Clark Regional Hospital announced the expansion of its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Medical-Surgical Unit to accommodate higher-acuity patients. As part of this expansion, the Transitional Care Unit, or TCU, which serves long-term care and rehabilitation patients, will officially discontinue service on August 1, 2023. “The needs for medical care in our region…
WEKU | By John McGary Published May 30, 2023 at 2:20 PM EDT After the deaths of a dozen horses at Churchill Downs in less than a month, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority – or HISA – is holding an emergency summit at HISA headquarters in Lexington. In a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Lisa Lazarus,…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS KENTUCKY PUBLISHED 7:45 AM ET MAY 31, 2023 FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s governor made two new appointments to the state board of education on Tuesday, taking action days after drawing election-year criticism for a lapse in adding members to the board. What You Need To Know Gov. Andy Beshear made two new appointments to…
Congressman James Comer from Tompkinsville says he wants the FBI to turn over internal law enforcement document subpoenaed by the house oversight committee.
May 30th, 2023 Covington Life Sciences Partners, Inc. (CLSP), a non-profit corporation established in November 2022, was founded to advance science, education, entrepreneurism, and job creation in the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati region. CLSP has announced the Covington Life Science Lab, funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, will be located in 15,000 square feet…
