BY BRYCE SHREVE AND GERALDINE TORRELLAS | KENTUCKY MAYFIELD, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced a partnership with Mayfield’s the Hope Initiative to build 24 homes for tornado survivors. What You Need To Know A Mayfield nonprofit is helping build 24 new homes for survivors of the Dec. 2021 tornado Gov. Andy Beshear said the…
WUKY | By Associated Press GOP gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft is campaigning alongside U.S. Rep. James Comer in Kentucky. She’s looking to maximize support from the influential home-state Republican after missing out on an endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Craft hit on campaign themes Wednesday during a stop in Elizabethtown. She vowed to overhaul the…
BY SABRIEL METCALF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While tragedies like the Old National Bank mass shooting in downtown Louisville truly affect entire communities, cities, and more, doctors and others in hospitals—and specifically emergency rooms—have a role that’s simply unavoidable and understandably traumatic. What You Need To Know Doctors are relied on in times of emergency and healing, but…
WUKY | By Josh James In the aftermath of this week’s mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky leaders are once again being pressed to act on gun reforms. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton says, when it comes to laws governing firearms, state legislators have the most sway. Gorton told reporters Tuesday that, while an argument could be made…
WKMS | By Derek Operle Officials from communities across the state are contributing to a new disaster preparedness resource being developed by the Kentucky League of Cities to better share know-how gained from leading their cities and counties through natural, financial and cyber disasters. The yet-to-be-named resource – set to be presented during the organization’s annual…
Louisville Public Media | By Morgan Watkins Mental health professionals say one of the best things anyone can do right now is connect with other people and talk about how they’re feeling. The Louisville community experienced a case of mass violence this week when a man shot and killed five people downtown and injured several others.…
BY MASON BRIGHTON KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE,Ky — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle worked together during this year’s legislative session to help Kentuckians experiencing homelessness. What You Need To Know House Bill 21 has been signed into law It allows people in homeless shelters to use that location as an address on a driver’s license Homeless youth would be…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson A University of Kentucky researcher is leading a health tracking survey in the East Palestine region of Ohio. It comes following the February derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials. Erin Haynes is an environmental health scientist at UK. She said the online survey could help in providing information about treating…
By Lesya Feinstein HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Some potentially exciting news coming from health leaders: Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline have created a vaccine for RSV, which is awaiting approval from the FDA. Roughly six decades after the first attempt to develop an RSV vaccine, an independent advisory committee is seeking approval from the FDA for two different…
BY KHYATI PATEL KENTUCKY BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — Starting in 2026, Kentucky distillers will see a tax rate on bourbon barrels drop. It’s because the state legislature passed a measure phasing out the tax, and Gov. Andy Beshear enacted it into law. The Barrel Tax sees money from each taxed barrel redirected to fire departments, public schools, or…
