By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Dalton York / WKYU Charles Booker ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2022, and now joins Andy Beshear’s administration. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has hired former state representative and U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker for a lead role in efforts to connect state government with community and faith-based groups in…
WEKU | By Samantha Morrill The Kentucky Blood Center is trying to restore the state’s blood supply following a tough December. Officials said the holidays are usually a time when donors have less time to give blood and illness brings down the number of people who are able to give. Eric Lindsey is the Director of…
Louisville Public Media | By Jess Clark After 10 homicides in the first 10 days of the year, Louisville’s new mayoral administration is calling on members of the community to help prevent more violence. “We need everyone’s help to stop this violence,” Mayor Craig Greenberg said during a press conference Wednesday. “LMPD cannot do it on…
By The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP/WYMT) – The Appalachian Regional Commission is offering $6.3 million in grant money to boost broadband access in dozens of communities. Commission members say it will be the first-ever grant funded through the Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies. It is designed to provide support to 50 underserved communities in…
BY MARIO ANDERSON KENTUCKY Mario Anderson speaks with leaders from both parties about the 2023 General Assembly. Watch video here.
By WKYT News Staff KENTUCKY (WKYT) – A lawyer for the victims in the Eric Conn case announced that an agreement was reached with the Social Security Administration. In a Facebook post, attorney Ned Pillersdorf said the agreement would allow the majority of the 500 former Conn clients who lost benefits six years ago to have…
Warren County Fiscal Court approves bond for Ohio-based company to begin construction in Bowling Green Officials approved a $239.3M bond for Owens-Brockway Glass Container to build the new facility in Bowling Green. By Isaac Calvert BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – The Kentucky Transpark will be the home of O-I Glass’ brand-new, 160,000-square-foot, bottle manufacturing facility. They…
By Samantha Valentino LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – If you have had COVID in the past few weeks, chances are, you’ve experienced the newest sub-variant. The World Health Organization says XBB1.5 is the most transmissible form of Omicron to date. It is making up more than a quarter of cases in the U.S. “It has risen very…
By Michael Caldwell LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – The Jefferson County Board of Elections and Jefferson County Clerk’s Office will be conducting a special election. This is being done to fill the Kentucky Senate, District 19, vacancy now that former State Sen. Morgan McGarvey has been sworn-in to serve Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House…
Corporations have put $1.65 million into party’s building fund BY: TOM LOFTUS – JANUARY 9, 2023 FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what may be the largest political contribution ever given to a political party in Kentucky, the drug maker Pfizer Inc. gave $1 million last month to the building fund of the Republican Party of Kentucky. A report…
