By Dalton York, WKMS Unofficial general election results show Kentucky voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise experience requirements and term lengths for some judicial officials. Under the current version of the state constitution, district court judges serve four-year terms and an attorney must hold Kentucky licensure for two years before seeking a district court judgeship. Constitutional…
By JOSH JAMES Anti-electioneering laws won’t necessarily keep people seeking to influence voters away from Kentuckians waiting in long lines at the polls. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron says the state’s 100-foot ban on electioneering at the polls starts at the polling location entrance — not where the line ends. The opinion comes in response to…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – During the 2020 Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) virtual summit last week, Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced two new projects in Pike and Boyd counties have been selected for more than $8 million in funding through the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot grant program. Pikeville…
By Jacqueline Pitts Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Recovery is always a difficult process. The COVID-19 pandemic has made things even harder on many individuals and organizations trying to help across the commonwealth. Volunteers of America of Kentucky President and CEO Jennifer Hancock says important work is being done during this time to ensure the health…
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A new University of Kentucky College of Medicine study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology finds that tattooed skin does not sweat as much as non-inked areas of the body, which may have implications for the body’s ability to cool in people with extensive tattooing. UK Physiology Professor…
By Kimberly Keagy PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – Another virus is making its way to the front lines: the flu. “This year is more important than any other year in the history of us giving the influenza vaccine or the flu shot,” said Dr. Fares Khater, an infectious disease specialist with Appalachian Regional Hospital. Dr. Fares…
BY MICHAEL CADIGAN KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Since 2007, Marine Corps reservist Alex Nauert has faithfully served his country. He knows the potential challenges servicemen and women face when they return home. That’s why he’s now working to serve them as a sitting board member with the Veteran’s Club. “I saw the struggles that I went through. I…
By LIAM NIEMEYER A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Governor Andy Beshear’s administration by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission to try to reinstate the former Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources commissioner to his post. Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate in a 18-page ruling Wednesday said a state Fish and Wildlife commission has the…
By KENTUCKY NEWS CONNECTION In less than a week, voters will decide whether to add victims’ rights legislation known as Marsy’s Law to the state’s Constitution. The amendment is one of two measures appearing on this year’s ballot. But critics say the well-intentioned law has serious flaws and is an empty promise for victims. Heather Gatnareck, staff attorney…
By JOSH JAMES Kentucky’s top health official is outlining how the state plans to launch its first rounds of COVID-19 vaccinations, once one or more are available. State Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack told lawmakers Wednesday that any vaccine will be phased in, with the first doses potentially available in early or mid-December for first…
