WUKY | By Josh James Kentucky lawmakers heard an update Tuesday on election security in the state and questioned representatives with the secretary of state’s office and election machine vendors. “As you all are well aware, we have myths and conspiracies that continue to abound about elections, and these are being promulgated by people that really…
By Roberto Roldan Louisville Metro Council is considering an ordinance that sponsors hope will generate more transparency from paid lobbyists and other businesses and interest groups that try to influence local legislation. The ordinance would also bar council members from profiting off of lobbying their colleagues immediately after leaving office. Under the proposal authored by District…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by College of Engineering Professor Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., and his Ph.D. student, Rollie Mills, have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on contact. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Bhattacharyya, known to friends and colleagues…
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of cutting “a secret deal with the White House that fell apart,” blaming a lack of communication by his fellow Kentuckian for the failure of a federal judicial nomination. Further exposing long-simmering tensions between the…
By Julia Sandor WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – COVID-19 numbers are still high in many counties in Kentucky, but the second vaccine booster is only available to immunocompromised people or those over the age of 50. Those numbers might continue to rise. If you’re under the age of 50, only one booster shot is authorized. Cassie…
By Dakota Makres CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) – One Southern Kentucky doctor said we are in the middle of a COVID outbreak, but cases are mild. “We are seeing much more than 2 months ago, where we got to just to one, or two or three cases a day,” said Dr. David Worthy, Chief Medical Officer and…
By Kaitlin Thorne, Ohio Valley ReSource Every morning Gianna wakes up in a wooden crib next to her mother’s bed. Sunlight streams through the window, warming the room and displaying the razor-wire fence just beyond the yard. Gianna has spent her first year of life in the nursery at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, where her…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The formal search to fill the commissioner’s position at the Fayette County Health Department is expected to begin soon. This comes following the announced resignation of Dr. Joel McCullough. Dr. McCullough’s resignation is effective the end of this month. Longtime Fayette County Health Department administrator Jessica Cobb is serving as interim…
BY RYAN DEARBONE KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Susan G. Komen Foundation estimates nearly 290,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. Early detection and advocacy are key in saving the lives of those living with the disease. One breast cancer survivor is trying to make the process as simple as opening an…
WUKY | By Associated Press A high honor for a Lexington-based literary artist. The Library of Congress on Tuesday announced that Ada Limón will be the next U.S. poet laureate. She’s the 24th poet to hold that title; which officially is called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Limon’s 1-year term begins Sept. 29th with the traditional…
