Darcy Costello Louisville Courier Journal Erika Shields, the former Atlanta police chief who stepped down after one of her officers fatally shot a Black man, will take over as the leader of Louisville’s embattled police force, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Wednesday. Shields will face an immediate challenge stepping into her new role following a record-breaking year…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Restaurants, bars, gyms, fitness centers and pools are able to operate at 50% capacity again in Kentucky starting Monday, Dec. 14. Bars and restaurants can open indoor dining at 50% capacity and can still continue curbside service, delivery and outdoor dining. Both will be required to stop serving food at…
By STU JOHNSON Kentucky’s well known laboratory school is working to navigate through a change in mission while facing some financial challenges and the pandemic. Eastern Kentucky University’s Board of Regents got an update last week. Through action of the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year, Model in Richmond became the Commonwealth’s designated laboratory school. Model…
Beth Warren Louisville Courier Journal With 2021 on the horizon, The Courier Journal asked seven influential people in the Louisville region about what they see as priorities, opportunities and challenges in the new year. This article is one piece of the seven-part series. We asked Russell Coleman, appointed by President Donald Trump as U.S. Attorney for the…
FILE – The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By Brandon Robinson FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Attorneys general from 20 states are backing Kentucky’s top law enforcement official’s efforts to defend House Bill 454, which bans live dismemberment abortions, before the U.S. Supreme Court. The General…
By STU JOHNSON The chair of the Senate Education Committee says safety measures are available to make a return to consistent in-person learning viable in 2021. Campbellsville Senator Max Wise said weeks of virtual learning have lots of people across Kentucky exhausted. “I’m talking those folks in the educational system. I’m talking about families, students, guardians,…
BY KHYATI PATEL KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — New data shows hospital beds across the Commonwealth are filling up. What You Need To Know New data says hospital beds are filling up in Kentucky Lexington seeing highest total of hospitalizations since March University of Minnesota analyzed datea to create database to track hospitalizations Rural hospitals are filling…
The Brent Spence Bridge, seen here, connects Covington, Ky. to Cincinnati via Interstate 75.(WKYT) By WKYT News Staff COVINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has established a website to track repair progress at Brent Spence Bridge. The bridge has been closed since early November, when a fiery crash shut down both the upper and lower decks. Crews…
(Source: Pixabay)(KMVT) By Gray Media LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – As COVID-19 cases increase across Eastern Kentucky, so has the number of unprocessed unemployment claims across the state. According to the latest data from the Labor Cabinet, Kentucky’s backlog of unemployment claims has jumped to 87,715, which is 14 percent higher than it was two weeks ago.…
BY EVA MCKEND WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of his work on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Rep. Brett Guthrie (R- District 2) has been examining how to equitably allocate safe vaccines for the novel coronavirus for several months. What You Need To Know Several Ky. representatives optimistic about COVID-19 vaccine development Rep. Brett…
