By Stephanie Wolf In-person performances and other arts gatherings are on indefinite hold in the age of the novel coronavirus, but Louisville artists and arts groups are not sitting by quietly waiting for the storm to pass. Nor are they waiting for the government to replace all the revenue they’ve lost from cancelled exhibitions, performances, fundraisers…
By JOSH JAMES Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is sounding unruffled by proposed legislation that would enable businesses to sue the state over coronavirus-related closures, saying he would rather err on the side of being overly cautious. Listen here. “I’m trying to save people’s lives and if somebody doesn’t understand that… or care, I don’t really have…
By WBKO Staff Writer | BOWLING GREEN, KY (WBKO) – Western Kentucky University Information Technology Services has recently installed Wi-Fi hotspots in two of WKU’s largest parking lots. The hotspots are located in the Park Street and Creason Street lots, which are now open for public use for the remainder of WKU’s spring 2020 semester. Parking lot…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford wants to reopen five North American assembly plants in April that were closed due to the threat of coronavirus. The three Detroit automakers suspended production at North American factories a week ago under pressure from the United Auto Workers union, which had concerns about members working closely…
By KARYN CZAR Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday tightened restrictions on businesses and banned residential evictions under a state of emergency declaration aimed at addressing the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.The Governor offered details about the new executive order as he warned against complacency in Kentucky’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. “The next two to three weeks are going…
by Kevin Wheatley LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Kentucky lawmakers negotiating the state’s next two-year budget agreed Wednesday to fully fund the Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS), rejecting the Senate’s proposal to withhold more than $1 billion in funding in exchange for structural reforms to the pension program. Lawmakers on the budget conference committee are working to put…
By GREG DAVIS WUKY’s Dr. Greg Davis talks with Dr. Kathleen Winter, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the UK College of Public Health about COVID-19 in Kentucky. Dr. Winter is also volunteering with the Lexington Fayette County Health Department during the Coronavirus Pandemic Crisis. She talks about how the state is dealing with…
By Ryland Barton With Kentucky’s economy slowing to a trickle during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s already cash-strapped coffers and services are going to take a big hit. The outbreak presents a massive challenge, both for Kentuckians who rely on state programs and for lawmakers currently trying to finalize a two-year state budget to possibly pass…
By Associated Press | FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a bill giving Kentucky’s schools the latitude to use as many nontraditional instruction days as needed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The proposal to give relief to school districts sped through the legislature with strong bipartisan support as lawmakers deal with the global…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — To protect patients, families, employees and the community during the outbreak of COVID-19, UK HealthCare is implementing a no visitation policy beginning midnight tonight in its hospitals and clinics until the threat of COVID-19 transmission has decreased significantly. “These are extraordinary times and we ask for your cooperation and assistance in complying…
