By WKYT News Staff LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Kelvin Hernandez is one of the thousands of Kentuckians who tested positive for COVID-19. “We never think that it’s going to happen to us,” Hernandez said. “We don’t think that it’s real until it is real.” In March, it was his own positive test result that made it…
By STU JOHNSON Coronavirus has affected renewing or replacing Kentucky driver’s licenses. The pandemic led to the closure of the offices of circuit court clerks, so many residents are being given a 90 day grace period to get their new license. The extension applies to those with expiration dates from March 16th to July 6th. After…
By Kelly Austin FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO/AP) – The Kentucky Board of Education has given new education commissioner Jason Glass a four-year contract with an annual salary of $260,000. The contract approved Wednesday begins Sept. 14. Glass is a native of Brandenburg, Kentucky. Since 2017, he has been superintendent of Colorado’s second largest school district, Jeffco Public…
By SYDNEY BOLES A proposed rule in the Kentucky Department of Public Health would raise the permitting fees for small-scale food producers in the commonwealth. Some producers worry the increase could put them out of business. Sydney Boles Reports The regulation would impact 536 food producers and would change the fee structure for food safety inspection…
By STU JOHNSON Governor Beshear hopes to have an update Thursday on efforts to reduce the backlog of unemployment claims. During Tuesday’s briefing in the capitol rotunda, the governor said it should include claims remaining for each month as well as the number being processed under contract. Beshear said there’s been another hitch slowing the process.…
By KARYN CZAR Governor Andy Beshear announced that $16,555,146 million in reimbursements are going to help 18 central Kentucky governments to help with expenses aquired during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Here’s a look at the funding breakdown. Adair County Adair County will use $92,565 for payroll expenses and telework equipment. “Adair County is happy to be among…
By Ryan Van Velzer Police arrested 87 protesters participating in a sit-in on the lawn of Attorney General Daniel Cameron Tuesday evening, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department. LMPD released a statement saying protesters were arrested for trespassing at Cameron’s request. “All were given the opportunity to leave, were told that remaining on the property…
BY JOE RAGUSA KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Attorney General wants people to wear a mask in public despite being part of a challenge to the Governor’s order mandating masks in public. What You Need To Know AG challenges Kentucky mask mandate, says governor overstepped bounds Cameron still wants people to wear masks in public Has concerns about…
Billy Kobin Louisville Courier Journal In response to an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear getting hanged from a tree outside the State Capitol in May, a fence is going up around the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion “for the safety of the current and future first families.” Crystal Staley, a spokeswoman for Beshear, said the Kentucky State Police executive security…
By WKYT News Staff LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky state Sen. Max Wise, R-16th District, has announced he tested positive for COVID-19. Wise said in a statement that he started experiencing mild symptoms last Thursday, and went to get tested on Friday. He says both of his tests came back positive, but that he is no…
