By Amber Ruch KENTUCKY (KFVS) – All county clerk offices in Kentucky will temporarily pause some services in early January as transportation officials migrate to a new system. The offices will pause in-person and online motor and vessel-related services starting January 1. It will last between four to 10 business days and may cause longer wait…
Marcus Green LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A group of Kentucky lawmakers wants to crack down on people sleeping in public and other places, charging them with criminal offenses if they refuse to leave. The street camping ban is just one part of a wide-ranging proposal called the Safer Kentucky Act that Republican legislators from Louisville unveiled…
By Dr. Timothy Mullett University of Kentucky Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., claiming more lives than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer combined. However, it can be a curable disease if detected early through screening, which can often identify cancer before it spreads or causes symptoms. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved the release of recommendations made in its postsecondary feasibility report during its business meeting on Nov. 17 in Frankfort. The study, which was developed in response to Senate Joint Resolution 98 (SJR98), focused on Kentucky’s postsecondary governance structure, the feasibility of a new public university in southeast Kentucky…
Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Vicki Reed will retire effective January 1, 2024 by Ana Medina FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) — It’s been a few days since governor andy beshear announced Vicki Reed, the Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice is retiring. However, after a string of controversies within the department, several Kentucky lawmakers have been calling…
by Sydney St. Claire Lexington, Ky. (WTVQ) — Across the nation there is a shortage of obstetric services and here in the state of Kentucky 72 out of the 120 counties do not have dedicated OB’s. The shortage of obstetric services has been growing for a few years and it’s projected that by 2030 there…
By Samantha Valentino LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – For more than three decades, UK and Tennessee fans have taken the rivalry from the football field to the blood drive with ‘Big Blue Crush.’ This year, donors helped the Kentucky Blood Center beat Tennessee’s MEDIC Regional Blood Center 2,199-2,067. Even after last week’s win, KBC says they still…
Louisville Public Media | By Jared Bennett Norton Healthcare has filed thousands of lawsuits over unpaid medical bills in Jefferson County District Court. Many of those people were likely eligible for free or discounted care. In 2021 Rochelle Hinkle had just retired from a career as a TARC bus driver and was adjusting to life on…
WEKU | By John McGary The University of Kentucky is kicking off a five-year study that will examine tobacco-related health disparities due to the use of flavored tobacco. Mindy Ickes is an assistant dean of research at UK’s College of Education and the author of the successful grant application to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Kentucky Public Radio | By Sylvia Goodman Conservative legislators have long pushed for “school choice” measures, like charter schools and scholarship tax credits, but a provision in the state constitution banning public education dollars from being spent on entities besides “common schools” has hamstrung their efforts. Now Republican leaders say they plan to amend the…
