BY KHYATI PATEL KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport will close for three days this summer as the main runway undergoes renovations. The main runway of the airport will be resurfaced in August and as a result, commercial and private air traffic will temporarily close. What You Need To Know Blue Grass Airport will temporarily close…
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | NATIONWIDE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-15. What You Need To Know The FDA expanded the Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to include children 12-15 The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was previously approved for…
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Kentucky’s governor says the coronavirus-related curfew on bars and restaurants will be lifted starting May 28. He says bar seating also will be allowed again on the same late May date. The announcement Monday was the governor’s latest move to relax COVID-19 restrictions. Last week, Beshear announced that Kentucky businesses and events with…
Gov. Andy Beshear announced one of the big three credit rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, improved the state’s financial outlook to stable, reflecting the commonwealth’s solid economic recovery from the pandemic. In the periodic rating report issued Tuesday, analysts wrote that the rating “reflects the commonwealth’s solid ability to control revenues and expenditures to maintain fiscal balance, a declining…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that 1,835,176 people have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky. “We’re getting closer to reaching our 2.5 million–vaccine Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge every day, but we need to pick up the pace, especially among younger Kentuckians,” he said. “There are vaccination appointments available…
By RYLAND BARTON Republican Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles is calling on Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to set a firm “reopening” date for the state amid the coronavirus pandemic. The demand comes as Republican-led states like Tennessee and Florida have almost entirely dropped pandemic-related restrictions and others have set dates when they will reopen further. It also comes as the…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The year-over-year sales number increase marathon continues. The only factor currently lurking that might threaten continued growth is the lack of homes hitting the market. The month of March saw 4,711 closings in Kentucky, up over nine percent from one year ago (4,306). Existing-home sales fell in March, marking two consecutive months of…
By RACHEL COLLINS The spring 2021 semester is coming to a close, and Murray State University President Bob Jackson said lifting the outdoor mask mandate on campus is the first of many benchmarks in working toward a more ‘normal’ campus life for Fall 2021. During an interview with WKMS News, Jackson also detailed considerations for the potential tuition…
Kenton County recognized 2020 Pioneer Award honoree Arnold Simpson for his outstanding career of public service. Arnold Simpson was born April 26, 1952, the son of James and Zona Pennington Simpson. Mr. Simpson graduated from Kentucky State University in 1974, and the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1977. He married Jo Ann Hill…
By Olivia Russell LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – U.S. health officials have lifted the pause on the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Several states have given the green light, but Governor Andy Beshear has not said when or if the one-shot vaccine will be given again in Kentucky. Lexington’s Dr. Ryan Stanton pointed out that vaccine numbers are…