By JOSH JAMES Lexington will be the first city in Kentucky to use new election security devices meant to better protect statewide election data. About 800 people in the state have the ability to log in to Kentucky’s voter registration system. Once the new devices are in place, those individuals will have to go through a…
By WBKO News Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) – Gov. Andy Beshear submitted a request to President Joe Biden Wednesday asking that a Major Disaster Declaration be issued after rainfall led to flash flooding, mudslides and landslides across the state. “This flooding was some of the worst in my lifetime, damaging about 2,000 homes and destroying infrastructure,…
BY MARIO ANDERSON KENTUCKY KENTUCKY — During this year’s 2021 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session, two alcohol-related bills passed both chambers and were signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear. House Bill 415 was an update to last year’s historic direct-to-consumer alcohol shipping law that has become a model for the country. Also, restaurants and bars will now…
By WKYT News Staff LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Fayette County Public Schools will no longer require temperature checks for students on the school bus or when entering the building. That change starts on Thursday. Families still need to check for symptoms, including a fever, and keep students home if they’re sick. Temperatures will still be taken…
By Chelsea Jones LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky’s vaccination numbers keep climbing, but not in all groups. Monday, Governor Beshear said less than two percent of Hispanic people in Kentucky have had a shot. Rosa Martin, a researcher at the University of Kentucky, says misinformation is causing some of the hesitancy. “In some cases, some have…
Gov. Andy Beshear, through a bipartisan effort, announced that funding has been appropriated for the Office of the State Medical Examiner (OSME) to reopen its Northern Kentucky office. “This was truly a bipartisan effort, led by Sen. (Chris) McDaniel, and demonstrates the imperative need for such essential services in this region,” said Gov. Beshear. “As…
Kevin Wheatley and Lawrence Smith LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Local school leaders praised the Kentucky General Assembly’s move Tuesday to provide $140 million for full-day kindergarten next year, though some remain skeptical that lawmakers will continue such funding in future budgets. Full-day kindergarten was a late addition to a school choice measure passed by the House of Representatives…
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Owensboro Health has named Mark Marsh — a healthcare executive who has led hospitals in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida — as its next president and chief executive officer. Marsh, who will succeed outgoing president and chief executive officer Greg Strahan, is expected to begin his new role with Owensboro Health on June 7.…
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News After a year of pandemic-forced isolation, when the simple act of touching became dangerous almost overnight, the arrival of highly effective vaccines means it’s OK for fully vaccinated people to touch again — and experts say it’s important we do. That’s because touching is how we show each other…
By Emily Bennett HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – As the COVID-19 vaccine is becoming more readily available in our region, health officials say demand is beginning to drop. “It was nonstop to begin with and now we have open appointments about everyday at the health department, at Primary Care at Hazard ARH, so it’s very different from…