By JOSH JAMES The University of Kentucky plans to test up to 30,000 returning students for the coronavirus as the fall semester approaches. UK policy will call for all students who live or attend any classes on campus to be tested, either through the newly set up university system or by undergoing an approved PCR test…
BY EILEEN STREET KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has taken additional measures to help reduce the spread. What You Need To Know Public health expert welcomes governor’s new COVID-19 recommendations Expert says restrictions are necessary when people don’t change their behavior If behaviors don’t change, more restrictions could…
BY EILEEN STREET | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that Kentucky had its highest one-day total of coronavirus cases reported with 979 new cases. However, two Louisville hospitals, Norton Healthcare and UofL Hospital, have yet to see a spike in hospitalizations related to the virus. What You Need To Know…
by Kristen Shanahan LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Are you having a hard time getting a COVID-19 test? Or experiencing a delay in getting your test results? If so, you are not alone. As COVID-19 cases spike, the demand for testing has grown. “The fact that there is that demand is a good thing,” Kentucky Gov.…
Frankfort, Ky. — Kentucky’s official unemployment rate is trending downward since swelling to more than 15 percent at the height of the coronavirus outbreak. June’s jobless rate was 4.3 percent, mirroring the rate recorded for the state one year ago. Kentucky’s current unemployment rate is also much lower than the national average of 11.1 percent. The…
By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face coverings, maintaining distance, and taking other precautions to avoid spreading the virus. Market manager Susan Warrell said their first days under the state’s recent…
By Eleanor Klibanoff Jared Bennett Like thousands of other Kentuckians over the last few months, Travis Powell just wanted a simple answer from the state Office of Unemployment Insurance. Powell is not an unemployed worker; he’s vice president of the Council on Postsecondary Education, and he wanted to know what to tell state universities about how…
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…