Krystle By Krystle Callais KENTUCKY LAKE — WPSD Local 6 will be at Kentucky Lake on Monday to learn more about what’s being done about Asian Carp. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is working with the U.S. Geological Survey and Wildlife Services on an experimental mass-harvest at the lake. U.S. Senate Majority Leader…
Thousands of teachers are leaving the profession, and fewer students are studying to become educators. What effect will this have on the next generation? by Courtney Hayden, Brooke Hasch, Rob Harris LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Teachers in the United States are in a crisis. They are fighting battles both inside the classroom and at the national level, and many are…
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Two bills that were presented as part of a “three-phase approach” to create a sustainable solution to local health departments’ pension crisis passed the state House Feb. 13. The third part of the plan involves the state budget. The budget committee chair, Republican Rep. Steven Rudy of Paducah, cautioned…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A polio-like illness affecting children is seeing an increase in cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) appear to increase every two years. A spike in cases was first detected in 2014. The illness has left a number of children paralyzed and has…
by Chad Mills LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Tickets for concerts and basketball games at KFC Yum! Center could soon cost more if a brand new tax plan gets a green light from Louisville Metro Council. On a rainy night, with the Cardinals playing on the road, Lynda Salvatore watched from Molly Malone’s Irish Pub and…
BY MICHON LINDSTROM | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky- A bill to limit the number of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations in Kentucky has passed the Senate. Senate Bill 30 would lower the number of MCOs from five to three. Bill sponsor Sen. Stephen Meredith, R-Leitchfield, says this will help save hospitals money and allow them to care for patients instead…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky transportation officials say anyone who needs a Real ID by the October deadline will be able to get one. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is opening facilities in locations across Kentucky where staff will issue Real ID-compliant licenses to people who need them to fly when new restrictions take…
By Jacqueline Pitts, The Bottom Line FRANKFORT, Ky. — Executive branch officials testified before lawmakers Monday on the current transportation needs facing Kentucky and on the two-year Road Fund budget proposed by the Beshear administration. Robin Brewer, executive director of the Office of Budget and Fiscal Management, said Kentucky has seen a decline in Road Fund…
BY JOE RAGUSA | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The House passed two criminal justice measures unanimously Monday. House Bill 284 creates a probation credit program for anyone serving probation, probation with an alternate sentence, or conditions discharge. The bill gives those people the opportunity to reduce their sentence by completing some level of school work, participating in a…
By AARON PAYNE Center for Disease Control and Prevention data indicate opioid overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley declined in 2018, the first time in nearly a decade. Researchers say this is cause for optimism. But two new studies warn that access to medication assisted treatment, or MAT, for people with opioid use disorders continues to be a challenge.…