BY DANIEL DESROCHERS Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones used his radio show Monday to wade into the controversy over LEX18’s decision to fire him last week, saying the campaign of Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath got him pulled from his television show last month. “I knew they had done it,” Jones said Monday morning,…
By MATT MARKGRAF Murray State University President Bob Jackson is reallocating funds for his presidential investiture into need-based scholarships. Jackson outlined the university’s “road ahead” at a faculty summit on Friday. He also described his first year in office as “a good year.” He suggested he doesn’t plan on going anywhere soon: “This will be my…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Frankfort Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Kentucky to implant the newest injectable cardiac monitor (ICM) – the Biomonitor III from Biotronik. Marty Denny, MD, interventional cardiologist, performed the procedure. The monitor is designed to document suspected arrhythmia or unexplained syncope with increased clarity, enabling fast diagnosis and appropriate treatment.…
BY EVA MCKEND | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. – Among Kentucky’s congressional delegation, Republican Thomas Massie seems to stand alone in his vocal opposition to red flag laws. Since the two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, he’s taken to Twitter and local radio to blast the laws aimed to give police and citizens…
BY BETH MUSGRAVE – Details on how much money it costs to run the newly renovated courthouse building downtown remains a mystery. BY MARCUS DORSEY A group that oversees the publicly-owned former Fayette County courthouse has voluntarily released its financial records after the Lexington Herald-Leader sued the group in Fayette Circuit Court last month. Historic Courthouse LLLP,…
BY MICHAEL CADIGAN KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A robotic surgical system promises to give people who suffer from chronic back pain an option for treatment. Norton Healthcare has the Mazor X robotic surgical system. This unit helps reduce pain and shortens recovery time following spine surgery. Terri Tackett was one of the first people in Kentucky to have…
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS – Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andy Beshear has released a plan aimed at producing more Kentucky jobs tied to farm technology and advanced manufacturing. The proposals released Wednesday are part of what Beshear calls his “kitchen table agenda.” Beshear’s plan includes starting “business accelerators” and expanding access to credit to recruit agritech and…
by Todd Faulkner, Randall Barnes PADUCAH — In what’s turning out to be a heated race between the two men vying for votes in the race for Kentucky attorney general in November, Republican candidate Daniel Cameron said Tuesday he has a number of issues he’s eager to tackle if elected. Among them are restoring credibility…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jordan Harris, the founder of Pegasus Institute, will be stepping down as executive director on Nov. 1, 2019. Pegasus Institute was founded in 2016 and has achieved dozens of policy changes as a direct result of its research in that time. “I couldn’t be more proud of the things we have accomplished as an…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin has made the following appointments to Kentucky boards and commissions: Charles D. Davidson, Amelia D. Prater, and Lawrence D. Gorman have been appointed as members of the Hazard Community and Technical College Board of Directors. Charles D. Davidson, of Hazard, general manager of Pine Branch Mining and will serve for…