Hands-only CPR Mobile Tour bringing lifesaving methods to Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — The American Heart Association Hands-Only CPR Mobile Tour stopped in Bowling Green at Western Kentucky University to teach free, life-saving lessons to the campus community. During the event on Monday afternoon, participants practiced CPR chest compressions on “manikins”, learned how to work an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and were able…

Rep. James Kay wants lawmakers to own up to pension problems by living with it themselves

FRANKFORT, Ky. — As Kentucky lawmakers prepare to tackle pension reform, they’re also considering the impact the commonwealth’s struggling retirement systems will have on the next budget and whether legislators’ pensions should be handled differently than those of other public employees. During a Monday meeting of the legislature’s Public Pension Oversight Board, state Rep. James…

Sen. Julian Carroll files bill to allow sports wagering at horse racing tracks, off-track wagering facilites

Kentucky residents may soon be able to wager on their favorite sports team. A bill filed today by Senator Julian M. Carroll, D-Frankfort, sets the framework to allow any horse racing track or off-track wagering facility to offer sports wagering. The majority of revenue generated from sports wagering will be deposited into the Kentucky Employees…

Saint Joseph London Foundation announces $1.1 million initiative to assist patients in accessing health and social services

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Catholic Health Initiatives’ Mission & Ministry Fund have awarded $1,124,240 in grant funding to the Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation, in cooperation with the Saint Joseph London Foundation, both part of KentuckyOne Health. The grant will help develop an innovative model for addressing barriers created by social determinants of health,…