Latest Kentucky Headlines

All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Doctor, Nurse Work to Prevent ATV Fatalities in Kentucky

Nov 6 2014 // Two health care professionals are traveling around Kentucky in an effort to reduce the number of fatalities stemming from crashes involving all-terrain vehicles.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Carol Wright, a nurse and...

Disaster Loans Made Available for 6 Eastern Kentucky Counties

Nov 6 2014 // Residents and businesses in six eastern Kentucky counties affected by storms and other damaging weather in August may be eligible for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA says...

Erie Insurance Enters Kentucky

Nov 3 2014 // Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry into Kentucky marks its first geographic expansion in more than 10 years.In preparing for its...

Kentucky Man Falsely Identified As Drug Offender Seeks Lost Wages

Oct 27 2014 // A northern Kentucky man says a case of mistaken identity cost him thousands in pay and the respect of family and friends.Dana J. Davis said he found out his photo was distributed in an online newsletter put together by the...

Kentucky OxyContin Case Against Purdue Pharma Leads Fight Over Opioid Abuse

Oct 22 2014 // No one rises as Circuit Judge Steven Combs enters his courtroom in Pikeville, Kentucky.Combs wears a white shirt and yellow tie, no robe. Lawyers approach the bench as their cases are called, shake the judge’s hand...

Erie Insurance Group Enters Kentucky Market

Oct 21 2014 // Erie Insurance Group has begun to offer its products in the Kentucky market. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said its entry into Kentucky marks its first geographic expansion in more than 10 years.Erie Insurance said...

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast

Oct 6 2014 // Drivers in western Kentucky outside the college town of Murray are urged to keep their eyes peeled for the billboard that reads, “World Class In Your Hometown.”This billboard is advertising Peel & Holland,...

Kentucky Family Sues Over Transylvania University Drowning

Sep 25 2014 // The family of a teenager who drowned while attending a summer academic camp at Transylvania University has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Thirteen-year-old Ricky Harris III, a seventh-grader at Bondurant Middle School in...

Sinkholes Continue Taking a Toll in Southeast

Sep 16 2014 // Solid ground isn’t always a certainty. Sinkholes can lurk anywhere, beneath suburban homes, city streets or even football stadiums and museums.It’s basic geology: Sinkholes open when soil collapses into large...

Oil Trains Passing Through Kentucky on Regular Basis

Sep 10 2014 // Freight trains loaded with volatile crude oil crisscross seven Kentucky counties on a weekly basis, carrying loads that emergency management officials in the state know little about.As many as five CSX Corp. trains carry...

University of Kentucky to Study Workplace Safety in Appalachia

Sep 9 2014 // A center at the University of Kentucky is receiving a five-year, $5 million grant to improve occupational health and safety in central Appalachia and Kentucky.UK said the region reports higher rates of occupational...

Kentucky Approves Lower Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

Sep 8 2014 // In Kentucky, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers will decrease for the ninth straight year.Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark said that the Department...

Kentucky Preparing Emergency Regulations for Rideshare Firms

Sep 5 2014 // Kentucky state regulators are preparing emergency regulations that will go into effect next month to govern ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft as they expand their services into Kentucky cities.The companies offer a...

Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance to File for 5% Rate Reduction

Sep 5 2014 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI), the largest workers’ compensation insurer in Kentucky, announced that it plans to file for an overall rate reduction of 5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2015.KEMI said...

Citing Safety, Kentucky Corvette Museum Decides to Fill In Sinkhole

Sep 3 2014 // A massive sinkhole that swallowed eight sports cars won’t be a permanent attraction at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky after all.After considering retaining and building a bridge over part of the sinkhole,...

Kentucky Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Decrease Overall for 9th Straight Year

Aug 27 2014 // In Kentucky, workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers will show an overall decrease for the ninth straight year.Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark announced...

Mine Owner to Pay $1.5B Penalty to Kentucky for Environmental Violations

Aug 21 2014 // West Virginia billionaire Jim Justice has reached a $1.5 million settlement with Kentucky officials over dozens of violations at several of his coal mines in eastern Kentucky.The agreement between Justice and the...

Court Upholds Federal Mine Safety Rules Over Owners’ Opposition

Aug 21 2014 // New federal rules that labor officials say could save lives at dangerous mining sites have survived a court challenge from mining industry groups.The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week dismissed the lawsuit...

Tourist Bridge Being Built Over Kentucky Sinkhole That Swallowed Corvettes

Aug 18 2014 // The sinkhole that swallowed up eight cars at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green will be partially filled in with plans for a bridge built over the top of the section left open.National Corvette Museum...

Kentucky Salutes Seat Belt Enforcers

Aug 13 2014 // Nearly 140 Kentucky law enforcement officers have been recognized for their efforts to increase use of seat belts and child restraints in vehicles.The 137 officers from 119 agencies were honored at the Governor’s...