All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 13 2014 // A sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday, damaging eight there but not shutting down the facility.Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli said six of the cars were owned by the museum...
Feb 13 2014 // Kentucky was ordered by a federal judge to recognize same-sex marriages made in other states as similar challenges were filed in Louisiana and Missouri, escalating litigation over gay rights in courts nationwide.U.S....
Feb 13 2014 // A bill to allow concealed deadly weapons in Kentucky bars has passed its first committee hearing in the Legislature.The Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee approved the measure Tuesday. The bill’s sponsor,...
Feb 12 2014 // Landlords who live on their own property would not be financially liable for a tenant’s dog if it attacks another person under a bill passed by the Kentucky Senate. Republican Sen. Chris Girdler of Somerset called...
Feb 10 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Jan 27 2014 // Kentucky lawmakers are preparing for another debate on whether to shake up the state’s medical malpractice system, with some influential outside voices joining on both sides of the discussion.A new coalition of...
Jan 16 2014 // A bill backed by state Auditor Adam Edelen and a bipartisan group of lawmakers would require state and local government agencies to notify Kentuckians when their personal information is breached.The bill’s backers...
Dec 24 2013 // Kentucky is on track for its lowest number of traffic fatalities in decades. The Courier-Journal reported that fewer than 600 fatal crashes had been reported by mid-December. The last time the number was that low was in...
Dec 10 2013 // A health care call center is expanding its hours to sign up Kentuckians for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the call center for Kentucky’s program, called Kynect,...
Nov 21 2013 // A large Chicago-based accounting firm has been hit with a $99 million judgment stemming from a fraud lawsuit brought by a Kentucky family that owns dozens of hotels and more than a half-dozen casinos around the...
Nov 18 2013 // State Specialists are often an independent agent’s most reliable and consistent market. These companies are focused on a specific geographic area, understand it and consistently strive to serve it.The Demotech...
Nov 18 2013 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has proposed taking over the management of the troubled funds used for school board workers’ compensation and property and liability claims.DOI Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
Nov 11 2013 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) has proposed taking over the management of the troubled funds used for school board workers’ compensation and property and liability claims.DOI Commissioner Sharon P. Clark...
Nov 4 2013 // About 280,000 Kentuckians will have to give up their current insurance policies in the months ahead and enroll in alternatives that comply with the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care reform law.Kentucky...
Oct 28 2013 // An Alabama woman has filed suit seeking $5 million from the owners of a Kentucky motel where she says she was infected with Legionnaire’s disease.Vera Ann Johnson and husband John Allen Johnson of Wedowee filed suit...
Oct 8 2013 // Officers with the Harlan City Police Department have a new accessory for their uniforms — a mobile video camera.According to WYMT-TV, the device is worn near the center of an officer’s chest and records audio and...
Oct 7 2013 // Kentucky officials say nearly 11,000 applications have been completed to obtain health insurance under the state’s new online marketplace, and almost 5,000 individuals or families have picked a health plan and signed...
Oct 4 2013 // A West Virginia man and two Kentucky residents have been sentenced for their roles in a workers’ compensation scheme.The Charleston Gazette reported that Jerome Edward Russell of Williamson, Frelin R. Workman of...
Sep 25 2013 // The same-sex partner of a woman charged with murder must testify against her and isn’t protected by the husband-wife privilege under state law, a Jefferson County judge ruled this week.The case is the first legal...
Sep 17 2013 // More than 100 Kentucky bridges have advanced deterioration and are at risk of collapsing, federal records show, and the head of the state’s transportation agency blames the situation largely on increased, heavier...