All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 26 2023 // State officials have secured another eastern Kentucky site with higher ground to build new homes for flooding victims.The 50-acre site is just a few miles from downtown Hazard, and the first-phase plan includes 150 new...
Dec 21 2022 // Cincinnati Insurance Co. dodged a $4.6 million judgment last week when the Kentucky Supreme Court found that a trial judge should have preempted a jury and granted a directed verdict in a bad-faith claim.If the injured...
Dec 14 2022 // A U.S. auto safety regulator on Friday said it had confirmed a new crash death from a faulty air bag in a Honda car, as it urged owners to get recall repairs completed.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Dec 9 2022 // A year ago Saturday, one of the most powerful tornadoes to hit the United States ripped through western Kentucky with 190-mph winds, destroying multiple homes, businesses, a candle factory, churches, a county courthouse...
Dec 8 2022 // After massive flooding inundated parts of eastern Kentucky in 2021 and again this year, state officials are looking for ways to mitigate the damage from future floods that are sure to come.Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat,...
Nov 16 2022 // Two Kentucky farmers and a relative have been indicted for falsifying crop damage and exaggerating the size of their fields in order to reap crop insurance benefits.A federal grand jury last week charged Randall Taulbee...
Nov 15 2022 // The Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police has a new response truck to deploy teams to natural disasters.The truck, trailer and equipment will allow meal preparation for first responders at the scene and ensure adequate access...
Oct 27 2022 // Fort Campbell staff are using controlled burn techniques to manage a fire that started in a training area last week, base officials said.The fire started near Trigg County, Kentucky, during routine training. Clinton Allen,...
Oct 17 2022 // From launching in a basement to pulling in more than $135 million in written premiums, Energy Insurance Agency’s rise during the past four decades has been marked by big growth and a deep commitment to employees and...
Oct 5 2022 // Former Kentucky lawmaker Robert Goforth was sentenced Monday to two years and one month in federal prison for health care fraud and money laundering.Goforth, who resigned from the Kentucky House in 2021, also faces two...
Oct 5 2022 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced that it has acquired the assets of each of Peel & Holland Holdings, Inc., Peel & Holland, Inc., Riddle Insurance, LLC,...
Aug 17 2022 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday he hopes to call a special session of the state legislature in the next few weeks to work on flood relief.“Everybody is committed to it,” Beshear said at a Monday news...
Aug 16 2022 // Gov. Andy Beshear complained Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, and urged those getting turned down to take their cases...
Aug 11 2022 // Federal assistance is available not just for homeowners, but also for renters whose homes and property were damaged by recent floods in eastern Kentucky.The Federal Emergency Management Agency said individual assistance is...
Aug 5 2022 // Federal emergency officials have expanded the number of flood-stricken counties in eastern Kentucky that are eligible for individual assistance.The Federal Emergency Management Agency added Floyd and Pike counties to the...
Aug 4 2022 // Multiple organizations are providing support to flood victims in eastern Kentucky.Gov. Andy Beshear has established the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund. Beshear says tax-deductible donations first will go toward...
Aug 3 2022 // The rain that unleashed massive floods in Appalachian mountain communities diminished on Tuesday, leaving survivors to face a new threat: baking in the heat as they try to recover.“It’s going to get really,...
Aug 1 2022 // Insurance agents in flooded parts of Kentucky reported Monday that their towns had been inundated with river water and mud – but few residents have flood insurance.“From what I know, almost no one has flood...
Jul 29 2022 // Record flooding in parts of Appalachia have left at least 15 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed and entire communities wiped out.Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for missing people in...
Jul 20 2022 // A jury has found in favor of a state social worker who filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming he was mistreated by supervisors after reporting problems with dozens of child abuse cases.Jurors in Boone County Circuit Court...