Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Repair Work to Begin on Prized Corvette Damaged by Kentucky Sinkhole
Feb 16 2017 // A Kentucky museum says a prized Corvette still covered in dirt and debris from its 2014 fall into a sinkhole has been moved from display to undergo repairs. The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green says restoration...
Fire Destroys Building of Award-Winning Country Ham Company in Kentucky
Feb 10 2017 // A blaze that tore through an award-winning country ham business in western Kentucky burned much of the 100,000-square-foot facility to the ground. Media reported that fire crews were called to Harper’s Country Hams...
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Kentucky Food Truck Crowd Killing 2, Injuring 7
Feb 1 2017 // Two pedestrians were killed and seven others injured after police say a drunken driver whose blood-alcohol content was five times the legal limit lost control of his vehicle and plowed into a crowd standing near a food...
Construction Worker Dies After Falling from University of Kentucky Roof
Jan 17 2017 // Authorities say a construction worker died after falling from the roof of a building at the University of Kentucky. Media reports say 47-year-old Michael Persichitti died after falling about 30 feet Friday at the site of...
Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades
Jan 9 2017 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank. The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...
Investigators Conclude Crushed Kentucky Miner Not Wearing Safety Device
Dec 30 2016 // Federal investigators have concluded that a worker crushed to death by a machine at a Kentucky coal mine earlier this year wasn’t wearing an emergency shut-off device, and that his managers had not provided a way to...
Southeast Regulation Report Card: North Carolina Flunks; Florida, South Carolina Dispute Grades
Dec 22 2016 // North Carolina ranks the worst of all 50 states when it comes to insurance regulation, according to a 2016 insurance regulation report card by an insurance industry think tank. The R Street Institute’s 2016 Insurance...
Kentucky Business Owner Gets Jail Time for Environmental Violations
Dec 22 2016 // A western Kentucky business owner will serve 90 days in jail for committing environmental violations during the demolition of the former Goodyear Tire plant in Madisonville. A release from the U.S. Attorney’s office...
Record Number of Miners Being Diagnosed with Black Lung Disease
Dec 21 2016 // New data show many more coal miners across Appalachia suffering from the most serious form of black lung disease than federal regulators previously reported. National Public Radio reported Friday that its investigation...
Report: Eastern Kentucky Sees Spike in Severe Black-Lung Cases
Dec 21 2016 // A spike in serious black-lung cases in eastern Kentucky indicates that a disease lawmakers hoped to eradicate decades ago continues to afflict miners. Citing a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report...
Kentucky Lawmaker to Lead National Conference of Insurance Legislators
Nov 29 2016 // A Kentucky lawmaker is the new president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators. Rep. Steve Riggs of Louisville began his yearlong tenure this month during the group’s annual meeting. He has previously...
Kentucky Judge Allows Bevin to Appoint Workers’ Comp Judges
Nov 28 2016 // A Kentucky judge has cleared the way for Republican Gov. Matt Bevin to appoint six administrative law judges to help ease a backlog of workers’ compensation cases. The ruling by Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip...
Kentucky Levies Nearly $8.2M in Fines Against Businesses for Waste Disposal
Nov 18 2016 // Kentucky state health regulators said Monday they will seek millions of dollars in civil penalties against companies accused of bringing radioactive drilling waste into Kentucky to dump in Appalachian landfills. Penalties...
Search is on For Suspects Behind Southeast Wildfires, 2 Arrested in Kentucky
Nov 14 2016 // A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help...
Kentucky Reports 800% Increase in Court-Ordered Insurance Restitution Payments
Nov 8 2016 // The Fraud Division of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (DOI) announced that it has increased the amount of court-ordered restitution payments this year by more than 800 percent. The increase—from $369,762 in 2015 to...
Auditor: Kentucky Misused Funds from State Insurance Tax
Nov 7 2016 // The Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund is supposed to be spent on training for police officers. But state lawmakers have raided its coffers for other purposes so often it forced officials to increase a tax on...
Kentucky Doctor Found Guilty of Performing Unnecessary Heart Procedures
Nov 1 2016 // A federal jury has convicted a Kentucky doctor accused of performing unnecessary heart procedures on dozens of patients. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement that jurors returned a guilty verdict Thursday...
Car Theft, Break-Ins Top List of Most Common Crimes in Kentucky City
Oct 31 2016 // Lexington, Ky., officials say property thefts, especially those involving vehicles, are among the most frequently committed crimes in Kentucky’s second-largest city. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports more than 260...
Painting Stolen Off the Wall from Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky
Oct 26 2016 // Artwork showing Muhammad Ali in a classic pose, in white trunks and red boxing gloves, was stolen from an exhibit while it was open to the public at the Muhammad Ali Center. Surveillance cameras recorded the brazen theft,...
Kentucky Labor Cabinet To Release Report of Unpaid Wages Returned to Workers
Oct 13 2016 // The Kentucky Labor Cabinet will release a monthly report on the amount of unpaid wages it collects and returns employees each month. A release from the cabinet says officials recouped $205,972.61 in wages in September. The...
