Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana’s Lindeen Elected NAIC President
Nov 20 2014 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2015 officers who will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2015. President: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance...
Kentucky Court Revives Lawsuit over Whiskey Fungus
Nov 19 2014 // The Kentucky Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit claiming vapors from Jefferson County bourbon warehouses are causing a black fungus to form on nearby houses and vehicles. The Courier-Journal reported that a lower court...
Former Kentucky Mine Safety Inspector Faces Ethics Charges
Nov 12 2014 // A former Kentucky mine inspector indicted for taking bribes from a state lawmaker is now facing charges from the Executive Branch Ethics Commission. The commission charged Kelly Shortridge with four counts of violating...
Kentucky Inspecting Hundreds of Highway Guardrails
Nov 11 2014 // State officials are planning an evaluation of potentially faulty guardrail heads on Kentucky roads and highways. Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock told lawmakers during a committee meeting last week that he believes...
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...
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...
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...
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 // Pride in Professionalism Peel & Holland – Benton, Kentucky Employees at Peel & Holland take pride in being part of a professional team and working for agency leaders who treat them like professionals. Drivers...
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...
