Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Hilb Group Acquires Martin Agency of Kentucky, Florida
Aug 5 2014 // The Hilb Group has acquired The Martin Agency Inc. (TMAI) with offices in Danville, Kentucky, and Celebration and Ormond Beach, Florida. TMAI will continue to operate at its current locations under the leadership of John...
Kentucky School Districts Being Assessed for Insurance Trust Gone Bust
Aug 1 2014 // Some Kentucky school districts have started getting bills over the past couple of weeks to help offset insurance claims against the failed Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust. The trust announced last year that it would...
Kentucky School Faculty Learn ‘Stop the Shooter’ Survival Actions
Jun 22 2014 // In less than five seconds after hearing gunfire, almost 60 faculty and staff cleared the media room at Mason County Intermediate School in Mayside, Kentucky, through only two exits, or into locked rooms, away from where...
Kentucky’s Corvette Museum’s Sinkhole Turning Into Goldmine
Jun 16 2014 // For years, just enough hardcore classic car lovers and curious travelers wandered through the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky to keep the doors open. Now, after a massive sinkhole swallowed eight pristine models of...
UPS in Kentucky Faces Racial Bias Claims by 8 Employees
Jun 13 2014 // A group of eight current and former employees of United Parcel Service in Kentucky have sued the company saying they faced racial discrimination, poor treatment based on race and retaliation after they complained. The men...
Kentucky Budget Cut Means Staff Reduction at Mine Safety Agency
Jun 2 2014 // A budget cut in the state office that inspects the safety of mining sites is forcing a reduction in its staff. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that the staff of 141 full-time positions at the Office of Mine Safety and...
Declarations
Jun 2 2014 // Sandy Recovery Program Scams “Our Statewide Sandy Fraud Working Group is pursuing aggressive criminal and civil actions against those who allegedly sought illegal profits in the wake of this national...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Fen-Phen Lawyers’ Appeal of $42M Kentucky Verdict
May 29 2014 // A $42 million judgment against a group of former attorneys will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal in the case. The justices on Tuesday rejected a request from now-disbarred lawyers William...
Should Kentucky Regulate Growing Zip Line Industry?
May 28 2014 // The growing zip line industry isn’t regulated by any government authority in Kentucky. The Lexington Herald Leader reported that no federal or state agency is charged with keeping track of the safety of the...
Kentucky Public Protection Secretary Vance to Retire
May 16 2014 // Kentucky Public Protection Secretary Bob Vance said he is retiring May 31. Gov. Steve Beshear said his chief of staff, Larry Bond, will be the acting secretary until a permanent replacement is named. Beshear appointed...
With Kentucky Law, Lloyd’s to Be Surplus Lines Eligible in All 50 States
May 14 2014 // Lloyd’s of London underwriters will have surplus lines eligibility in Kentucky when new legislation there goes into effect in July, meaning they will have surplus lines eligibility in all 50 states. It also means...
Kentucky’s Corvette Museum May Keep Tourist-Attracting Sinkhole
May 13 2014 // The National Corvette Museum is considering keeping a sinkhole that swallowed eight Corvettes as an attraction because of the additional attendance it’s generated. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli recently told...
Construction Is Riskiest Job in Kentucky
Apr 30 2014 // Construction workers have the deadliest job in the state, according to the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. The cabinet said that since 2011, the construction industry had 21 deaths, followed by landscaping/tree services workers...
University of Kentucky Turns to Cameras, ID Cards to Fight Crime
Apr 24 2014 // Campus police at the University of Kentucky say new surveillance cameras are helping them fight crime. UK Police Chief Joe Monroe told WKYT-TV that the school has 400 cameras installed so far and another 1,600 are...
Kentucky Court Clarifies Religious Exemption from Labor Laws
Apr 22 2014 // Religious institutions in Kentucky may hire and fire people from strictly ecclesiastical jobs as they see fit, but could face legal action if an employment contract is involved, the Kentucky Supreme Court recently...
Kentucky Senate Debates Mine Safety Budget
Mar 28 2014 // Coal mines in Kentucky would be subject to fewer state inspections under the Senate’s budget proposal — a change that safety advocates say would raise the risk for miners, but one the plan’s proponents argue...
