Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Files Plan to Rehabilitate Schools’ Insurance Trust
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...
Kentucky Regulator Files Rehabilitation Plan for Schools’ Insurance Trust
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...
280,000 Kentuckians to Give Up Their Current Health Insurance Policies
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...
Alabama Couple Sues Kentucky Motel Owners for $5M Over Illness
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...
Kentucky City’s Police Wear Video Cameras on Uniforms
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...
In Kentucky, 11,000 Applied for Health Coverage in Week 1
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...
2 from Kentucky, 1 from West Virginia Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
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...
Kentucky Judge Rules Woman Must Testify Against Same-Sex Partner
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...
AP Report Claims More Than 100 Kentucky Bridges At Risk
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...
Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Going Down Again in Kentucky
Sep 9 2013 // Workers’ compensation loss costs used by insurers in figuring rates to charge employers are going down for the eighth straight year. The loss cost figures show an average reduction of 7.9 percent for the 590...
Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Probes Humana’s Letters on Obamacare
Sep 9 2013 // Officials with the Tennessee Department of Insurance say they are investigating after getting complaints about letters sent by Humana Inc. to policyholders about their options under the Affordable Care Act. The...
Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates $42M Verdict Against Fen-Phen Lawyers
Sep 3 2013 // A group of 431 people sickened by the diet drug fen-phen should be allowed to collect a $42 million judgment from their former attorneys who pilfered a massive settlement with the drug’s maker, the Kentucky Supreme...
Kentucky Tailgaters Being Watched by Alcohol Enforcers
Aug 30 2013 // Workers in one state office plan to go to as many tailgating events this fall as possible as college football season gets started, but they aren’t going for fun. Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division...
Former Kentucky Lawmaker Nunn Liable for $23M in Ex-Fiance Slaying
Aug 21 2013 // A judge in Lexington ruled that former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn is liable for nearly $24 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of his slain ex-fiancee. Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael...
Kentucky Turning to Telemedicine As Way to Handle Doctor Shortage
Aug 14 2013 // The expanding number of doctors offering appointments through videoconferencing, called telemedicine, is expected to see a sharp increase in Kentucky. Telemedicine is seen as a way to help deal with doctor shortages,...
Kentucky Cities Coming to Terms with Golf Carts on Public Roads
Aug 13 2013 // Kentucky cities are regulating how and where people can ride golf carts on public streets as the low-power vehicles become more popular as a way to beat high gas prices. Lewisport in Hancock County is weighing an ordinance...
Kentucky’s Harbor Insurance Joins Keystone Insurers Group
Aug 6 2013 // Harbor Insurance Agency has become Keystone Insurers Group’s newest franchise partner in Kentucky. The announcement was made jointly by Harbor President Tim Murphy and Keystone’s Kentucky Vice President Nancy...
Christian Health Program Medi-Share Back in Business in Kentucky
Jul 29 2013 // A Christian health program is back in operation in Kentucky, paying medical bills for churchgoers who pledge not to smoke, drink or engage in sex outside of marriage. Christian Care Ministry President Tony Meggs said...
Ex-Bengals Cheerleader Testifies in Kentucky Libel Case
Jul 11 2013 // Posts on a gossip website that a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader is suing for defamation were so devastating that she once considered suicide and wants to keep other people from being hurt the same way, she testified...
Ex-Bengals Cheerleader Libel Suit Retrial Underway in Kentucky
Jul 10 2013 // A former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader who is suing a gossip website for alleged defamation wiped tears from her eyes Monday as she testified that she was mocked and humiliated by website posts that she says were false...
