Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Women Allege Sexual Bias, Harassment at Kentucky’s Maker’s Mark
May 8 2012 // Five women are suing Maker’s Mark Distillery Inc. in federal court, claiming discrimination and sexual harassment. All of the women have worked on the bottling line, dipping the bottles of bourbon whiskey in red...
Neace Lukens Acquires Kentucky’s Morehead Insurance
May 7 2012 // Louisville, Kentucky-based Neace Lukens, an AssuredPartners, Inc. company, has completed the acquisition of Morehead Insurance, a Scottsville, Kentucky-based independent insurance agency. Located near Bowling Green,...
Kentucky Officials Building Ambu-Buses for Disaster Recovery
May 7 2012 // Behold the ambu-bus. Authorities in Kentucky are making use of old school buses by turning them into ambulances. Each one can carry up to 18 patients, which officials say will be of great help in case of a major accident...
State Not Liable in Informant’s Death: Kentucky Court
May 7 2012 // The Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled that the state’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and state police can’t be held liable for the death of an informant killed after a drug buy went awry. Judge Michelle...
Kentucky Business Owner Sues Police Over Raids
May 4 2012 // The owner of a western Kentucky pizza joint and a suntan parlor is suing Hopkinsville police over drug raids at his businesses. Luther Anderson, who owns Pizz-A-Roma and Sunkissed Tanning, which share a building in...
FEMA Reports $18.6 Million in Disaster Aid to Kentucky
Apr 25 2012 // More than $18.6 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for Kentucky residents who went through the tornadoes and severe storms of late February and early March. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Kentucky Amish Buggy Safety Bill Not Yet Law
Apr 6 2012 // Legislation that would give the Amish an immediate exemption from having to attach brightly colored slow-moving-vehicle triangles to their buggies still hasn’t been signed into law. Members of the more conservative...
Judge Denies Kentucky Student’s Damages Claim in Free Speech Case
Apr 5 2012 // A federal judge has ruled that a former University of Louisville nursing student waived her free speech rights by signing an honor code and can’t collect damages after being dismissed from school over a blog...
Inspections Improving Mine Safety, Says U.S. Official
Apr 3 2012 // Aggressive inspections at troubled mines are helping create safer working environments for coal miners, the head of the federal government’s mine safety agency said during a visit to Kentucky. U.S. Mine Safety and...
Kentucky Tornado Tax Relief Bill Gets Final Passage
Apr 3 2012 // Tornado victims in 21 Kentucky counties that were declared disaster areas by President Obama after the March 2 tornadoes would get a sales tax break on materials they purchase for rebuilding their houses or other...
Kentucky Warns Storm Debris May Contain Asbestos
Apr 2 2012 // Storms in recent weeks in Kentucky have produced mounds of debris, and the state Division for Air Quality is recommending that people remember the material may contain asbestos. The agency advises keeping all debris from...
Kentucky Limits Cancellations
Apr 2 2012 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed an executive order prohibiting insurance companies from canceling policies or changing rates in counties hit by deadly tornadoes. Beshear’s staffers said it was the first time...
Amish Buggy Safety Bill Wins Final Passage in Kentucky
Mar 29 2012 // Kentucky’s General Assembly has given final passage to legislation that would exempt the Amish from a longstanding requirement that they affix bright orange safety triangles on their slow-moving buggies. Lawmakers,...
Kentucky Lawmakers Working on Tax Break for Tornado Victims
Mar 21 2012 // Leaders of both parties in the Kentucky Legislature are working together to provide sales tax relief to residents of the 21 counties declared disaster areas by President Barack Obama following March 2 tornadoes. Rep. John...
Insurance Claims from Recent Tornadoes May Top $1B
Mar 19 2012 // March came in like a very large and powerful lion, spawning severe weather across the Midwest, South and southeastern United States. Insured losses from the tornadoes, hail and high winds that struck in late February and...
Declarations
Mar 19 2012 // Watched It Coming “We stood in the parking lot and watched it coming. By the time it hit, it was like a whiteout.” —David Ison on the March tornadoes that left no building untouched in his small town of West...
Kentucky Orders Halt to Insurance Cancellations in Tornado-Stricken Areas
Mar 16 2012 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed an executive order prohibiting insurance companies from canceling policies or changing rates in counties hit by deadly tornadoes. Beshear’s staffers said it was the first time...
Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Amish Buggy Case
Mar 16 2012 // The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday from a group of Amish men who have refused to use a reflective traffic sign on their horse-drawn buggies because it goes against their religion. The Amish men say their...
Kentucky Committee Advances Amish Safety Measure
Mar 14 2012 // A Kentucky House transportation committee voted 25 to 1 Tuesday in favor of a Senate bill that would allow the Amish to forego a longstanding traffic safety measure in the name of religious freedom. Both the House and...
Feds Claims Kentucky Mine Owes $1.6M in Safety Fines
Mar 13 2012 // Federal mining officials are suing a southeastern Kentucky mine for more than $1.6 million owed in delinquent fines for violations of safety laws. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said it issued 1,244...
