Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Kentucky Boy Makes Homemade Bomb, Causes Hospital Scare
Apr 24 2008 // Lexington, Kentucky authorities have detonated a homemade bomb found in the bed of a pickup truck at Central Baptist Hospital. The device was brought to the hospital by a patient. Central Baptist spokeswoman Ruth Ann...
Kentucky Gov. Blocking Mine Safety Appointment of Ex-Fletcher Aide
Apr 23 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration is blocking the appointment of his predecessor’s top aide to Kentucky’s Mine Safety Review Commission. Stan Cave, who was former Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s...
University Officials in Kentucky Add Public Safety Enhancements
Apr 22 2008 // Murray State University officials expect emergency sirens to be operational on the Kentucky campus in about a month, part of an effort to enhance security procedures that can warn of violence or severe weather. President...
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Deposition: Maintenance Guide Ignored on Ride that Injured Kentucky Teen
Apr 15 2008 // A maintenance supervisor for a Louisville, Ky. amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer’s instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed the feet of a teenager last...
Kentucky Governor Appoints Member to Fire Protection Commission
Apr 11 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Connie Lawson to serve as a member of the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education to represent mayors across the state. Lawson is currently the mayor of the...
Update: Kentucky Passes Bill on Thrill Ride Operation after Grisly Accident
Apr 4 2008 // Most high schoolers will soon be barred from operating thrill rides in Kentucky after a grisly accident last year severed the feet of a girl at a Louisville amusement park. The state Senate voted 37-0 on Tuesday night for...
Citations Issued in Kentucky Coal Mining Death
Mar 28 2008 // Kentucky mine safety officials issued multiple citations in the death of an eastern Kentucky coal truck driver who was killed at Blue Ridge surface mine in Letcher County. Authorities say 29-year-old Roy D. Sturgill died...
Kentucky Insurance Office Helping with Residual Storm Claims
Mar 26 2008 // Roofers and other construction workers are busy repairing damage from the severe weather that raced through Kentucky early last month. When the Kentucky Office of Insurance sent members of its emergency response team to...
Kentucky Woman Receives Prison Term for Insurance Fraud
Mar 26 2008 // Federal officials sentenced a Prospect, Ky. woman to 41 months imprisonment for one count of mail fraud, U.S. Attorney David L. Huber of the Western District of Kentucky announced. Chief Judge John G. Heyburn II, also...
Kentucky Miner Videotapes Safety Hazard, Receives Reprimand
Mar 21 2008 // When Kentucky coal miner, Charles Scott Howard, played an eye-catching videotape last year that showed barriers so cracked that water gushed through them, he prompted a federal investigation that led to citations against...
Update: Kentucky Senate Passes Mine Safety Bill
Mar 20 2008 // The Kentucky Senate passed legislation that would require coal companies to post their global positioning system (GPS) coordinates at mine sites so that medical helicopters can be given precise directions in cases of...
Kentucky Lawmakers Want Faster Med-evacs after Mine Accidents
Mar 19 2008 // A severely burned Ora Murphy lay on a gurney at a coal mining operation in the remote mountains of eastern Kentucky waiting for a medical helicopter to transport him to a hospital nearly 100 miles away. Problem was, no one...
Kentucky Jury Awards $5.14 Million in Fatal Wreck with Deputy
Mar 18 2008 // A southeastern Kentucky jury awarded $5.14 million to a man whose wife and daughter were killed in a wreck with a sheriff’s deputy. Jurors in McCreary County handed down the verdict last week in a lawsuit against...
State Employee Indicted for Theft at Kentucky Office of Insurance
Mar 18 2008 // A Kentucky state employee involved in charitable work has been indicted on three counts of theft in Franklin County. Authorities say 47-year-old Leela Flowers stole at least $2,000 belonging to the Kentucky Employees...
Kentucky Senate Passes Bill to Tighten Rules on Amusement Park Rides
Mar 13 2008 // Potential fines would increase tenfold and the age of amusement park ride operators would rise under a bill the Kentucky Senate has passed unanimously. The action follows an accident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom last year...
Kentucky Lawmakers Taking Action after Amusement Ride Accident
Mar 11 2008 // Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps aimed at improving the safety of amusement rides in the wake of a grisly accident last year that severed the feet of a girl at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. A Senate...
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