Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fire, Explosions Reported at Louisville, Ky. Chemical Plant
Jan 17 2008 // A Kentucky chemical plant was evacuated Tuesday following a fire and a series of explosions, but no injuries were reported, the company said. The blaze was reported about 10 a.m. EST at the BASF Corp. plant, which makes...
Kentucky Woman Charged with Insurance Fraud
Jan 17 2008 // An Irvine, Ky., woman is facing six felony counts of insurance fraud after allegedly filing false statements related to her long-term disability benefits. Treva Caton, 60, began receiving disability benefits in 1984...
Tornado in Ky. Brings $500,000 in Damage
Jan 15 2008 // Weather officials have confirmed a tornado touched down and caused damage last week in south central Kentucky. A storm survey team with the National Weather Service rated the tornado an EF-1, with maximum wind speeds of...
Kentucky County Loses Second Courthouse to Arson
Jan 13 2008 // A fire that nearly destroyed a western Kentucky courthouse was an arson, the second time this county’s courthouse was set ablaze on purpose, according to officials. The fire at the Carlisle County Courthouse started...
Kentucky Reports First Mining Death of 2008
Jan 10 2008 // Kentucky is reporting the nation’s first mine death of 2008. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration says an eastern Kentucky coal truck driver died Tuesday at Blue Ridge surface mine in Perry County. The mine...
Kentucky Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
Jan 8 2008 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance Fraud Division arrested a Somerset, Ky., insurance agent last month following an indictment on 11 felony counts of insurance fraud and four felony counts of possession of a forged...
Ky. Insurance Officer Elected to National Insurance Filing Board
Jan 8 2008 // Tracy J. Bertram, a Campbellsville, Ky., native and director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance Property and Casualty Division, has been elected to the board of directors for the national System for Electronic Rate and...
3rd Fire in 4 Years at Kentucky Horse Barn, Arson not Suspected
Jan 7 2008 // A fire at a barn in western Kentucky killed six horses, though rescuers were able to save 19 from the blaze. The fire at the former Riverside Downs in Henderson was extinguished by Friday evening. State police are...
Police Update: Fire that Gutted Kentucky Courthouse was Arson
Jan 7 2008 // Officials in western Kentucky now say arson is to blame for the fire last week that nearly destroyed the Carlisle County Courthouse. The investigation is still under way. The fire started early on the morning of Dec. 26....
County in Western Ky. Lost a 2nd Courthouse to Arson
Jan 4 2008 // A fire that nearly destroyed a western Kentucky courthouse was an arson, the second time this county’s courthouse was set ablaze on purpose. The fire at the Carlisle County Courthouse started early Dec. 26. The...
CarInsurance.com Adds Insurance Carriers for 2008
Jan 3 2008 // CarInsurance.com, which sells auto insurance over the Internet, has added more carriers to its current 28 state agency product offering. In November and December 2007, the firm expanded and now offers Encompass Insurance...
Kentucky Man Faces Insurance Fraud Charges
Dec 18 2007 // Kentucky officials indicted a Louisville man on a felony count of insurance fraud after allegedly submitting an altered receipt for nearly $4,000 to State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. Robert L. Whiteside, 39, presented a...
Ky. Officials Issue Warrant in Insurance Fraud Case
Dec 12 2007 // A bench warrant has been issued for a Bowling Green, Ky., man who failed to appear for arraignment on fraud charges pursued by the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Jaime Salazar, 31, of 1342 Bluelake Way, was indicted on one...
Kentucky Woman Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud
Dec 12 2007 // Kentucky Insurance officials charged a Shelbyville woman with insurance fraud as a result of collecting more than $3,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. Tanya Garitty, 38, told her employer she was unable to work...
Encompass Insurance Product Expands Opportunities For Ky. Agents
Dec 6 2007 // Kentucky insurance agents can now offer their customers a product that combines accident forgiveness and discounts with rating tiers. Illinois-based Encompass Insurance’s new Encompass Edge, with its advanced rating...
Ky. Grand Jury Indicts Insurance Agent on Fraud Charges
Nov 27 2007 // A former Kentucky insurance agent has been indicted on fraud charges after allegedly forging signatures on 114 disability insurance applications. According to court documents, Ray W. Kennedy, 46, of Owensboro, Ky.,...
‘Unofficial’ Tornadoes Cause Damage in Tennessee and Kentucky
Nov 16 2007 // An apparent tornado touched down Wednesday night west of Chattanooga, Tenn., damaging buildings and causing minor injuries to at least nine people, including three children. Tornadoes must be confirmed by the National...
Democrat Beshear Defeats Ky. Governor Who was Indicted in Scandal
Nov 8 2007 // Democrat Steve Beshear easily defeated the scandal-plagued Republican incumbent Tuesday to become governor of Kentucky, pulling off a political comeback 20 years after he last held office. Gov. Ernie Fletcher had won four...
Unofficial Tally Shows Ky. Gov. Unseated by Challenger Beshear
Nov 7 2007 // With 99.9 percent of Kentucky’s precincts completed Democrat Steve Beshear will lead Kentucky state government for the next four years. Of the 1,055,511 votes cast so far, Beshear has garnered nearly 620,000 with...
Kentucky Central Insurance: Latest Ethics Issue in Gov.’s Race
Nov 6 2007 // Kentucky’s race for governor between Democrat Steve Beshear and Gov. Ernie Fletcher looked like it would focus on the ethics of the Republican incumbent, who spent much of his first term battling a hiring scandal. In...
