Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Workers Raise Safety Concerns About Kentucky Mine Where 2 Killed
Jun 3 2010 // The United Mine Workers of America are raising new concerns about the safety of a western Kentucky coal mine where two men were killed by a rock fall in April. Steve Earle, a regional vice president for UMWA, said miners...
Vatican Argues It’s Not Liable for Kentucky Priests’ Sex Abuse
May 19 2010 // The Vatican on Monday was to make its most detailed argument yet for why it is not liable for bishops who allowed priests to molest children in the U.S., in a motion that could affect other efforts to sue the Holy See in...
Lawsuits Against Coal Firms Claim Mining Worsened Kentucky Floods
May 17 2010 // A lawsuit filed against two coal companies that blames mining and poor reclamation for worsening flooding around an eastern Kentucky creek has grown to include 72 plaintiffs. The suit, plus a second lawsuit with 15...
Business Moves
May 17 2010 // Fiesta Auto Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance, a franchise system to combine insurance and tax preparation under one roof, announced it has opened 20 new locations during the past 90 days. The...
Inspections Uncover Serious Safety Violations; 6 Kentucky Mines Closed
May 10 2010 // Hundreds of serious violations were discovered at 57 troubled U.S. coal mines during surprise inspections just days after the nation’s worst coal mining disaster in 40 years, federal regulators said recently. Six...
2 Miners Missing After Kentucky Coal Mine Roof Collapse
Apr 30 2010 // Two miners were missing Thursday and rescuers were unable to contact them after a roof collapsed in a large underground coal mine in western Kentucky, company and union officials said. Rescue crews were in the mine on...
Kentucky Contractors Self Insure Fund Pays $8.6 Million Dividend
Apr 20 2010 // The Kentucky Associated General Contractors Self Insurers Fund recently returned $8.6 million in dividends to its qualifying members. This dividend return marked the 16th consecutive year in which the Kentucky AGC/SIF has...
2 Kentucky School Officials Dropped from Wrongful Death Suit
Apr 19 2010 // A judge in Louisville has removed two high school officials from a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the death of a 15-year-old football player. The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported that Judge Mitch Perry dropped...
Keystone Insurers’ Kentucky Derby and Where It’s Going Next
Apr 19 2010 // Pennsylvania-based insurance agency franchisor Keystone Insurers Group has more than 200 agency owner-partners and it’s not done yet, says Colin Buzzard, Keystone’s executive vice president of sales and...
Kentucky Enacts Municipal Insurance Accountability Laws
Apr 19 2010 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed into law two Senate bills that will ensure that public entities such as the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) and the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) conduct their business...
Kentucky Gov. Beshear Signs Municipal Insurance Accountability Bills
Apr 8 2010 // Gov. Steve Beshear has signed into law two Senate bills that will ensure that public entities and affiliated organizations such as the Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) and the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) conduct...
Kentucky’s Arison Insurance Adds Drury, Bell, Fabish for Sales
Apr 7 2010 // Arison Insurance Services, Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky insurance brokerage, has added several members to its sales staff. The new additions include senior sales executives Stephanie Bell, Chris Fabish and Sam Drury. Bell...
Kentucky Lawmaker Found Competent for Trial in Examiner’s Death
Apr 7 2010 // A judge has ruled that former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn is competent to stand trial in the shooting death of his ex-fiancee after a psychiatrist testified that Nunn is capable of assisting in his defense. Nunn, a...
Why Keystone Insurers Expanded in Kentucky and Where It’s Going Next
Apr 6 2010 // Pennsylvania-based insurance agency franchisor Keystone Insurers Group has more than 200 agency owner-partners and it’s not done yet, says Colin Buzzard, Keystone’s executive vice president of sales and...
Competency Hearing Held for Man Accused of Killing Kentucky Examiner
Apr 6 2010 // The mental competency of a former Kentucky lawmaker accused of killing his ex-fiancee, a state insurance examiner, was to be reviewed at a hearing Monday afternoon in Lexington. Former state Rep. Steve Nunn was ordered to...
Kentucky Gov. Beshear to Sign Bill Banning Texting While Driving
Apr 6 2010 // Motorists in Kentucky would face fines if caught texting while driving under legislation that lawmakers are heralding as a lifesaving measure. The legislation cleared its final hurdle last week when the House passed it by...
It Figures
Apr 5 2010 // $30.8 Million The dividend announced by Kentucky’s major workers’ compensation insurance carrier after several weeks of political pressure. Earlier this month, Gov. Steve Beshear asked the insurer to consider...
Alabama Trucking Firm in Kentucky Fatal Crash Flunked Safety Rating
Apr 2 2010 // An Alabama trucking company involved in a crash that killed 11 people in Kentucky had a poor safety rating from federal regulators, repeatedly failing roadside inspections. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
Kentucky Senate Advances Bill to Ban Texting While Driving
Apr 2 2010 // The Kentucky Senate has used some late maneuvering in pushing a bill aimed at banning people from sending text messages while driving in the state. Senators found a House bill to attach the provisions that would prohibit...
Kentucky Moves to Raise Mine Fund’s Home Insurance Limit
Mar 31 2010 // The General Assembly has passed a bill that would allow the Kentucky Department of Insurance to pay homeowners up to $300,000 for damage resulting from geologic shifts triggered by mining. The current limit allowed to be...
