Latest Kentucky Headlines
All the headlines from our Kentucky Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ky. Coal Miner Who Spoke Out About Safety Claiming Discrimination
Aug 7 2007 // An eastern Kentucky coal miner claims he has been targeted by a Virginia company because he spoke out against unsafe working conditions at one of the company’s mines. Charles Howard, of Roxana, filed a complaint with...
Kentucky Regulator Wins First Professional Designation
Aug 7 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has awarded its first professional designation to Kathy Horsley of the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Horsley earned the Associate Professional of Insurance Regulation...
Subsidiary of Fla.’s Brown & Brown Acquires Kentucky Firm
Aug 2 2007 // A subsidiary of Florida-based Brown & Brown Inc., acquired the assets of Weilage Benefit Specialists Inc., of Louisville, Ky., according to Brown & Brown Regional Executive Vice President J. Scott Penny. Weilage...
Kentucky Coal Mine Cited After Video Showed Cracked Seals
Jul 20 2007 // Federal mine-safety officials have cited an eastern Kentucky coal mine after a miner’s video showed some mine seals were cracked and leaking water. The video, shot by miner Charles Scott Howard inside the Cumberland...
Operator of Bus in Fatal Kentucky Crash Given ‘Unsatisfactory’ Rating
Jul 16 2007 // A tour bus company involved in a fatal highway crash in southern Kentucky last month received an unsatisfactory compliance rating from a federal oversight agency. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave...
Ky. Miner, Widows Ask Administration to Make Seal Rule Permanent
Jul 16 2007 // The seals in the underground Kentucky mine were supposed to block explosive gases, but they are weak, cracked, damaged – allowing water to gush through them. The disturbing images on the home movie were presented...
Eastern Ky. Coal Operator Sentenced to Three Years for Fraud
Jun 29 2007 // An eastern Kentucky coal mine operator who lied to insurance companies about the number of employees he had was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. Harold Simpson, who has operated mines in several eastern...
Cargo Train Derails in Kentucky, Nearby Houses Evacuated
Jun 26 2007 // A train carrying hazardous materials through Kentucky derailed in an industrial park, but none of the materials leaked, authorities said. The derailment at the Bluegrass Industrial Park in Louisville caused nearby homes to...
6 Flags, Cedar Fair Shut Down 9 Thrill Rides after Accident in Ky.
Jun 25 2007 // Six Flags and Cedar Fair shut down eight more thrill rides around North America on Friday after a teenage girl’s feet were sliced off during a ride in Kentucky. State inspectors were at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom...
Kentucky Business Owner Under Fraud Investigation
Jun 21 2007 // Northern Kentucky residents are being alerted that an Erlanger business owner is under investigation for selling bogus auto insurance policies, according to Kentucky’s Insurance Commissioner. The Kentucky Office of...
Study: Kentucky Airport Never Enacted Staffing Plan After Crash
Jun 4 2007 // A Kentucky airport where a plane took off from the wrong runway and crashed last year had put together a plan to help it comply with federal guidelines on staffing in air control towers but never enacted it, a staffing...
Unitrin Direct Enters Kentucky Auto Market
Jun 1 2007 // Unitrin Direct has been approved to sell auto insurance in Kentucky, making it the 23rd state where it does business. Unitrin Direct said it is offering discounts for Kentucky residents, including up to a $75 break for...
Feds Sue Kentucky Coal Company Over Unpaid Fines
May 29 2007 // The nation’s chief mine safety agency has gone to court to try to compel a Kentucky coal company to pay fines, the fifth such lawsuit in a little more than a year, federal officials announced. The federal Mine Safety...
Judge Approves Class Action Deal Against Kentucky Chemical Firm
May 29 2007 // A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement between a chemical company and the residents of a southwestern Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood. Under the settlement approved by U.S. District Court Judge John...
Vacant Kentucky Tobacco Warehouse Burns
May 25 2007 // A nearly century-old tobacco warehouse in Maysville, Ky., burned Tuesday night, creating a dramatic display that forced some evacuations and drew firefighters from a half-dozen fire departments. The 200,000-square-foot...
Lexington, Ky. Airport Named as Third-Party Defendant
May 25 2007 // In Kentucky, Comair has filed a third-party complaint against Blue Grass Airport, where one of the airline’s planes crashed last year, killing 49 people. The complaint was filed in a lawsuit that was brought by the...
Kentucky Coal Boss Agrees to Post Bond for Future Safety Fines
May 24 2007 // An eastern Kentucky coal operator sued by the federal government for failing to pay penalties over health and safety violations has agreed to post a bond to ensure payment of future fines. Stanley Osborne, head of Misty...
Widows, Survivor of Explosion Sue Ky. Mine Owner, Pa. Company
May 23 2007 // A mine supervisor and a coal company put production over safety prior to an underground explosion last year that killed five miners, relatives and the sole survivor alleged Monday in a lawsuit. The lawsuit cited numerous...
Ky. Chicken Processing Plant Resumes Operations
May 23 2007 // Operations have resumed at a chicken processing plant in western Kentucky where work was suspended last week after an inspection. The U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection raised an unspecified concern at Perdue...
Kentucky Chicken Plant Shut Down After Inspection
May 21 2007 // Work was suspended after an inspection at a western Kentucky chicken processing facility that prepared chicken served to Queen Elizabeth II recently, officials said. The suspension happened last week after a U.S....
