Articles by Bruce Schreiner

Kentucky Lawmakers Finish Work on Medical Review Panel Bill

Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up work Friday on revising the medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect before cases go to court. The legislation, long a priority of many Republicans, won final …

Kentucky Levies Nearly $8.2M in Fines Against Businesses for Waste Disposal

Kentucky state health regulators said Monday they will seek millions of dollars in civil penalties against companies accused of bringing radioactive drilling waste into Kentucky to dump in Appalachian landfills. Penalties imposed by the Department for Public Health totaled nearly …

Painting Stolen Off the Wall from Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky

Artwork showing Muhammad Ali in a classic pose, in white trunks and red boxing gloves, was stolen from an exhibit while it was open to the public at the Muhammad Ali Center. Surveillance cameras recorded the brazen theft, and a …

Judge Dismisses Distillery’s Trademark Case Against University of Kentucky

A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university against Kentucky Mist Moonshine, a small startup …

Adventure Seekers Barely Escape Flooded Kentucky Cave

The operator of a Kentucky spelunking attraction says he is analyzing what happened last week after 19 people barely escaped a flooded cave by trudging through neck-deep water to reach the caverns only exit. David Foster, executive director of the …

Kentucky Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire, 3 Dead

Keith Edwards woke up in the middle of the night and heard what sounded like gunshots. Looking out the window, he saw flames, 25-feet tall, starting to consume his apartment building. The massive overnight fire at his central Kentucky apartment …

Kentucky Court: Mine-Safety Laws Don’t Apply to Subcontractors

Kentucky’s mine-safety laws and regulations didn’t apply to a subcontract worker who died while installing a massive garage door on a building at a mine site in Muhlenberg County, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Oct. 29. David McCarty died when …

Car-Swallowing Sinkhole Fixed but Not Forgotten at Kentucky Corvette Museum

The car-swallowing hole has been fixed but not forgotten at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. Yellow tape now marks the boundaries of the cavity that became a sensation and put the museum on the map. And instead of a …

Kentucky Governor Declares State of Emergency From Severe Flooding

Floodwaters that rushed through eastern Kentucky left one dead and seven unaccounted for as search teams combed the hilly Appalachian terrain Tuesday, with the threat of more floods bearing down on rescue efforts. Emergency personnel in the hardest-hit neighborhoods in …

Prosecutors Say Ex-Security Guard Helped Thieves in Kentucky Bourbon Theft Ring

The alleged head of a bourbon theft ring recruited a security guard and paid her $800 to look the other way as thieves spirited away thousands of dollars’ worth of whiskey from a Kentucky distillery, prosecutors said this week. Leslie …