Victims identified in deadly boat explosion
Kentucky State Police and emergency personnel have finished on scene processing at the site of the explosion. Preliminary investigation has shown an explosion resulted in a flash fire and subsequent small fire inside the tug boat. The property on
This Week at the State Capitol by Robert Weber (LRC)
FRANKFORT — Returning to the Capitol after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, state lawmakers quickly zeroed in on the biggest item on this year’s agenda as they gathered in a joint session to hear Gov. Matt
Frankfort Focus: A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Will Coursey
FRANKFORT – Most days during a legislative session, it is not uncommon to see supporters in the Capitol Rotunda rallying for a variety of important causes. Each event may be different, but they collectively serve as powerful
House approves bills targeting child pornography, sex offenders
FRANKFORT- Bills that would more tightly secure child pornography held as part of court proceedings and further restrict communications by registered sex offenders passed the state House today. House Bill 120, sponsored by Rep. Chad McCoy, R-Bardstown,
Lawmakers vote to expand rape law to include sex with teens
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has passed a bill to expand rape statutes to include instances when older adults have sex with 16 or 17 year olds. The measure would declare that 16 and 17
Panel OK’s Bill to Track Substance Abuse Treatment Efforts
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky legislative panel has approved a bill to require health officials to track the success of state-funded substance abuse treatment programs. The bill cleared the House Health and Family Services Committee on Thursday. The
Kentucky’s Jobless Rate Declined In December
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – State officials say Kentucky ended last year with a drop in its unemployment rate. The Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics says the seasonally adjusted preliminary rate in December was 4.4 percent.
Proposal would axe weather monitoring stations in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A network of 69 weather monitoring stations used to issue warnings for tornados and flash floods across Kentucky would be eliminated under the latest budget proposal from the state’s Republican governor. Gov. Matt
County special projects building destroyed by fire, millions in equipment lost
Marshall County highway crews were faced with a setback in winter weather and road repair projects Friday, when the Special Projects building at the Marshall County Road Department was destroyed by fire. Marshall County Road Department Superintendent