Kentucky
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Spotlight on Kentucky, Beshear, as Dems weigh VP pick
Gov. Andy Beshear is among a small group being considered by Vice President Kamala Harris's team as a potential running mate. There are reports …
Eastern KY town plans mural to commemorate 2022 flood
A $20,000 grant from AARP Kentucky will help rebuild sidewalks in Jenkins damaged by the deadly 2022 flood that took the lives of 45 residents…
New KY Medicaid changes expand medical transportation access
Kentucky has made some changes to expand access to free transportation for people who need help getting to medical, dental and mental health …
KY experts: Children, babies at higher risk for heat illness
Health experts are urging residents to stay hydrated and stay out of the sun during peak periods, especially during the heat wave that is gripping …
Critics: KY regional haze plan doesn’t protect environmental, public health
Under the federal Clean Air Act, Kentucky is required to keep haze air pollution under control in Mammoth Cave National Park. Critics said the …
Kentucky to provide health coverage for people leaving incarceration
Kentucky is one of a handful of states recently approved to provide health insurance coverage to soon-to-be released incarcerated individuals…
Kentucky clinic receives grant to battle poverty, food insecurity
A Kentucky community health center is one of eight facilities nationwide to participate in a program addressing food scarcity. The National …
Report: Most of KY’s 988 crisis hotline calls answered locally
More households, workplaces and schools are struggling with mental-health crises, and a new report by the mental-health advocacy group Inseparable …
Billion-dollar proposal aimed at reducing KY, other state prison populations
In Kentucky, about 37,000 people are behind bars, one of the highest rates of incarceration anywhere in the country. A new proposal has been made to …
Advocates: Kentucky Power needs a more robust energy-efficiency proposal
Kentucky Power, one of eastern Kentucky's largest utilities, has a new energy efficiency and conservation proposal for its customers. The state's …
East Kentucky Power Cooperative invests in two large solar farms
Two new solar farms will soon be under construction in the Lexington and Lebanon areas to bring affordable and clean energy to eastern Kentuckians…
Childhood diabetes becoming more common in Kentucky
Experts say sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity, and other factors are driving an increase in childhood diabetes in Kentucky. Research shows …