Gov. Beshear planning with other states for eventual reopening, new testing site coming to Madisonville
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is collaborating with six other governors in the region to focus on reopening the economy and one of the new Kroger drive-thru testing sites will be […]
Local legislator wants to hear plan for gradual, safe reopening of Kentucky
State Senator Whitney Westerfield of Christian County wants to hear specifics from Governor Andy Beshear on how Kentucky can gradually reopen commerce and resume some elective medical procedures. The Republican […]
General Assembly overrides vetoes as session ends
The Kentucky General Assembly overrode all of the governor’s line item budget vetoes on the session’s final day. All 18 gubernatorial vetoes to House Bill 352 were read by bill […]
Protesters demand Gov. open Ky. now during briefing
Loud protesters outside the state capitol could be heard during Governor Andy Beshear’s afternoon briefing Wednesday demanding he reopen the state now, but the governor says that would cost lives. […]
Marsy’s Law to be on ballot this fall
Marsy’s Law to amend the state constitution to create a bill of rights for victims of crime in Kentucky will be on the ballot again in November after it received […]
Most in-person court appearances suspended through May
Most in-person court proceedings in Kentucky are suspended through the end of May. The Kentucky Supreme Court enacted the original suspension from March 16th through April 10th, before extending it […]
Adair County nursing home employee becomes first Ky. healthcare worker COVID-19 death
A nursing home employee in Adair County is the first healthcare worker to die from COVID-19 in Kentucky and there are three additional confirmed cases among the staff at Western […]
Last day of school set for May 15 in Todd County
May 15 will be the last day of school for students in Todd County and the board of education has accepted the non-renewal of a sub-lease for the Advanced Manufacturing […]
Freeze Warning Tuesday night, Wednesday morning
With colder air on the way, a freeze warning has been issued for all of western Kentucky from 8 p.m. Tuesday through 8 a.m. Wednesday. The National Weather Service in […]
139 connected to WSH tested for COVID-19, Gov says Kentuckians are flattening curve
Seven more Kentuckians have died from COVID-19 and the number of new cases Monday was relatively lower than the last several days. There were 87 new cases from Sunday to […]