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Kentucky Judge Blocks Follow-up Attempt To Limit Beshear COVID Orders
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge has temporarily blocked another attempt by Republican lawmakers to restrict Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Franklin Circuit Judge… Read More
Beshear Vetoes Bill Aiming To Create Scholarship Tax Credits
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a measure that would allow limited use of scholarship tax credits for private school tuition. He calls it an unconstitutional… Read More
Foster Care Review Boards Seeking Volunteers Around Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say volunteers are being sought in nearly half of Kentucky’s counties to review cases of children in the foster care system. A statement from the… Read More
Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty To Improper Shipping Of Nuclear Waste
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with illegally dumping low-level nuclear waste at an Estill County landfill has pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges of shipping… Read More
Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with… Read More
Addiction In The Pandemic: The $350M Effort To Heal Communities In Opioid Crisis
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — The Madison County health department in Kentucky has kept its harm reduction program open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to continue its work against the other… Read More
Kentucky Panel Takes No Action On Impeachment Petitions
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative panel has taken no action on impeachment petitions against Kentucky’s governor and attorney general. The House panel met behind closed doors for more than… Read More
Addiction In The Pandemic: An Interview With A Member Of Narcotics Anonymous
LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Terrance D. is the father of two daughters and lives in Lexington. He’s a carpenter and owns a small construction company. More than 15 years ago,… Read More
Ky. Impeachment Panel Makes Filings Open For Public Review
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative panel reviewing a petition to impeach Kentucky’s governor has made filings from both sides open to the public. Deliberations on the matter were being… Read More
Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (OVR) — Jessalyn Brown met Kyra Higgins through theater. “I saw her on stage and I was just like, ‘This girl is so good!’ She was just amazing.”… Read More
Ohio Valley Lawmakers React to Trump’s False Statements Undermining The Election
WASHINGTON, D.C. (OVR) — Polls had barely closed in the U.S. when President Donald Trump falsely alleged voter fraud and claimed prematurely to have won the election, saying “We will… Read More
The Missing Voters: The Ohio Valley Has Some Of The Nation’s Lowest Voter Turnout. What Could Change That?
LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — This fall, Lexington, Kentucky, activist and artist Devine Carama launched a different kind of road trip across his home state. He visited a dozen cities and… Read More
Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine
Here’s irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.
Braidy Industries Changes Name To Unity Aluminum
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company planning to build a massive mill in Appalachia has changed its name from Braidy Industries to Unity Aluminum. A release from the company… Read More
Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recording Will Be Released, Kentucky Attorney General Says
“The Grand Jury is meant to be a secretive body,” Attorney General Daniel Cameron says in a statement. “It’s apparent that the public interest in this case isn’t going to allow that to happen.”
Kentucky Grand Jury Indicts Former Officer Who Fatally Shot Breonna Taylor On Charges Of Wanton Endangerment
The grand jury did not announce charges against the other two officers involved. Demonstrators have long called for the officers to face criminal charges.
Back To The Land: The Future Challenge And Opportunity Of Appalachian Agriculture
WHITESBURGH, Ky. (OVR) — A line of blue and yellow pop-up tents stand along the North Fork of the Kentucky River during a sunny September weekend in downtown Whitesburg, Kentucky, and… Read More
Louisville Agrees To $12 Million Settlement With Breonna Taylor’s Family
Officials also announced a series of police reforms to be adopted by Louisville Metro Police Department. Taylor was killed by police in March.
Beshear Creates Fund To Protect Kentuckians From Eviction
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has announced the creation of an eviction relief fund. Gov. Andy Beshear says it’s aimed at keeping people in their homes by reimbursing landlords… Read More
Report On Russian Interference In Elections Raises Questions About KY Project
ASHLAND, Ky. (OVR) — A new report from the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian interference in U.S. elections raises new questions about a struggling eastern Kentucky development project with… Read More
Judge Deals Blow To Kentucky Governor’s Executive Orders
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky circuit court judge has issued a temporary restraining order against future executive orders related to the COVID-19 crisis. The Courier-Journal reports the order comes… Read More
Effigy of Kentucky Governor Displayed at Rally Near Capitol
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — News reports say an effigy of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was hung in a tree near the state Capitol during a protest rally Sunday billed as… Read More
Rural Ohio Valley Counties Lack Sufficient Coronavirus Tests, Report Says
WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Just 15 percent of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and… Read More
Ohio Valley Making Progress on Unemployment Backlog
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are making progress on unemployment claims filed in March as states begin a phased-in reopening. New unemployment insurance claims are still… Read More
Beshear sets Date to Reopen Restaurants for Dine-in Service
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a plan to reopen Kentucky’s restaurants to limited dine-in service later this month. Beshear announced the next phase of business reopenings… Read More
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