The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

State bill aims to protect Kentucky coal miners from having wages withheld in case of mine bankruptc

The bill would require coal companies that have operated for five or less years to verify they have a performance bond in place. Those bonds guarantee workers would be paid up to four weeks of wages if a company shuts down.

WEKU · Jan 22, 2024

FEMA says survivor assistance program reforms are biggest improvements in 20 years after talking wit

Tornadoes struck Bowling Green in 2020 and Mayfield in 2021. The following year, historic floods left portions of eastern Kentucky uninhabitable. Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled what officials call the biggest improvements to its survivor assistance program in two decades.

WEKU · Jan 21, 2024

New distillery in formerly dry Kentucky county bringing what officials call 60 ‘good-paying’ job

Kentucky’s newest distillery has started production in a county that was dry until a November referendum. The Garrard County Distilling Company, owned by Atlanta-based Staghorn, is just inside the city limits of Lancaster, which was already wet.

WEKU · Jan 20, 2024

Kentucky’s ex-Survivor lawmaker rues ‘embarrassing’ cousin gaffe in incest bill

Republican Nick Wilson hurriedly redrafts proposed law to combat familial abuse that would have legalized sex between first cousins

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2024

Senator Rand Paul calls for consequences for Dr. Fauci

In this informative interview, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul discusses the dangers to democracy, COVID fraud, and the consequences that should be faced by Ant...

Top News · Jan 17, 2024

After four months of legalized sports gambling, Kentucky counselors and some betters concerned about

Four months after sports betting was legalized in Kentucky, money is flowing into state coffers, but it isn't all good news, while the dollar amounts go up, so are reports of problem gambling.

WEKU · Jan 16, 2024

State officials urge caution as Kentucky roads remain treacherous with ice and snow

Crews are working to clear Kentucky's roads after snow and ice fell made conditions unsafe across much of the commonwealth.

WEKU · Jan 16, 2024

Colorado Sends Visitor Brochure to Space, Targeting Alien Tourists

Colorado is going to great heights, literally, to market its tourist destinations. Sending a brochure into space in hopes of attracting alien visitors.

Top News · Jan 15, 2024

Kentucky tourist board welcomes UFOs to state: ‘Just don’t eat us’

Tourist board in Lexington beamed a message to outer space hoping to invite extra-terrestrial tourists to the Bluegrass state

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2024

Several students and bus driver sent to hospital after crash in Letcher County

The bus was involved in a crash with a coal truck on Kentucky 932 near U.S. 119.

WEKU · Jan 12, 2024