Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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Barren County groups among beneficiaries of $10 million country ham auction
The money from the auction will go to organizations around Kentucky, including the Boys & Girls Club of Glasgow-Barren County and the FFA chapters in Barren and Glasgow counties.
Kentucky judge allows case arguing period product tax is unconstitutional to proceed
Kentucky is one of 18 states that still tax period products, according to Period Law.
Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network
The changes come amid growing scrutiny of a surveillance network that Flock says has more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states and serves thousands of law enforcement agencies and communities.
Does Beshear’s data center executive order have ‘teeth’ without state law to back it up?
The governor’s executive order doesn’t have the backing of any specific state law regulating data center impacts, potential legislation that the GOP-controlled state legislature has failed to take up so far.
Kentucky has a measles outbreak, most cases in decades
Measles is extremely contagious and spread through the air from coughs or sneezes, according to the CDC.
Judicial commission reprimands judge for appearance of bias
According to the reprimand notice, the judge didn’t disclose the relationship after the hearing, either; the witness told the prosecutor.
Trump nominates Eastern Kentucky judge to federal bench
Ballou will succeed former Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, who was selected to become the dean of the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law earlier this year.
Kentucky medical schools to integrate more nutrition education through federal initiative
Under the program, the medical schools will provide at least 40 hours of nutrition education or an equivalent competency throughout all four years of medical school starting this fall.