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FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 26, 2023) – Gov. Andy Beshear said the state has secured a nearly $1.1 billion federal grant, the largest public investment in high-speed internet in the state’s history, which will bring affordable, reliable high-speed internet service to every Kentuckian. “Today is a historic day for Kentucky! Thanks to the support from the […]

Traffic is expected to shift on U.S. 41 this weekend in Henderson County. Lane closures are expected to be in place on Kentucky 351 near the U.S. 41 overpass by early Thursday. One lane will be closed in each direction under and near the overpass. The lane closures will be in place for the summer

Authorities are searching for an escaped inmate last spotted in the Camaro Drive area in Henderson. Henderson Police Department said it and other agencies are doing a thorough search around the area of Camaro Drive for Bradley Gillespie. At 3:16 a.m. Wednesday, the Henderson Police Department observed a stolen vehicle believed to be occupied by

Work is expected to last 2 weeks, weather permitting MADISONVILLE, Ky. (May 22, 2023) – A contractor plans to begin milling and paving operations on Kentucky 120, Kentucky 147 and Kentucky 2838 in Webster County on Monday. The roads being paved are:  Kentucky 120: From Bull Creek Bridge extending to Red Rock School Road ,

The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT told Congress on Tuesday that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. “As this technology advances, we understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are too,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

FRANKFORT, Ky.  –  Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear updated Kentuckians on economic development; Land and Water Conservation Fund projects; human trafficking prevention; the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; absentee and early voting; disaster recovery; and rebuilding efforts in Eastern Kentucky. The Governor also named Winnie Beshear as this week’s Team Kentucky All-Star.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The suspected lone shooter was also dead. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene “encountered active gunshots still being fired

A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Contractor plans to carry out base failure repairs and milling operations on Kentucky 130 and Kentucky 144 in Union County. The work will begin and end on Friday. Contractors will be resurfacing the asphalt on Kentucky 130 from Kentucky 210, extending to Eagle Creek Bridge for a distance of just over

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor took emergency action Thursday to halt the sale of a drug commonly known as “gas station heroin” that he warned poses a threat in a state battling addiction and overdose problems. Gov. Andy Beshear said the emergency regulation he signed applies to products containing tianeptine, an unregulated drug that

Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred on U.S. 60 near Sturgis on Friday morning. A preliminary investigation revealed that 32-year-old Benjamin F. Allen III of Sturgis was facing westbound on U.S. 60, backing his tractor-trailer into a business parking lot, when, for an unknown reason, an eastbound pick-up truck failed

HENDERSON, Ky. (January 30, 2023) – Kentucky State Police in Henderson has documented a complaint of a scammer stating he is with a law enforcement agency. The scammer goes through a series of routine sounding questions all in an effort to gain personal information (credit, bankcard information, etc.). At some point in the conversation, he

Kentucky will retire a jersey to honor the late Mike Pratt, a Wildcats Hall of Fame men’s basketball player and radio broadcaster. Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart announced the honor Monday night during coach John Calipari’s weekly radio show. The retirement ceremony will be held Feb. 4, during a home game against Florida. Pratt, who

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court is holding formal investiture services for Chief Justice Laurance B. VanMeter and two new associate justices, Angela McCormick Bisig and Kelly Thompson. VanMeter will be sworn in Monday by former Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr., who retired in December, a statement from the court said. Gov.