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COVID-19 cases in children at all-time high, hospitals nearing capacity, Governor warns
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear warned Tuesday that cases of COVID-19 in children are at an all-time high, hospitals are nearing capacity, and that ...
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Hospitals feeling crunch from COVID-19, urge vaccinations
By TOM LATEK Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear said the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to rise, including with younger people, and ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 8:06 pm
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80% of Kentucky’s counties now in COVID ‘red zone’
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Friday saw another large number of new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky, thanks largely to the delta variant. At the current pace, the ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 12, 2021 6:13 pm
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Ky. National Guard cuts some training because of ‘funding shortage’
The Kentucky National Guard is scaling back some training activities this month, due in part to expenses incurred while deployed to the U.S. Capitol following ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, August 5, 2021 7:56 am
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Beshear urges unemployed to rejoin workforce before benefits end
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear is encouraging Kentuckians who are drawing federal pandemic unemployment insurance benefits to rejoin the workforce before those programs expire ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 11:36 am
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Mask or no mask for students? Debate rages on
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday weighed in on the issue of whether students should be required to wear masks as classes ...
by Tom Latek, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 7:45 am
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State officials recommending masks when school begins
Due to the continued escalation of COVID-19 cases, especially the delta variant, state officials announced Thursday they have strengthened their mask guidance for schools. On ...
by Tom Latek, Friday, July 30, 2021 9:06 am
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Kentucky’s share in opioid settlement is $460 million
Kentucky is one of the states that has announced a settlement with four pharmaceutical firms in the opioid pandemic and will receive $460 million in ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:08 am
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10 millionth Camry rolls off line at Georgetown
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc., is celebrating two milestones: the 35th anniversary of its plant in Georgetown, as well as the ten millionth Camry rolling ...
by Tom Latek, Thursday, July 22, 2021 7:00 am
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Hemp growers want protection from raids
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Hemp Association is fighting back in the courts after what they say were several police raids of lawful hemp retail ...