LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Another person has died as a result of Monday morning’s shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, police said in an afternoon press conference to update the public on the situation. Police have identified the shooter as 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, an employee…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A gunman was killed during a shootout with police Monday morning, shortly after he opened fire on a dozen people at a Louisville bank, killing four of them. It happened around 8:30 a.m. at Old National Bank on Main Street. Police believe the gunman was either a current or former…
Read MoreA new study ranks the 50 states by how prepared they are to handle a zombie apocalypse, and Kentucky comes in right in the middle. The Bluegrass State ranks 25th in terms of preparedness. By comparison, West Virginia comes in at 13th. Kentucky ranks better than other surrounding states, however, with…
Read MoreHURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. — Country music superstar and Eastern Kentucky native Loretta Lynn has died. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” her family announced on Lynn’s Twitter…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released Thursday morning by the White House Press Office. The following is the text of that statement: “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision guaranteeing the right to abortion. By a 6-3 vote, the court found that the Constitution does not contain a right to abortion and compared Roe to Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 decision that…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Back in December of 2019, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, of Virginia, teamed up to pass a bill to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. Now the two are joining forces again, this time to urge the Food and Drug…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan spending package last night that will keep the government funded for the rest of the fiscal year, and the bill contains a number of items for Eastern Kentucky. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers included $10 million worth of earmarks in…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Outbreaks of two bacterial infections have prompted Abbott Nutrition to voluntarily recall three of its powdered infant formulas. The recall affects specific batches of powdered Similac, EleCare and Alimentum manufactured at the company’s Sturgis, Mich., plant. The recall…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government has begun taking orders for free at-home COVID tests. Under the program, each household in the U.S. can order four free tests. The tests are the rapid versions, not the PCR tests, and provide results within 30 minutes without being sent to a lab. To order…
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