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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a decisive bipartisan vote Thursday, Louisville Metro Council rejected a proposal to make public the locations of the city’s license plate reader cameras, choosing instead to shield the records from residents despite ongoing debate over surveillance and privacy. The council voted 20-4 to defeat an ordinance that would have required…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will activate a traffic signal at the intersection of U.S. 60 (Winchester Road) and Commerce Avenue/realigned Hume Road on Thursday, April 30, at 9 a.m., according to a KYTC District 7 press release. The signal is currently in flash mode and will transition to full operation at…

LONDON, Ky. – Clinton Everett Hahn, 52, was sentenced on Monday to 45 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier for being a felon in possession of firearms.  Hahn, a resident of Missouri, was required to register as a sex offender based on a Statutory Rape, Second Degree, conviction.  He absconded from…

A health column from the University of Kentucky offers guidance on when persistent throat clearing may signal an underlying medical condition requiring professional evaluation. The column, written by Dr. Rachel Jonas, an ear, nose and throat specialist at UK HealthCare, was published by Kentucky Health News. While occasional throat clearing is normal, chronic throat…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky’s Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission awarded nearly $34 million in grants to more than 100 organizations Thursday, marking the largest single disbursement in the state’s effort to combat the ongoing drug crisis. The money comes from settlements with pharmaceutical companies involved in the opioid epidemic, with Attorney General Russell Coleman announcing…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has received $94.4 million in its 2026 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement payment, bringing the state’s total haul from the historic 1998 settlement with cigarette manufacturers to nearly $3 billion, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced last week. The settlement, reached in 1998 between Kentucky and 51 other states and territories with…

FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Frankfort man, Donald Demil Clay, 50, was convicted on Wednesday by a federal jury in Frankfort for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Clay was convicted of the charges following a two-day trial.  According to testimony at trial, the investigation as to Clay began with numerous tips to law enforcement that Clay…

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear announced that Kentucky has been included in UnitedHealthcare’s expansion of its Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot, a program designed to lower healthcare costs and increase access in rural communities. The program will accelerate Medicare Advantage payments to participating hospitals from an average of fewer than 30 days to fewer…