The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported the first two laboratory-confirmed influenza cases in their weekly report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicating the presence of flu circulating in Kentucky. The cases are from Jefferson and Kenton counties. … [Read more...]

An analysis of health insurance data shows more than 16,000 Kentucky children obtained health insurance during the first year of the Affordable Care Act. … [Read more...]

The first U.S.-built Lexus has rolled off the line in Georgetown where Toyota already makes Camrys, Avalons and Venzas. The plant unveiled its Lexus ES 350 at a ceremony Monday. … [Read more...]

A LaRue County man is facing charges after police responding to a reported home invasion found him outside the house. On the afternoon of October 16, Louisville Metro police were called to a home in the 1900 block of Elmore Avenue and discovered a man bound with duct tape. … [Read more...]

The victims of a double fatality crash Sunday evening on Lincoln Parkway in Hardin County have been identified. … [Read more...]

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for farmers and processors who would like to participate in industrial hemp pilot projects next year. Multiple media outlets report that applications are being taken through November 5 by the state agriculture department for the new growing season. … [Read more...]

An accident in Hardin County involving a tractor-trailer truck and a passenger car claimed the life of two people Sunday evening. The accident happened near the intersection of Lincoln Parkway and Harvest Drive. The tractor-trailer was stopped to turn right onto Harvest Drive when the passenger car came up in the same lane too fast and was unable to avoid hitting the back of the trailer. … [Read more...]

A man had to be extricated from his southbound vehicle after it ran off the road and struck a bourbon warehouse in Nelson County late Saturday afternoon. … [Read more...]

A study is currently underway to identify a safer, more efficient and more reliable route between Hodgenville and Interstate 65 near Glendale. Now is the time for citizens to provide input as Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Officials and local stakeholders consider options to improve the connection. … [Read more...]

Traffic investigators with the Louisville Metro Police Department have released the description of a vehicle which is believed to have been involved in last week's fatal hit-and-run in Fern Creek. Authorities are looking for a BMW, model year 2005-2010, with possible damage to the center and/or driver's side of the front grill, in addition to the windshield. … [Read more...]