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Visit the Governor’s Facebook page to watch today’s news conference FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 11, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the state’s initiatives to combat the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). “Some feel that the world is changing. I saw a poll that many people feel like the world’s out of…
By MARK MAYNARD, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Houses of worship can have 50 percent of capacity on in-person services, according to Gov. Andy Beshear’s Healthy at Work guidelines. That will be some refreshing news to Kentucky Baptist churches, said Dr. Todd Gray, the executive director-treasurer of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. “While Kentucky Baptist…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 9, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday updated Kentuckians on the state’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The Governor also spoke about his plan to address racial disparities in health care and a proposal to hold the Kentucky State Fair. “All around the commonwealth, I have seen people…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 8, 2020) – Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday updated Kentuckians on the state’s efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and address the deep societal problems laid bare by the deadly pandemic. “Already with COVID-19, the world was going to be different afterwards, the United States was going to be different…
Governor spoke Friday at March on Frankfort FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 6, 2020) – On Saturday, Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update on case information and reminded Kentuckians to follow public health guidance this weekend during the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Yesterday, Gov. Beshear spoke at the March on Frankfort hosted by…
TOM LATEK |Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Another big spike in cases of the coronavirus in Kentucky was reported Thursday at Gov. Andy Beshear’s daily press briefing. A total of 295 new cases were reported to state health officials, making the pandemic total 10,705. Cases have now been reported in 119 of Kentucky’s 120…
By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – A large spike in new cases of the coronavirus and the state’s youngest victim to die from it were among the topics discussed by Gov. Andy Beshear during his daily press briefing on Wednesday. “On our list of deaths today, we have a 9-month old child…
Minneapolis Police Officers involved in Mr. George Floyd’s death. The actions of those individuals have cast a shadow of distrust that has landed not only on the department involved, but on all law enforcement across our nation. I was shocked to my core when I observed this event and the images and videos which were…