The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to work to extract a modern riverboat from Lake Barkley. Most of the 174 passengers (120) and crew (54) were offloaded on Friday, with others disembarked Sunday. Some members of the
A Kentucky State Police trooper and a man suspected of stealing a vehicle have been shot in Knott County. According to state police, the trooper responded Saturday morning at approximately 4:30 to the Carrie community on the
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines. The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children
Kentucky’s General Fund ended the fiscal year with a $1.1 billion surplus, the highest ever in the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. General Fund receipts grew by 10.9 percent in fiscal year 2021, the highest annual
Passengers and crew on a riverboat have now been stuck on a sandbar on Lake Barkley for more than 48 hours. The modern riverboat, American Jazz, was cruising between Memphis and Nashville and became lodged on a
