Dec 12 Crews search rubble after 6 die at Illinois Amazon facility By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The company has not said how many people were in the building not far from St. Louis when the tornado hit at 8:35 p.m. Friday — part of a swarm of twisters across the Midwest and the South that leveled entire communities. Continue reading
Dec 12 EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change? By Suman Naishadham, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. B ut the ferocity and path length of Friday night's tornadoes likely put them in a category of their own, meteorologists say. Continue reading
Dec 11 Kentucky governor: Storms may have killed at least 70 people By Bruce Schreiner, Jim Salter, Associated Press Gov. Andy Beshear said at a news conference Saturday that at least 70 people were feared dead in Kentucky, and the death toll could exceed 100. “This will be, I believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through Kentucky,”… Continue reading
Aug 26 Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids By Sudhin Thanawala, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for hospitalized coronavirus patients. The two states on Wednesday reported the most COVID-19 patients in their hospitals since the pandemic began. Continue reading
Jun 25 Kentucky’s second-largest city bans ‘no-knock’ warrants By Associated Press Kentucky lawmakers this year passed a partial ban on no-knock warrants. The measure, signed by Gov. Andy Beshear, only permits no-knock warrants if there is "clear and convincing evidence" that the crime being investigated "would qualify a person, if convicted,… Continue reading
May 31 Kentucky men returned for burial 80 years after Pearl Harbor By Associated Press The remains of two Kentucky men who died 80 years ago during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were returned to the commonwealth this week for burial. Continue reading
Apr 09 Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants a year after the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. The law Beshear signed Friday is not the total ban many demonstrators called for. Continue reading
Mar 29 Supreme Court agrees to hear bid for new defense of Kentucky abortion law By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Kentucky’s attorney general, who wants to be allowed to defend a restriction on abortion rights that lower courts had struck down. Continue reading
Feb 25 Kentucky Senate passes bill to restrict no-knock warrants By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Under the bill, no-knock warrants would only be issued if there was "clear and convincing evidence" that the "crime alleged is a crime that would qualify a person, if convicted, as a violent offender."… Continue reading
Jan 21 Kentucky to study warrant process after Breonna Taylor shooting By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Attorney General Daniel Cameron says the Taylor shooting put "significant attention" on the safe execution of search warrants in Kentucky. Continue reading