Feb 25 5 dead after tornado, flooding from central U.S. storms By John Raby, Associated Press The death toll rose to at least five on Sunday after severe thunderstorms swept through the central U.S., spawning a tornado that flattened homes, gale force winds and widespread flooding from the Upper Midwest to Appalachia. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 8:37 As coal jobs left, this Appalachian arts and culture institution gave residents reasons to stay By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe The Appalachian Film Workshop was started in Kentucky in the 1960s to foster new technical skills and give people a way to tell their own stories of their home. Now known simply as Appalshop, their mission has extended far beyond… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Congress ends shutdown, sending federal employees back to work By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, as hundreds of thousands of federal employees got back to work, there were new questions about the prospects for an immigration bill as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said he has withdrawn an offer to… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 6:55 Kentucky Gov. Bevin: Key to Medicaid work requirement is community engagement By PBS News Hour Kentucky will become the first state in the U.S. to require an estimated 350,000 Medicaid recipients to work, get job training, volunteer or care for a family member in order to qualify for benefits. Gov. Matt Bevin, whose office estimates… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 14, President Trump’s reported use of derogatory comments about immigrant nations continue to reverberate, and the Department of Homeland Security will resume accepting DACA renewal applications. Also, a group of gun owners and lawmakers… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 4:33 Kentucky's work requirement for Medicaid raises questions for recipients By PBS News Hour On Friday, Kentucky became the first state to impose work requirements for those who receive Medicaid. The decision came a day after the Trump administration said it would allow some states to press certain people on Medicaid to work or… Continue watching
Jan 13 Kentucky is first state granted approval for Medicaid work requirements By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Thousands of poor adults in Kentucky will have to find jobs and pay monthly premiums to retain their Medicaid coverage as a result of drastic changes to the state’s health insurance program approved Friday by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Nov 05 Kentucky House speaker resigns post after texts with staffer By Adam Beam, Associated Press Kentucky's Republican House speaker has resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims from one of his staffers last month. Continue reading
Nov 04 Police: Sen. Paul suffers minor injury in assault at home By Associated Press A man has been arrested and charged with assaulting and injuring U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, authorities said Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 9:47 In Kentucky, jail is becoming an addict's last-resort rehab By Melanie Saltzman, Megan Thompson Despite high levels of drug abuse among the jail population nationwide, few facilities offer drug treatment programs. They don’t have the funds or the physical space. But the Kentucky Department of Corrections reports that statewide, half the people who went… Continue watching