Making phone calls while driving through state highway work zones when workers are present or in school zones when lights are flashing would be prohibited under a bill that cleared the House Transportation Committee yesterday. House Bill 33, sponsored by Rep. Terry Mills, D-Lebanon, also would increase fines for anyone violating the state’s no-texting-while texting […]
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Bill Aims to Stop Phone Calls in Work, School Zones
Making phone calls while driving through state highway work zones when workers are present or in school zones when lights are flashing would be prohibited under a bill that cleared the House Transportation Committee yesterday. House Bill 33, sponsored by Rep. Terry Mills, D-Lebanon, also would increase fines for anyone violating the state’s no-texting-while texting […]
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Cannabis Oil, School Calendar Bills Advance in Frankfort
Cannabis oil bill passes Senate committee A measure that would legalize limited medical use of cannabis oil was approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee today. Senate Bill 124, sponsored by Committee Chair Julie Denton, R-Louisville, and Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, would allow doctors at the state’s two university research hospitals to prescribe […]
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Cannabis Oil, School Calendar Bills Advance in Frankfort
Cannabis oil bill passes Senate committee A measure that would legalize limited medical use of cannabis oil was approved by the Senate Health and Welfare Committee today. Senate Bill 124, sponsored by Committee Chair Julie Denton, R-Louisville, and Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, would allow doctors at the state’s two university research hospitals to prescribe […]
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Video: Rattlesnake that Killed Kentucky Pastor Returns to Church
A week after inflicting a deadly bite upon a snake-handling Kentucky pastor, a rattlesnake returned to the service at a Bell County church, this time handled by the fallen pastor’s son. Jamie Coots, 42, featured on the National Geographic reality TV show Snake Salvation, died on February 15. His last words: “Sweet Jesus.” On Saturday, the […]
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Video: Rattlesnake that Killed Kentucky Pastor Returns to Church
A week after inflicting a deadly bite upon a snake-handling Kentucky pastor, a rattlesnake returned to the service at a Bell County church, this time handled by the fallen pastor’s son. Jamie Coots, 42, featured on the National Geographic reality TV show Snake Salvation, died on February 15. His last words: “Sweet Jesus.” On Saturday, the […]
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Wellman Retires as Host of “Comment on Kentucky”
Veteran broadcaster Ferrell Wellman announced his retirement Friday as host of KET’s Comment on Kentucky. “Over the last few months, I had been considering when would be a good time to leave the moderator’s chair,” Wellman said in a blog post at KET’s website. “I’m a firm believer in leaving a position a little too early […]
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Wellman Retires as Host of “Comment on Kentucky”
Veteran broadcaster Ferrell Wellman announced his retirement Friday as host of KET’s Comment on Kentucky. “Over the last few months, I had been considering when would be a good time to leave the moderator’s chair,” Wellman said in a blog post at KET’s website. “I’m a firm believer in leaving a position a little too early […]
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7 Goals to Improve Kentucky’s Health Announced
Kentucky’s dismal health rankings are well-known and span generations. The state has long had the dubious distinction of being among the national leaders in cancer diagnoses, smoking rates, diabetes, heart disease and a host of other maladies. Gov. Steve Beshear declared today that Kentucky will significantly reduce incidence and deaths from these diseases and habits […]
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7 Goals to Improve Kentucky’s Health Announced
Kentucky’s dismal health rankings are well-known and span generations. The state has long had the dubious distinction of being among the national leaders in cancer diagnoses, smoking rates, diabetes, heart disease and a host of other maladies. Gov. Steve Beshear declared today that Kentucky will significantly reduce incidence and deaths from these diseases and habits […]
