This story mentions suicide. The National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be reached by dialing 988. A Boone County family has filed a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord Inc. over the death of their 13-year-old daughter by suicide in 2024. The lawsuit is the 12th filed against Roblox by Philadelphia firm Anapol Weiss, and one of many […]
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Power tug of war between Beshear, GOP legislature takes center stage at KY Supreme Court
Kentucky Supreme Court justices must once again balance power between the state’s executive and legislative branches. The high court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday involving separation of powers between Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican office holders — a recurring theme during the governor’s two terms in office. One case centered on a […]
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Charter schools in KY aren’t dead yet. Supreme Court hears arguments pro and con.
Voters might have thought they settled the question of charter schools in Kentucky last year when a “school choice” amendment failed in all 120 counties. But the state Supreme Court was told Thursday that no change in the state’s 1891 Constitution is necessary to allow charter schools under a law the Republican-controlled legislature approved in […]
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Alleged fraud in issuing driver’s licenses under investigation in Kentucky, officials say
Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman say investigators have been looking into a whistleblower’s allegations that immigrants paid temporary contract workers to illegally obtain state driver’s licenses. Louisville TV station WDRB reported last week that a former clerk at a Kentucky driver’s licensing office said co-workers sold, for $200 each, state driver’s […]
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Kentucky to award grants worth $5 million for opioid research, innovation
The Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission will award $5 million in grant money for research projects and “innovative approaches to developing and implementing effective novel therapeutic interventions” for opioid use disorder and treating substance use disorder. Applications for the $5 million will open July 1 and will close Dec. 20, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office announced Monday. Winners […]
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Kentucky Attorney General urges people to delete 23andMe data
The Kentucky Attorney General, Russell Coleman, issued a consumer alert urging state residents to protect their genetic data following 23andMe’s bankruptcy announcement. The San Francisco-based company collects and analyzes people’s genetic code to help trace their family lineage and potential personal health risks. In March, 23andMe filed for bankruptcy and intends to sell its assets. […]
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Kentucky AG spearheads effort to close fentanyl ‘loophole’
By WCPO’s Marlena Lang Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is spearheading an effort to stop fentanyl from getting into the U.S. A letter from Coleman’s office addressed to the Trump administration, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security hopes to stop fentanyl from getting into the country. The letter is […]
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NKY organizations combating drug abuse receive grant money
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is funding solutions to drug abuse and addiction to help with recovery and boost prevention. Attorney General Russell Coleman, alongside Opioid Abatement Commission Director Chris Evans, announced $19.8 million in grant money has been awarded to 75 organizations across the state. “This is money clawed back from those that brought this […]
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Judge delays $228M Kentucky pension settlement
A Friday afternoon court order will delay and possibly jeopardize final approval of the recently announced settlement of a long-running lawsuit over controversial investments by Kentucky Retirement Systems in hedge funds more than a decade ago. That high profile case alleged that some former officials of the retirement systems (since restructured as the Kentucky Public […]
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Campbell County among 12 drawn for post-election inquiry
Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman on Wednesday randomly drew 12 Kentucky counties, including Campbell, for a post-election inquiry. The Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline received more than 700 calls during the 2024 election for possible election law violations. Nearly 350 of those calls were made on Election Day. Coleman said about 150 of the Election […]