A sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place Monday for Brett Hankison, a former Kentucky police officer who was convicted in the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician. Taylor was shot and killed on March 13, 2020, during a botched drug raid authorized by the Louisville Metro Police Department. A Louisville detective at the time,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances company to rank as the biggest U.S. manufacturer of washing machines,…
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Education is offering its Summer Food Service Program, also known as Sun Meals. What You Need To Know The Summer Food Service Program, also known as Sun Meals, is returning to Kentucky this summer The Kentucky Department of Education administers the program The program, which is part of…
151ST KENTUCKY DERBY IS NOW JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY. THAT MEANS TIME IS TICKING. TO FIND THAT PERFECT OUTFIT. WLKY’S MEGAN MATTHEWS CAUGHT UP WITH LOCAL SHOPS AND FOUND OUT WHERE TO GET DEALS ON THOSE LAST MINUTE FINDS. YEAH, YOU DON’T WANT TO SHOW UP WITH THE SAME HAT AS…
LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump’s trade war with China could hit toy stores the hardest as they begin ordering for the holiday season. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump’s trade war with China could hit toy stores the hardest as they begin ordering for the holiday season Eighty percent of toys sold…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Medical Association is encouraging Kentuckians to make healthy lifestyle choices through its two-year “Small Steps, Big Impact” initiative. What You Need To Know The Kentucky Medical Association is kicking off its two-year “Small Steps, Big Impact” initiative The initiative’s focus is on S.T.E.P.S.: screenings, tobacco use, exercise & nutrition, physician visits and…
A total lunar eclipse will occur for all of North America Thursday night. What You Need To Know A total lunar eclipse will take place Thursday night into Friday morning All of North America will have the chance to see it The last total lunar eclipse on Earth was in 2022 A total lunar eclipse…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies and Northern Plains on the heels of weekend storms that pummeled the Eastern U.S. with floods, killing at least 14 people. What You Need To Know The National Weather Service is warning of life-threatening cold Extreme cold warnings have been…
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. What You Need To Know U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher The first job…
HONG KONG — The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound mail and packages from China and Hong Kong. What You Need To Know The U.S. Postal Service is reversing course a day after placing a ban on all inbound mail and packages from China and Hong…