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The Kentucky Department for Public Health on Friday announced the first pediatric death from influenza in the current respiratory virus season. The death comes a month after the first pediatric death from COVID-19 of the season. The KDPH says most influenza and COVID-19 infections result in mild illnesses, but hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to flu have been increasing across the state. Serious symptoms such as difficult or fast […]

Kentuckians have a new tool to help them follow along with the 2025 General Assembly session. “It’s important for everyone to know how much any bill cuts or impacts the state budget, so in our commitment to transparency and making sure you know how much legislation costs, today we’re announcing a new website where we will post fiscal notes on proposed legislation to make sure that the public can stay […]

Kentuckians will see a reduction in their income tax rate next year after Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday signed House Bill One into law. “The bill lowers the income tax to 3.5 percent next January without cutting any of the state programs that Kentuckians are dependent on,” said Kentucky House District 25 Representative Steve Bratcher. “Economists estimate the cut will leave $718 million in paychecks and pocketbooks in the first […]

Hardin County Chief Deputy Coroner and Quick Response Team Supervisor Shana Norton says with the area seeing a spike in overdoses, now is a good time for a reminder of the resources the QRT can connect community members with. “Whether it’s housing, or you need to get your driver’s license, or maybe you need to try to find a job, or you need a car, or you need tattoo removal, or you […]

If you are still looking for something for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day, the Kentucky State Police has a “beary” special gift available. The KSP is hosting a special sale of their Trooper Teddy Bears now through February 16, with bears available for $20. The KSP says every purchase of a Trooper Teddy Bear “gives KSP troopers and officers a unique tool that helps children facing challenging situations, such as […]

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their first meeting of the month Monday. The council approved an amendment on its second reading which changed the zoning of 310 College Street from Urban Residential (R-4) to Neighborhood Office (C-1). That zoning change came after negative feedback from College Street area residents prompted the council to change the intended zoning from Neighborhood Commercial (C-2) to C-1 and request the city review several of its […]

Kentucky Congressman Brett Guthrie is asking high schoolers in his district to submit their artwork for an annual contest. Congressman Guthrie has announced the start of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for the Kentucky Second District. According to a release from Guthrie’s office, each spring participating members of Congress invite submissions from students in their districts. The artwork is judged by an independent and local panel of art professors from […]

Unemployment rates across the Lincoln Trail District were up in December from where they were the year prior. The Kentucky Center for Statistics says unemployment rates increased in all 120 of the state’s counties in December. The state unemployment average for December was reported at 5.1 percent. That is a slight increase from the 4.9 percent average seen in November, and it is up from the 3.9 percent average that […]

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said there is still work to be done, but Kentucky highways were statistically safer in 2024. “We lost fewer people in 2024 on our highways than we did in 2023, so the positive news is that deaths in highway crashes dropped 14 percent last year as compared to 2023,” Beshear said. “Right now, the transportation cabinet believes we are at a 10-year low, and in even […]