Coronavirus
Superintendent Marty Pollio and other JCPS leaders on Tuesday presented the district’s expansive reopening plan to the Jefferson County Board of Education, with specific dates among few details left unresolved. More >>
The state in the last seven days has recorded nearly 8,000 new cases, a record high, and 73 deaths, the second-highest seven-day total. More >>
Stephen Woodson says COVID-19 caused his body paid he'd never felt before. More >>
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 1,551 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the state to at least 150,664 infections since March. More >>
Since last week, Jefferson County has added 1,552 new cases and recorded 23 new deaths. More >>
Jefferson County hit the red phase in the state's color-coded COVID-19 incidence rate map this weekend, reaching 27.4 new daily coronavirus infections per 100,000 residents based on a seven-day average as of Sunday. More >>
“We get anywhere from 10-20 cases a day up to 80-90 cases a day. It really ebbs and flows of how many cases get sent to us (from the state,)” said Shandy Dearth, the school’s principal investigator. More >>
Indiana has doubled its COVID-19 positivity rate since Oct. 12, and Clark County has done so as well in recent weeks. More >>
While hospitalization rates and deaths have been significantly lower for younger COVID-19 patients, doctors say that doesn't mean those individuals are exempt from other effects. More >>
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 1,589 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the state to at least 149,166 infections since March. More >>
The county's chief health officer says it's a move "to protect public health and simply save lives." More >>
Starting Monday, the state will begin to calculate the state's positivity rate based off COVID-19 PCR tests that have been sent electronically. More >>
As of Saturday, 990 people were confirmed to be hospitalized with the virus, according to ISDH. More >>
The state anticipates the first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Kentucky "in late 2020 or early 2021," Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said in a news release. More >>
As of Saturday, at least 17,155 Kentucky residents are known to have recovered from the respiratory disease. More >>
Health officials in the state release the total of new cases and deaths every morning. More >>
Christy Lane hopes her family's participation in the trials will be able to help others. More >>
JCPS is approaching two months in its nontraditional instruction program called “NTI 2.0,” and the district informed families Thursday that distance learning will continue until local COVID-19 data improve. More >>
“In just over seven months, inaction by the Jefferson District Court has resulted in an inexcusable delay for thousands of citizens,” Chief Justice John Minton told Jefferson District Judge Anne Haynie in a letter dated Thursday. More >>
The state announced 1,319 cases Friday, the second-highest since the start of the crisis. More >>
Since schools returned to instruction earlier this fall, many school districts have had to switch between in-person and virtual learning several times. More >>
Since schools returned to instruction earlier this fall, many school districts have had to switch between in-person and virtual learning several times. More >>
Jefferson County Public Schools is not the only district faced with the choice between remote learning or in-school classes. More >>
Beshear had said Sunday that he and his family were quarantining after a potential exposure to the novel coronavirus. More >>
The study utilized mannequins equipped with an aerosol generator, which allowed technicians to reproduce breathing and coughing during a flight. More >>
In a news release, the state said 22 more people have died from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in Indiana to 3,654. More >>
The district had tentatively planned an Oct. 22 return to classrooms. More >>
Indiana health officials reported 1,962 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday -- a new single-day record -- bringing the state's total confirmed infections to 141,212. More >>
A decision on when classrooms can welcome back students will be made when the state releases new COVID-19 data on Oct. 22. More >>
Students are expected to return to classrooms on Nov. 2. More >>
The college said the number of students in isolation has more than doubled this week, from four to nine. More >>
The district expects to net $54 million from the 7-cent property tax rate increase, which would cost the owner of a home worth $100,000 an extra $70 annually in property taxes. More >>
The latest White House report, too, indicates that Kentucky’s virus situation is deteriorating. More >>
“What we are asking is to be able to announce various payment plan options and for our customers to be able to choose the plan that best works for them," Louisville Gas & Electric spokesman Natasha Collins said. More >>
Face coverings will be required to be worn during the entire event. More >>
A doctor who spoke at Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer's news conference Tuesday morning says more cases are now being seen in people between the ages of 30 and 50. More >>
Roughly 55% of COVID-19 deaths in Indiana are attributed to residents of long-term care facilities. More >>
The state’s mortality rate, or the share of people who die after becoming infected, has fallen to an all-time low. More >>
The escalations in two key metrics have some members of the Jefferson County Board of Education doubting whether classrooms in Kentucky's largest school district will reopen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the state to close in March. More >>
Some of the officers who tested positive did not have symptoms, while others had flu-like symptoms. More >>
Health experts say getting both COVID-19 and the flu could be devastating. More >>
Indiana health officials reported 1,581 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the state's total confirmed infections to 136,555. More >>
Janelle Bardon, the mother of Taylor Crites, has a warning for people who aren't taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously. More >>
Kentucky health officials reported 852 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, and three more deaths in which the virus was a contributing factor. More >>
Beshear said he and his family were all wearing masks during the potential exposure and did not come into contact with anyone else afterwards. More >>
In mid-May, one Kentuckian died for every 22 cases of COVID-19. Now, the state sees one death for every 63 infections. More >>
The state's seven-day positivity rate, or the share of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, was 9.3%, according to the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) More >>
After nearly two decades, former principal Charles Miller and his wife and fellow teacher, Carmen are coming out of retirement. More >>
Over the past seven days, the commonwealth has eclipsed the 1,000 mark four times and has reported a total 6,084 new cases. More >>
Health officials in the state release the total of new cases and deaths every morning. More >>
New infections and hospitalizations across Indiana are higher than two weeks ago, when Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb decided to lift most statewide precaution rules. More >>
Through the first six days of the week, the state has now reported 5,082 cases, 199 more than last week at this point. Last week produced a record number of new infections. More >>
Sen. McConnell says one last rescue package is in the works -- but he doesn't hold out hope that it will be passed until after the election. More >>
Families of students can now pick up meals between 4 and 6 p.m. at three local high schools. More >>
During Thursday's COVID-19 news conference, Moore said she recently was diagnosed with uterine cancer. More >>
State officials show hospitalizations in Indiana are at levels last recorded in late May. More >>
The pool of funding totals $210,000 and will be distributed evenly, giving each business a grant worth $10,000. More >>
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, voters in Jefferson County will have more places to cast their ballots than originally thought. More >>
The dashboard's numbers provide only a partial picture of COVID-19's spread in schools. More >>
Be prepared for awkward family photos with Santa this year. More >>
It’s unclear exactly how much funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act will go to private schools following the ruling. More >>
This report, produced by STOUT, also says between 180,000 and 250,000 households in the Hoosier state are struggling to pay rent. More >>
No appointments are needed, but the shots will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. More >>
The Louisville Metro Public Health Department said Louisville could be in the "red zone" for COVID-19 cases by next week. More >>
At this point in the week, the state is 205 infections ahead of last week, which produced a record high 6,158 cases. More >>
The team's scheduled games for the next two weeks, against Saint Xavier and Pleasure Ridge Park, have been canceled. More >>
Customers with appointments will either be rescheduled or offered services at another branch. More >>
Hundreds of masks have gone to help the Community Action Council's Head Start Program, promoting school readiness for children in low-income families. More >>
Indiana and Kentucky reported another roughly 2,000 infections combined on Tuesday. More >>
University of Louisville researchers estimate somewhere around 34,000 people have been infected in Louisville. More >>
In southern Indiana, Clark County has 2,401 confirmed cases, and Floyd County has 1,490. More >>
Bullitt County Public Schools is sending more kids back into the classroom. More >>
Of Kentucky's 72,617 total cases reported since March, at least 12,121 had recovered as of Saturday. More >>
Health officials in the state release the total of new cases and deaths every morning. More >>
The first performance is 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Old Forester's Paristown Hall. More >>
For the third time in four days, Kentucky has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, and Gov. Beshear warned that the situation was “getting dangerous.” More >>
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed small businesses in the fight of their lives, forcing some owners to close for good. More >>
Dr. Jason Smith, chief medical officer at U of L Health, said it's too soon to tell if this is the "second wave" we've been hearing about since the pandemic began. More >>
People should avoid traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating, trunk-or-treat events, costume parties, hayrides and haunted houses, the state and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. More >>
Families’ choices will help JCPS plan for a gradual reopening of schools starting in late October if local COVID-19 case numbers drop. They can make their selections of either in-person or virtual instruction on an online form from the district, released Thursday. More >>
While Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday also announced 17 novel coronavirus-related deaths, which is the fourth-highest single-day toll, Kentucky’s mortality rate remains far below the national average. More >>
