The company is also giving 100,000 pair of industrial gloves to the state of Kentucky to be distributed throughout the state where needed. More >>
Officials announced Friday it would set up shop on the University of Kentucky campus at Nutter Fieldhouse, where the several Wildcats teams practice. More >>
To date, 16,900 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 16,285 on Thursday. More >>
The hand sanitizer will go to healthcare, government, military, pharmacy, retail, airline and banking organizations. More >>
Two weeks after Shumake started the challenge, the videos have been viewed thousands of times with hundreds of comments likes and shares. More >>
Students and parents lined the streets and waved and cheered from a safe distance as their teachers drove by. More >>
Kyala Williams-Smith is improving after she said she fell seriously ill after attending the March 7 event. More >>
The district posted information about the extended closure on its Facebook page Thursday. More >>
An Amazon official said the company received the conformation Thursday, and that the employee was last in the warehouse, known as SDF-8, on March 26. More >>
"Nothing's gonna beat a hug. Nothing's gonna beat a kiss," a family member said. "But this is all we've got." More >>
Dr. Kristina Box said there's no indication the state will receive any more supplies from the federal government. More >>
The company indicated that the worker with the confirmed case was last "on-site" on March 23. More >>
Brothers Chuck and Joe Krill have been providing breakfast and lunch at Cravings Ala Carte for nearly 24 years, the last dozen in the basement of the PNC Tower at 5th and Main. More >>
"It's really Medicaid fraud," James said. "There is no reason that you should spend $240 dollars for a COVID test." More >>
“Our goal is to be ready when the surge comes,” the governor said. More >>
Now the maintenance team is trading tool boxes for grocery bags. More >>
Roger Eckart cut hair and swapped stories for decades at what is now the Big Four barbershop in downtown Jeffersonville. More >>
Financial institutions such as Oxford Economics, Goldman Sacks, Morgan Stanley and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis predict that the GDP will drop between 10 to 50% in the second quarter of 2020. More >>
He said Jefferson County has reduced travel by 74% over the last month, but compared to other counties, that's "under-performing." More >>
A great many people are getting very sick. The vast majority who get this are fine. But there is in our communities a significant number of people fighting for their lives against this virus. And there are people dying. And there will be many more. More >>
A great many people are getting very sick. The vast majority who get this are fine. But there is in our communities a significant number of people fighting for their lives against this virus. And there are people dying. And there will be many more. More >>
For every shirt sold, Tees N Textiles will donate $5 to the relief fund. More >>
All public schools will be expected to continue remote learning for the rest of the school year. More >>
Attorney General Curtis Hill said the complaints received so far have involved high prices being charged by superstores, home improvement stores, grocery stores, e-commerce websites and others. More >>
No doctor referrals are required for testing, but individuals will still be pre-screened to determine if they will be tested, as test kits and materials are still in short supply. More >>
Several Louisville hospitals said they've been planning for weeks for a potential surge in cases of the coronavirus. More >>
To date, 16,285 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 14,375 on Wednesday. More >>
The person has been exposed to the virus but despite being ordered to remain quarantined, "leaves the home often," according to the order. More >>
Beshear has hinted in recent days that an announcement regarding school closures will come soon, and his office asked the Kentucky Department of Education to set up another conference call with superintendents, according to Toni Konz Tatman, the department’s interim communications director. More >>
U of L Health nurse Hannah Fisher and her friend Brittany Ballard, a respiratory therapist at Norton Health, have begun making blue heart stickers for health care employees to put on their badges. More >>
Rep. Kevin Bratcher made that request as workers voice support for a strike. More >>
The Germantown bar said it will begin sending out orders sometime next week. More >>
State officials said that on a typical day before the crisis, 12 employees would process about 1,250 calls per day. But in the last three days, 120 people have fielded 200,000 calls. More >>
The changes will last through April, although KDA officials said they may request an extension depending on how the pandemic's financial impact develops. More >>
"He was very angry and told me to get out ... in a very violent and hateful way," the doctor said. More >>
Parker, who works part time as a registered nurse at a local hospital, said she cared for a patient who was later diagnosed with COVID-19. More >>
Metro Government was not consulted prior to the mobile test locations opening. More >>
Keiko Neutz lived a full life with a big family, and they gave her the best sendoff they could given the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. More >>
Instead of conducting preventative maintenance, Jarboe's is now using their maintenance team to deliver groceries to at-risk citizens. More >>
The soldier has shown symptoms, but has not required hospitalization. More >>
Globally, nearly 922,000 people have become infected, 46,252 have died, and about 193,000 have recovered. More >>
Using online appointments, mental health, addiction treatment services still available amid outbreak
For anyone needing support, therapy or counseling, the staff at Seven Counties can set up one-on-one or group sessions that can be accessed using a computer, tablet or smart phone. More >>
People who now find themselves out of work amid the COVID-19 pandemic are feeling the stress over paying bills as they await their unemployment and stimulus checks. More >>
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Wednesday the coronavirus crisis could eventually result in 150 to 200 deaths in Jefferson County. "That number is totally unacceptable to any of us," Fischer said. More >>
Meals will be given away from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. More >>
Other researchers with the university are working daily to learn more about COVID-19, such as how the virus is spread, who is at most risk of becoming ill and how the illness progresses. More >>
The courts will be closed to the public except for people required to attend emergency, in-person hearings and those filing for protective orders. More >>
The one-year spending plan includes $18.2 million in bonding capacity for school districts to secure their facilities, $13 million for the Kentucky Center for School Safety to fund pieces of the School Safety and Resiliency Act and $7.4 million for districts to hire more mental health counselors. More >>
INDIANA UPDATE | Hoosier health chief says COVID-19 tests increasing despite figures to the contrary
Dr. Kristina Box said new labs have started to test in Indiana but are sending results to the state at different times. "I'm confident that the testing is increasing, and I just think there are numbers that wax and wane there," she said. More >>
The president of the local union that represents GE Appliances factory workers said in a letter to members Wednesday that he is "exploring the possibility of taking a park wide strike vote" in light of the company's "unwillingness to respond" to the coronavirus pandemic. More >>
Earlier Wednesday, Indiana reported 409 new cases of the coronavirus and 16 more deaths. There are more than 2,500 positive cases statewide. More >>
Superintendent Marty Pollio said Wednesday that JCPS will contact special education households with instructions on how to request the hotspots, which cost $871,200 through a three-month contract with T-Mobile. More >>
The officer last worked a shift on March 24, according to a news release sent by the city Wednesday, and he was tested the next day after experiencing symptoms. More >>
From filing for unemployment to applying for a business loan, WDRB Media has assembled a list of useful COVID-19 websites and phone numbers. More >>
Louisville-based Brown-Forman Corp. closed its barrel-making plant near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Monday after learning that two employees tested positive for COVID-19, a company spokeswoman confirmed. More >>
In southern Indiana, Clark County has 38 confirmed cases, and Floyd County has 21. More >>
There are coffee mugs, stickers, t-shirts, tote bags and even baby onesies with the governor's phrases that have become familiar to all Kentucky residents by now. More >>
The Louisville-based company that has come under fire for pressing on with manufacturing through the pandemic said Tuesday that one of its employees has a “probable, but unconfirmed case” of the novel coronavirus. More >>
Employees in frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call centers will get the bonus for shifts worked March 29 through April 18. More >>
Hours on hold and websites crashing. Filing for unemployment has been a nightmare for many workers across Kentuckiana who now find themselves out of a job. More >>
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced Monday that he is pledging $250 million dollars to offset the refunds. More >>
The company said the employee has been quarantined and it is notifying others with whom the employee may have had contact. More >>
Earlier in the day, Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said in a Facebook town hall that his officers are still having to spend a "great deal of time" responding to places were people are gathering, such as parks. More >>
As of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the district fielded 11,215 requests from households for Chromebooks, according to spokesman Mark Hebert. More >>
Gov. Andy Beshear reported the largest one-day increase in coronavirus cases in the Bluegrass State since the start of the pandemic. More >>
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said he will make an announcement in the next 48 hours about the state's schools, which are now closed until May 1. More >>
The chief medical officer at Baptist Health in New Albany is calling Floyd County a hotspot for the coronavirus. More >>
“We will have more actions to come as we build the pressure against this reckless company,” Dino Driskell, president of IUE-CWA Local 83-761, wrote in the letter to members. More >>
Mrs. Pauline Weis got a cake, balloons and hundreds of cards, but her family had to keep their distance. More >>
With storefronts closed and streets nearly empty, District 19 Councilman Anthony Piagentini wants Beshear to begin laying out a specific plan for what happens after the virus. More >>
“The goal is to inspire hope throughout our community as we all deal with COVID-19.” More >>
During a Facebook Q&A on Tuesday with Mayor Greg Fischer about public safety and the coronavirus, Conrad discussed steps the department is taking to keep officers healthy, like doing roll call over radios and making sure police have protective gear. More >>
The Kentucky native says it's in everyone's best interest to move the benefit concert. More >>
Officials said the park spaces remain open, and the public is invited to use it as a space to enjoy the outdoors while continuing to practice social distancing. More >>
The festival began in 1979 as a fundraiser for St. John Starlight Catholic Parish. More >>
To date, 13,373 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 11,658 on Monday. More >>
The automaker said Tuesday that its U.S. plants -- including Kentucky Truck and Louisville Assembly Plant -- are shuttered indefinitely amid the coronavirus pandemic. KTP had been set to reopen April 14. More >>
The tech giant's CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement on Friday. More >>
“What a lot of people don't realize is that the loss of smell also gives you quite a bit of loss of taste," said Dr. Keith Forwith. More >>
Baptist Health Floyd's chief medical officer and Floyd County's health officer worry that county residents haven't fully embraced the state's stay at home order. More >>
More than 100 pet owners stopped by for cat and dog food on the first day of the COVID-19 pet food bank Monday. More >>
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that Amazon has his OK to reopen a Shepherdsville, Kentucky, e-commerce warehouse on Wednesday, saying he is confident the facility’s eight-day closure will have sufficiently reduced the risk of spreading the coronavirus that three warehouse employees contracted. More >>
Louisville leaders have launched a program that could help small businesses secure loans. More >>
JCPS has added patrols at all school campuses and facilities. More >>
"We are getting ready to launch what we call 'non-traditional instruction,' which is remote learning -- learning from home, for our kids -- as we reduce the spread of the coronavirus, and we're still out of school right now," JCPS spokeswoman Renee Murphy said. More >>
The school sites and mobile sites are now open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. More >>
The two deaths bring Kentucky’s total related to the novel coronavirus to 11. More >>
SuperATV, even with a skeleton crew, in the next 10 days plans to make about 12,000 face shields and barriers. More >>
The portal can be used by Kentucky residents and small business owners who have questions about unemployment insurance, federal loans, federal taxes, relief checks and federal grants. More >>
The food bank is open until 6:30 p.m. Monday, then again on Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Jennings Township Fire Department in Austin. More >>
