Lousy food wasn't why prisoners at Northpoint Training Center rioted in late August. A Critical Incident Review Team says the melee was the result of a lockdown and new restrictions on inmate movements ordered after a prison yard fight.
A task force seeking ways to restore solvency to the fund Kentucky uses to pay jobless benefits is struggling to find answers. The panel's final report has been delayed, at least until the group's next meeting in early December, says Chairperson Helen Mountjoy.
Kentucky lawmakers now have a better understanding of the economic impact of the eight Ohio River locks and dams on the state's northern border. But the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says five of the aging locks are in need of significant repairs.