All indoor and outdoors events will be open to 100% capacity on June 11. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 12:01 AM EDT May 15, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday the state s capacity restrictions on indoor and outdoor events will be lifted June 11. All indoor and outdoors events will be open to 100% capacity.
June 11 is the same day Beshear said the state will lift the mask mandate. The governor cited the decision to continue the mandate until that date is to give unvaccinated Kentuckians the opportunity to register for vaccine appointments and give time for the 12-15 age group to get vaccinated. On June 11, life will almost fully be back to normal, Beshear said. This is an entirely new day and this is really exciting.
Businesses hopeful about hiring workers as Kentucky resumes unemployment work search requirement
For businesses like Against the Grain, it s welcome news as it is in the midst of re-hiring staff ahead of the re-opening of its flagship brewery. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 11:59 PM EDT May 10, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. We re hiring signs are plastered all over Louisville across all industries, as businesses try to fill empty positions. As they deal with staffing shortages, Kentucky has reinstated its unemployment work search requirement this week.
The mandate was removed during the pandemic last year, which requires anyone receiving unemployment benefits to show proof of searching for work.
Mobile COVID-19 vaccine sites popping up around region to reach more people
“You just fill your name out on a sheet and then you’re good to go. I mean it’s really convenient, said one man who got his vaccine at the mobile clinic. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 12:13 AM EDT May 7, 2021
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky.
As vaccine clinics around the area are seeing appointments go unfilled, including Louisville s mass vaccine site, health officials are branching out. To reach more people, mobile vaccine pop-up clinics are setting up. UofL Health operated a clinic at The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass Thursday.
Russell Skow was visiting the outlet shops in Simpsonville with his daughter when he discovered the pop-up vaccine clinic.
DOJ holds first public meeting, officials say investigation into LMPD, city will get to the truth We want to hear from you. The integrity of the investigation depends on it, one of the DOJ officials said. Author: Tyler Emery Updated: 12:03 AM EDT April 29, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Department of Justice held its first public community meeting virtually Wednesday night, where at least 500 people got to see some of the faces behind the civil probe into the city and police department. We want to hear from you. The integrity of the investigation depends on it, one of the DOJ officials said.
Anyone watching the public Zoom meeting was able to ask questions, as the DOJ addressed the investigation s focus and scope. Officials said anyone who participates in the investigation won t be named in the final report. Plus, the investigation won t reach back decades, instead focusing on incidents and practices within the last few years.