April 16, 2020 Protesters air shutdown grievances outside Kentucky capitol as governor gives coronavirus briefing A group of angry demonstrators amassed Wednesday outside the state capitol building in Kentucky to voice their disdain for the closing of non-essential businesses to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as Gov. Andy Beshear was inside the building making an announcement on the number of new deaths related to COVID-19.
April 14, 2020 Kentucky pastor who held in-person Easter service won’t self-quarantine The Kentucky pastor who kept his church open amid the coronavirus pandemic and held in-person service on Easter Sunday said he won’t be obeying a self-quarantine notice left on his vehicle by police.
April 13, 2020 Kentucky churchgoers met with nails on road, police record license plates for Easter Sunday service On Easter Sunday, a Kentucky church that defied coronavirus orders from Gov. Andy Beshear by holding an in-person service was met with a heavy police presence and nails at the entrance of the parking lot.
April 13, 2020 Most extreme measures during coronavirus lockdown, state by state Some states have taken to extreme measures to ensure that citizens adhere to social distancing, stay-at-home orders.
April 11, 2020 Judge: Kentucky church can conduct Easter drive-in service Kentucky's largest city cannot halt a local church's drive-in service planned for Easter, a federal judge on Saturday ruled.
April 11, 2020 Rand Paul tells Kentucky gov to ‘take a step back’ for threatening mandatory quarantine for church-goers Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Kentucky’s Gov. Andy Beshear to “take a step back” on Friday after the governor warned Kentucky residents that they would be forced to self-quarantine for 14 days if they attended an in-person Easter church service -- due to the risk of the spread of the coronavirus.
April 10, 2020 Kentucky governor threatens 14-day quarantine for going to mass gatherings, including church services Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear warned Friday that any state residents attending a mass gathering -- including church services -- will be forced to self-quarantine for 14 days in a preemptive bid to slow the coronavirus outbreak in his state over Easter weekend.
April 10, 2020 Democratic rep jokes about withholding Lysol shipments to Kentucky in swipe at McConnell Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., joked during a recent livestream with constituents that a county in his district should withhold shipments of Lysol disinfectant to the state of Kentucky until Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., relents in his opposition to Democrat-backed vote-by-mail measures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9, 2020 Kentucky church asks Louisville mayor to reverse ban on drive-in Easter service The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky is not allowing churches to hold drive-in services on Easter Sunday, an innovative move other congregations have used amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9, 2020 Noah’s Ark replica lit up green to show support for fight against coronavirus in Kentucky Kentucky is showing support for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic with biblical proportions.