Louisville Courier Journal A federal appeals court has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order halting in-person classes at public and private, religious-based schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The ruling Sunday overturns a U.S. District judge's temporary injunction that would have allowed religious schools to continue having students meet in classrooms.The  said Beshear's executive order halting in-person classes at K-12 schools — public and private — until early January can stand because it also applies to public schools and is a legal response to the COVID-19 emergency."As...…Louisville Courier Journal A federal appeals court has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order halting in-person classes at public and private, religious-based schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The ruling Sunday overturns a U.S. District judge's temporary injunction that would have allowed religious schools to continue having students meet in classrooms.The  said Beshear's executive order halting in-person classes at K-12 schools — public and private — until early January can stand because it also applies to public schools and is a legal response to the COVID-19 emergency."As...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsBringing a firearm onto a school campus is a felony in Kentucky. But no one was charged over the weekend when guns came out at a "Trump train" rally that began at Eastern High School.It was a decision based on de-escalation, according to Middletown Police Chief Rob Herman. Protesters had blocked exits at Eastern's campus to keep supporters of President Donald Trump's campaign from leaving Sunday's gathering, Herman said, which caused them to drive around the group to reach the road. Intervening against either side, Herman said, could have...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsBringing a firearm onto a school campus is a felony in Kentucky. But no one was charged over the weekend when guns came out at a "Trump train" rally that began at Eastern High School.It was a decision based on de-escalation, according to Middletown Police Chief Rob Herman. Protesters had blocked exits at Eastern's campus to keep supporters of President Donald Trump's campaign from leaving Sunday's gathering, Herman said, which caused them to drive around the group to reach the road. Intervening against either side, Herman said, could have...WW…

Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Tupac Shakur have squashed their beef.State officials are working to resolve an unemployment claim filed last month by Shakur, a Kentucky man not related to the iconic hip-hop artist, after Beshear pointed it out on Monday as an example of fake claims that had been filed in the commonwealth.“The governor was advised that a fraudulent claim had been filed in the name of Tupac Shakur. It now appears that a Kentuckian by that name has filed a claim," Beshear spokesman Sebastian Kitchen told The Courier Journal on...…Louisville Courier JournalView CommentsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Tupac Shakur have squashed their beef.State officials are working to resolve an unemployment claim filed last month by Shakur, a Kentucky man not related to the iconic hip-hop artist, after Beshear pointed it out on Monday as an example of fake claims that had been filed in the commonwealth.“The governor was advised that a fraudulent claim had been filed in the name of Tupac Shakur. It now appears that a Kentuckian by that name has filed a claim," Beshear spokesman Sebastian Kitchen told The Courier Journal on...WW…