Category: Kentucky

NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 15)

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 15)

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.


Kentucky Gov. Beshear Announces Investigation into Candle Factory Tornado Deaths

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that an investigation will be carried out into the deaths of eight people who were killed at a candle factory when a tornado struck over the weekend. At least eight people were killed after the tornado struck the Mayfield Consumer Products factory, the company said on Sunday. The…


Deadly Tornadoes to Cost Insurers up to $5 Billion

Insured losses from the swarm of tornadoes and severe convective storms that caused destruction in parts of the country this month could amount up to $5 billion, industry experts said on Tuesday. Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company said it expects insured losses of about $3 billion from tornadoes that tore a 200-mile path…


Kentucky Clears Mountains of Tornado Debris; 12 Children Among 74 Dead

MAYFIELD, Ky.—Clean-up crews in western Kentucky’s devastated communities on Tuesday ramped up their Herculean task of carting away mountains of debris left by last week’s killer tornadoes as survivors huddled together for warmth and support. In the hard-hit city of Mayfield, five families bunked together at the home of Reina Guerra Perez, swaddled in donated…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 14)

The tornado death toll rises in Kentucky, New York City’s vaccine mandate now includes kids as young as five years old, and the Jan. 6 Committee recommends contempt charge for Mark Meadows.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 14)

The tornado death toll rises in Kentucky, New York City’s vaccine mandate now includes children as young as 5 years old, and the Jan. 6 Committee recommends contempt charge for Mark Meadows.


Midwest Rescue Groups Helping Kentucky Tornado Victims

Specially trained task forces from throughout the Midwest were assisting with rescue and recovery efforts in Kentucky, which was hit by a series of devastating tornadoes over the weekend. Among them were more than 40 members of Ohio Task Force 1, who received word Dec. 12 to report to Kentucky—for up to 16 days—an assignment…


Biden To Travel to Kentucky to Survey Storm Damage

President Joe Biden is planning to travel to Kentucky Wednesday to assess storm damage in Ft. Campbell, Mayfield, and Dawson Springs. The trip comes in the wake of devastating tornadoes that ripped through the South and parts of the Midwest Friday leaving fatalities across five different U.S. states. At least 64 people were killed in…


64 Confirmed Dead, Over 100 Missing After Tornadoes Hit Kentucky

At least 64 people were killed when four or more tornadoes struck Kentucky late Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear told a press conference on Dec. 13. Authorities believe the death toll may go above 70, maybe 80. At least 105 Kentucky residents are still unaccounted for as National Guard personnel and hundreds of other local first…