Child Athlete Safety Checklist Sports injury occurs when excessive stress is placed on tendons, joints, bones and muscle. And, although a University of Connecticut report has ranked Kentucky as one of the safest states for high-school athletes, there are still several important injury prevention tips that can help parents (and Kentucky coaches) promote a safe sports... read more
Visitors Assume A Certain Amount of Risk For Haunted Venues Many people love spending their money on spooky attractions this month. In fact, each Halloween, more than $7 billion is spent on entertainment activities like haunted houses and related spooky attractions across the country. If you are one of those people currently rallying your friends... read more
Scottsville City Worker Killed After Being Hit By Driver Kentucky State Police recently reported a two-vehicle collision in the city of Scottsville that caused the wrongful death of a waste collection worker. Preliminary investigation reports indicated that Kenny Manion, 58 of Scottsville was operating a 2011 GMC Yukon headed east on Locust Street when he... read more
Collision Between Car and Louisville Fire Truck Was Deadly A recent crash involving a car and a fire and rescue unit on Algonquin Parkway near McCloskey Avenue in Louisville left one person dead and five others injured. Louisville Metro Police reported that a fire truck was headed to an emergency with lights and sirens blaring... read more
Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 17-23, 2017 Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for children nationwide. On average, two U.S. children under age 13 were killed and 308 were injured every day in 2014 while riding in vehicles. In 2015, 31 children age 15 and under were killed in motor... read more
With Hurricane Harvey weighing on the minds and hearts of all Americans this week, we wanted to take some time to talk about flooding and flood safety. In a critical situation, being informed can be the difference between life and death. Don’t Underestimate the Force of a Flooded Roadway On average, nearly 100 people will... read more
iPhone’s New “Do Not Disturb While Driving” Feature Quiets Driver Distractions Among the many new features of Apple’s new operating system iOS11, set to launch in Fall 2017, the “Do Not Disturb While Driving” feature will allow drivers to automatically silence calls, alerts, and notifications and keep driving distractions minimal. Developers say they are hopeful... read more
Get Your Kids To School Safely With These Tips Many Kentucky students have started their school year and no matter what method of transportation they may take to get them to and from school, we have gathered a list of travel suggestions to help you all arrive safely. If your child gets dropped off at... read more
Firearms and Home Fires Knock Down Kentucky’s State of Safety Report Scores Although Kentucky ranked overall in the No. 16 slot on the National Safety Council’s annual State-of-Safety Report, the summary concluded that the Commonwealth state has two main areas to improve on when it comes to home and community safety areas out of the... read more
