Lisa Autry

Former Kentucky State Representative Dewayne Bunch has been eulogized in Williamsburg. Bunch died last Wednesday, more than a year after he was hit by a stray punch while breaking up a fight at Whitley County High School where he taught.  Bunch struck his head on the cafeteria floor in April 2011. 

Former Republican state representative DeWayne Bunch has died from head injuries sustained last year.  Bunch was a first-term lawmaker when he was injured breaking up a fight at Whitley County High School, where he was a teacher.  He went through months of surgeries and recovery in Lexington and in Atlanta.

Patriot Coal Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week as it deals with reduced demand for coal and rising costs. Patriot has three operations in Henderson and Union counties in western Kentucky.

The case against a Warren County mother accused of neglecting 19 children in her home is headed to a grand jury.  Jackie Farah was in court Monday morning and waived her right to a preliminary hearing. 

The top Republican in the state House is urging Governor Beshear to opt Kentucky out of one of the costliest provisions of the federal health care law. The Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act gave states the legal right to refuse an expansion of Medicaid.