Less than a week after the Governor promised help for Kentucky’s unemployed, thousands who have been waiting, some for months, to receive their UI benefits are getting a financial boost. $48 million in CARES Act funding is being earmarked for payments to Kentuckians who have qualified but never gotten unemployment checks amid the pandemic.

President Donald Trump has been impeached by the U.S. House over the violent siege of the Capitol. He is the only president to be twice impeached. He faced a single charge “incitement of insurrection” in Wednesday's vote after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to, as he put it, “fight like hell” against election results.

Kentucky says Ben Jordan, a right-handed pitcher who played last season on the men’s basketball team because of a shortage of players for practice, has died. He was 22 years old.

Both U.S. attorneys in Kentucky who were appointed by President Donald Trump have submitted their resignations. U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman said in a statement Monday that his resignation would be effective on Jan. 20. Coleman oversees the western district of the state, which is comprised of 53 counties. U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan Jr. said in a separate statement that his resignation would be effective on Jan. 24. Duncan oversees the eastern district, which is comprised of 67 counties. Both attorneys noted work their offices did to combat violent crime and drugs.

On Monday, during his regular Coronavirus press briefing, Governor Andy Beshear again condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol last week and a rally that took place at the Kentucky Capitol on Saturday. While no one was injured here in Kentucky, one protestor armed with a weapon and zip ties told reporters he had them “just in case.” The Governor called it a clear message to attempt to intimidate some lawmakers and staff. Zip ties were taken into the U.S. Capitol by rioters shouting “Kill Mike Pence” last Wednesday. Beshear said “We here in Kentucky will not be bullied.”