Wednesday Morning Kentucky News

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A second employee has left the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, and the agency's budget manager has been placed on administrative leave. The departure of Darin Moore, the division director for administrative services, follows that of Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Jonathan Gassett, whose resignation is effective Friday.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Steve Beshear says Kentucky is seeing measured improvement in its education system. Beshear and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday made a joint appearance today to announce preliminary figures showing Kentucky's 86 percent graduation rate to be one of the highest in the nation.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A national tea party group is seeking the opinions of Kentucky conservatives on whether to endorse Louisville businessman Matt Bevin against U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in next year's GOP primary. Democratic front-runner Alison Lundergan Grimes is ready to take on the eventual GOP nominee.

MILTON, Ky. (AP) — The demolition of a 600-foot section of an 84-year-old Ohio River bridge has been rescheduled for Thursday morning. It was set to go Tuesday. Kentucky officials are asking residents in the Milton area to stay indoors until after the scheduled blast. The Milton-Madison bridge connects Kentucky and Indiana.