2024 in Kentucky

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Kentucky .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Andy Beshear (D)

Events

• January 10 — Florida-based grocer Publix opens their first Kentucky store in Louisville on Terra Crossing. ^[1]
• May 4 – 2024 Kentucky Derby: The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby is held, with American thoroughbred racehorse Mystik Dan winning in a photo finish. ^[2]
• May 21 –
  • 2024 Kentucky Democratic presidential primary. ^[3]
  • 2024 Kentucky Republican presidential primary. ^[4]
• May 17 – Police in Louisville arrest American golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was travelling to the 2024 PGA Championship, for assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding traffic signals. ^[5]
• May 27 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–26, 2024: The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Saturday and Sunday increases to 21. ^[6]
• July 6 – Kentucky birthday party shooting: Four people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting in Florence. The perpetrator later commits suicide. ^[7]
• September 7 – Interstate 75 Kentucky shooting: Several people are injured in a mass shooting near Interstate 75 in Laurel County. ^[8]
• November 12 – Two people are killed and 12 others are injured in an explosion at a food coloring factory in Louisville. ^[9]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. https://corporate.publix.com/newsroom/news-stories/01102024---publix-opens-its-first-kentucky-store-in-louisville
2. "Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947". AP News. May 4, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
3. "Kentucky Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
4. "Kentucky Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
5. "Scottie Scheffler arrested outside PGA Championship, then returns and climbs leaderboard". AP News. May 17, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
6. "US storms kill at least 21 across 4 states on Memorial Day weekend". Reuters . October 1, 2024.
7. "Felon, 21, kills four in birthday party mass shooting before turning gun on himself". The Independent. July 7, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
8. Tucker, Raja Razek, Emma (September 7, 2024). "Numerous people shot in Kentucky near Interstate 75, officials say". CNN. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
9. "Neighbors of Kentucky factory describe years of odors before explosion that killed 2, injured 11". AP News. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.