It may not be long before the people serving you alcohol at your favorite restaurant get a little younger.

A pre-filed bill making its way to the Kentucky senate floor would lower the age for servers from 20-and-a-day to 18-years-old.

It comes as restaurants all over the state are working to get back to their pre-pandemic staff numbers. Drake's in St. Matthew's is no exception.

Managing partner Bob Cameron said he’s been busy putting up hiring signs inside and outside of the restaurant. As of late, he's been successful at getting applicants, averaging 20-30 a week, but there's just one problem.

"It’s all coming down to the age of the applicant," Cameron said.

Being a venue that serves alcohol, he said they get a lot of people asking for beer and mixed drinks. However, there are limited people who can serve them due to age.

"If you're not 20-and-a-day, I've got still positions available, but it gets to a point where we are starting to fill those positions," Cameron said. "We still have huge vacancies in certain departments that we really need to fill."

He's not alone. Venues all over the state are trying to combat the current age requirement, so much so that state lawmakers are deciding to step in.

On Thursday, Republican State Rep. Richard White addressed the state's Interim Joint Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations with a solution.

"I think we should lower the age to serve alcohol to 18-years-old," White said.

A solution that would help out people like Cameron, but also one that the district manager for Agave & Rye in Louisville, Jason Fryman said, would help out those who get hired.

"I started serving when I was 16, but it was in a place that didn't serve alcohol," Fryman said. "It made a huge difference when I was able to serve alcohol, the amount of money I was making."

Fryman said he's in favor of the move. In his opinion, there's not much of a difference between someone who is 18 or 19-years-old, and someone who is 20-and-a-day-years-old.

"I think as long as you're 18 you're an adult," Fryman said. "As long as proper training is put into a place, you can do it."

A statement some state lawmakers agreed with during the Thursday meeting.

"We're talking about someone who is 18, who is eligible for the draft, can go into service, and is legally an adult," Republican Sen. John Schickel said. "It's not like they would be behind the bar alone at 1:30 a.m. They would be under the supervision of someone who is 21-years-old serving tables."

The bill if passed would also allow cashiers at stores who serve boxed alcohol to be as young as 18-years-old.

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge dismissed charges against Kenneth Walker with prejudice on Monday morning, meaning the charges can't be brought up again.

Kenneth Walker is accused of shooting an officer when police busted down Breonna Taylor's apartment door during a drug raid almost a year ago.

Walker has maintained that he did not know the people at the door were officers.

He was charged with assault and attempted murder of a police officer after he opened fire during the raid, wounding Louisville Metro police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in the leg. Taylor was shot multiple times and died in the hallway.

The charges against Walker were later dropped but without prejudice, meaning they could be refiled if new information came to light.

Back in September, Walker and his attorney filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare him immune from criminal prosecution because of Kentucky's stand your ground law.

"I was raised by a good family. I am a legal gun owner, and I would never knowingly shoot a police officer," Walker said.

Commonwealth's Attorney Tom Wine's office said last Thursday he wanted to dismiss the charges with prejudice because state and local investigations "into this matter have concluded and no new information relevant to the charges against (Walker) in this matter has been brought to the Commonwealth's attention."

Monday's hearing lasted only a few minutes.

Kayden Bibb and his father Brent were doing the one thing they love to do Wednesday evening: fishing.

They were fishing out in Scottsburg, Indiana. A few fish and a couple of laughs later, it was time to go home, but as Kayden attempted to cross the street to go to his father, the unthinkable happened.

"I was just in shock," said Brent Bibb. "I couldn't believe my little boy was just laying there, bleeding out. Multiple times we've been fishing here, and nothing like that ever happened. I never thought it would happen."

Kayden was struck by a vehicle, making him airborne before landing in the water. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The person behind the wheel was a 17-year-old.

Scott County Sheriff Jerry Goodin calls it the worst-case scenario for a parent.

"Who would've thought a little fishing day out with dad would cause this tragedy?" said Tina Gladden, Kayden's grandmother.

Although the incident is still under investigation, Goodin said no charges are expected.

"We have no reason to believe whatsoever she did it on purpose," said Goodin. "We've got to figure out what happened. There is a reason why it happened, and that's why they call them crashes. They don't call them accidents anymore."

For now, the family is hoping this incident serves a lesson for parents everywhere, that even on the best of days, tomorrow is never promised.

"He was a fun, caring, laughing, loving little boy and he was a very good fisherman," said Gladden. "We got to keep our faith in God, and we have to remember that he had better plans for Kayden than we did. That's why he took him home."

The family has set up a GoFundMe for anyone interested in helping them pay for the funeral. Sheriff Goodin said the investigation is still ongoing.

Bold burglars cut hole in ceiling of Kentucky sports cards shop, taking at least $50K in merchandise

Updated: 6:12 PM EDT Jun 7, 2021

When Chris Buckler arrived to open his store on Wednesday morning he immediately saw it: a giant, gaping hole in the roof, with the insulation hanging down. "My heart was racing. I couldn't believe it. I mean who expects to come into your business and see a hole to where somebody scaled-down and robbed you in the middle of the night?" Buckler said.The owner of Louisville Sports Cards initially thought the ceiling had collapsed during overnight storms and then he noticed the empty shelves. Dozens of high-dollar boxes of cards were taken in minutes from the Shelbyville Road store. It happened just before 5 a.m. Wednesday and went undetected for several hours.Buckler estimates the loss so far at $50,000."They knew exactly where the security cameras were, they knew exactly where the motion detectors were and they worked around them. Our alarm system was not tripped at all," Buckler said, adding he had since increased his security measures.Detectives, meanwhile, have spent hours poring over surveillance video from neighboring businesses, looking for someone or something that may seem out of the ordinary. They're also checking social media and seller's sites, and urging the public to call in tips."If you see something that looks out of the norm that's sports memorabilia, cards, anything like that please give us a call and we will check into it," Sgt. Pat Bass, with Middletown police, said.Buckler said he remains hopeful for an arrest, and despite such a devastating loss, he is determined to keep his doors open."I love sports, I love the community. I love this hobby and nothing's going to slow us down," he said.

Medina Spirit has won the 147th Run for the Roses with 12-1 odds.

Kentucky Derby Day had near-perfect weather and masked spectators milling around Churchill Downs again after not being allowed for last fall’s delayed race because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Unbeaten Essential Quality was the 2-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s race featuring 19 horses. There were 51,838 spectators gathered beneath the Twin Spires, or about 100,000 less than usual. That’s still a big improvement from last year’s Derby, run on Labor Day weekend in virtual silence and out of sequence as the Triple Crown’s second jewel instead of its first.

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It was moved from the first Saturday in May for the first time in 75 years.

Essential Quality is last year’s 2-year-old champion trained by Louisville-born Brad Cox, who would make Derby history as the first native son to win. The other top contenders are Rock Your World (5-1), Known Agenda (6-1) and Hot Rod Charlie (8-1).

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States are getting creative with vaccine incentives. In Kentucky, you can win up to $225K

Updated: 3:59 PM EDT May 12, 2021

The Kentucky Lottery is doing its part to get COVID-19 shots into the arms of residents.Lottery officials announced this week a new program in partnership with Kroger and Walmart, which aims to vaccinate residents 18 and older.According to the program, the lottery is making coupons available for 225,000 free Kentucky Cash Ball tickets beginning Monday. Cash Ball is a nightly draw game that has a top prize of $225,000. Here's how the effort will work:This promotion is in effect at all Kentucky Kroger locations that have either a pharmacy or Little Clinic and at all Kentucky Walmart locations that sell lottery tickets. When a person goes to one of these locations to get their COVID-19 vaccine, they’ll get a coupon for a free Cash Ball 225 Lottery ticket while supplies last. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. The offer is good through next Friday (May 21), or until the 225,000 tickets run out. Coupons can be redeemed at any Kentucky Lottery retailer between now and June 1."We hope that by literally injecting a little fun into the process, more people will get vaccinated," said Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Mary Harville. "This is good for Kentucky’s businesses, it’s good for the Kentucky Lottery, and it’s good for Kentucky college students counting on us through the scholarship and grant programs funded by our proceeds."Kentuckians who get either a first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are eligible. There are more than 170 Kroger/Walmart participating locations across Kentucky.

Pressure at the gas pump is building in Kentucky despite the fact that a major pipeline that was shut down doesn't even run through the state.

The Colonial Pipeline supplies nearly half the gasoline and diesel to the east coast. It had to be shut down in the wake of a cyberattack, causing several gas stations across multiple states to run low, or completely out, of gas.

Among the states directly affected are North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. But on Wednesday evening, pipeline operations were already back in motion.

But still, parts of Kentucky are seeing long lines at gas stations Wednesday. At least one gas station in Louisville had a complete outage.

Lynda Lambert, spokesperson for AAA, said this can mainly be attributed to panic buying, and a little to trickle down.

She said as far as supplies go, Kentucky has plenty of gas to go around.

“Gasoline is plentiful in the U.S. and commonwealth,” Lambert said. She said it's not a supply issue, but rather a delivery and distribution issue.

Kentucky gets some of its gas trucked in from other states, like Tennessee -- which uses the Colonial Pipeline. So this may be a factor, but again, she says people buying over fear of a shortage is what is really exacerbating the issue.

"One of the most important points to this story, we are urging people not to panic buy and make the situation worse," she said.

Her advice to Kentuckians: "Just get (gas) when you need it, and there will be enough for everyone to go around."

If you need more incentive not to unnecessarily fill up, Kentucky's gas prices have soared in the past week with one of the highest increases across the country.

Colonial Pipeline officials said it could take several days for product delivery supply chain to return to normal, so be patient.