WKMS Tornado Recovery Reporter Lily Burris

Judges and judicial candidates are expected to file financial disclosures each year in order to limit conflicts of interest. But an analysis by KyCIR revealed that the forms aren’t specific enough and don’t actually reveal much about their financial holdings.

Under the Prioritizing Disaster Relief Act, unspent COVID-19 funds could be used in tornado and flooding recovery efforts.

The money can be used to help local governments, nonprofit or public utilities groups, state agencies or school districts.

Officials with the candle factory are contesting the violations, which carry fines totaling $40,000.

In the past seven months, roughly $52 million in donated funds has gone to a variety of assistance programs.

In the days after the December tornado outbreak, some impacted communities experienced looting of homes and businesses destroyed by the storms

To date the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund has received $52 million in donations; about $12 million will go to individuals.

Along with presents for children, a $4.65 million check was presented to expand internet services in Fulton, Hickman, Graves and Carlisle counties.

The funding comes from the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund, which has received donations totaling more that $52 million dollars.

It's estimated that 3,200 acres were damaged in the north end of LBL around Lyon County and about 3,500 acres were damaged at the south end in Stewart County, Tennessee.

There will be a variety of groups there to help those impacted by the tornado with things such as housing, insurance and loans.