The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Judge grants Baffert delay of Medina Spirit drug suspension to April 4

Bob Baffert's career as a racehorse trainer may be hanging by a hair. And Monday Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate split that hair.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

Roof collapse 14,000 feet underground strands Kentucky coal miner

The mine, owned by Inmet Mining, LLC, of Knoxville, Tennessee, has suspended its operations while the search effort is ongoing

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

Judge: Same-sex marriage license denials violated rights

A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples after she wouldn’t issue them marriage licenses

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Saint Peter’s downed Kentucky in one of the biggest upsets in March Madness history

We're in shock as much as you are.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 18, 2022

Kentucky moves closer to allowing medical marijuana as bill clears House. How will it fare in Senate?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A bill that would legalize many forms of medical marijuana in Kentucky is creeping its way through the General Assembly, with ostensibly stronger support from the GOP majorities that dominate both legislative chambers.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

Kentucky bill banning transgender girls from girls sports moves forward

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A controversial Republican Senate bill prohibiting transgender girls from competing in girls sports at the post-secondary, middle and high school levels was approved by the Kentucky House of Representatives Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022

And they’re off! To Kentucky? Arlington Million gallops away to Louisville’s Churchill Downs

The highlight of Arlington International Racecourse’s summer thoroughbred racing calendar will happen in Kentucky this year, after the suburban track’s corporate owner sold to the Bears. Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes said he has “mixed emotions” about the use of part of his village’s name in a…

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2022

Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortions after 15 weeks

Kentucky lawmakers have taken another step toward banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

This Kentucky Arts Council event highlights COVID-19 and western Ky. tornado impacts on the state’s arts

This Kentucky Arts Council event highlights COVID-19 and western Ky. tornado impacts on the state’s arts

WEKU · Mar 16, 2022

The 10 Teams Most Likely to Win the 2022 Men’s National Title

Only a handful of teams each year enter the Big Dance with a realistic shot at cutting down the nets.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 16, 2022