The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Kentucky sees largest number of U.S. House candidates since at least 2014

Thirty-one candidates are running for Kentucky’s six U.S. House districts in 2022, including nine Democrats and 22 Republicans. This equals 5.2 candidates per district, the most candidates per district since 2014. The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Kentucky was Jan. 25, 2022.

Ballotpedia · Feb 23, 2022

Trial begins for former Louisville officer charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

A trial for the lone Kentucky police officer criminally charged in connection with the no-knock raid that culminated in the death of Breonna Taylor kicked off on Wednesday, nearly two years after the botched narcotics operation unfolded.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

LSU vs Kentucky Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

LSU vs Kentucky prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Wednesday.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 23, 2022

Mandaloun is the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, for now. Get to know the new champ.

Medina Spirit took the lead from the very beginning of last year’s Kentucky Derby and never gave it up, crossing the finish line first to win the race.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2022

Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Title, Bob Baffert Suspended 90 Days

The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner lost his crown after testing positive for a banned substance following the race.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2022

Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby victory

The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 21, 2022

Mum abandons autistic son who can't talk in street before driving 75 miles away

Heather Nicole Adkins from Indiana was arrested in Kentucky on Saturday after her five-year-old son was spotted walking the streets of Ohio by motorists

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Charah Solutions CEO Scott Sewell And The Pursuit Of Coal Ash Remediation

Charah Solutions Inc. (NYSE: CHRA) is a Louisville, Kentucky-based provider of environmental services to the power generation industry, assisting utilities and independent power producers in the sustainable management and recycling of ash byproducts generated from the combustion of coal in the production of e

Benzinga · Feb 19, 2022

Kentucky unemployment insurance audit identifies problems with system

Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon’s office released a report identifying nine issues with Kentucky’s unemployment insurance program, including problems with security and the state’s auto-pay system. The report also found that the state paid over $195 million to over 28,000 out-of-state claimants between June 2020 and June 2021.

Ballotpedia · Feb 18, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Currently, voters in Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont are slated to decide at least four ballot measures addressing abortion—the most since 1986. If proponents of an abortion-related initiative in Michigan collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, 2022 will be the year with the most abortion-related measures on record.

Ballotpedia · Feb 18, 2022