The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Horse who starred in ‘Seabiscuit’ film dead at 24

A beloved horse that appeared in the Oscar-nominated film “Seabiscuit” died last Thursday, according to an announcement by the Kentucky farm where the animal actor lived.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2022

Election rematches

Welcome to the Monday, January 24, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 24, 2022

SEC Basketball Means More Than It Ever Has

Auburn’s win over Kentucky on Saturday showed that the conference is much more than its football teams.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 22, 2022

Kentucky Republicans override redistricting vetoes, mull moving primary as lawsuit filed

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican majorities in the House and Senate overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of bills that redraw the state’s House and U.S. Congressional District maps on a busy Thursday that also included impassioned speeches and lawsuits over the new maps.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Kentucky congressman against mandates says he has COVID-19

A Kentucky congressman who has been critical of pandemic mask and vaccine mandates says he has COVID-19

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Charah Solutions Acquires Three GenOn Properties For Environmental Remediation And Redevelopment

Charah Solutions Inc (NYSE: CHRA), a Louisville, Kentucky-based provider of environmental services and byproduct sales to the power generation industry, is acquiring three Pennsylvania operations — the Cheswick Generating Station, the Lefever Ash Landfill and the Monarch Wastewater T

Benzinga · Jan 20, 2022

Citing ‘political gerrymandering,’ Kentucky Gov. Beshear vetoes GOP redistricting maps

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Citing “unconstitutional political gerrymandering,” Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday vetoed the Republican legislature’s new maps for its own 138 House and Senate districts and Kentucky's six congressional districts.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

Redistricting news from Arkansas and Ohio

Welcome to the Wednesday, January 19, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 19, 2022

Pardoned Kentucky killer sentenced to 42 years in prison

A convicted killer pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor is returning to prison to serve a 42-year federal sentence

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

Family of delivery driver killed in tornado sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

The storms also caused deaths at a factory in Kentucky

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022