Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Kentucky lawmakers get an update on social worker needs

The head of the state agency overseeing the Commonwealth’s social worker program says legislative and executive branch budgets both address workforce needs.

WEKU

Kentucky Senate back KEES expansion; debate centers on testing exam

The State Senate has voted overwhelming to expand eligibility for the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship awards. The floor debate included comments about what should qualify for university admission tests.

WEKU

Measure seeks to set up voluntary paid family leave insurance in Ky.

Legislation to establish voluntary paid family leave insurance in Kentucky is moving through the General Assembly. The measure is before the full House. The bill is sponsored by GOP Representative Samara Heavrin of Leitchfield.

WEKU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Kentucky State road crews taking stock after a winter blitz last week

Kentuckians are working this week to get back to somewhat normal weather conditions after bitter cold times last week. Crews with the State Transportation Department are taking a breath.

WEKU

State bill aims to protect Kentucky coal miners from having wages withheld in case of mine bankruptc

The bill would require coal companies that have operated for five or less years to verify they have a performance bond in place. Those bonds guarantee workers would be paid up to four weeks of wages if a company shuts down.

WEKU

FEMA says survivor assistance program reforms are biggest improvements in 20 years after talking wit

Tornadoes struck Bowling Green in 2020 and Mayfield in 2021. The following year, historic floods left portions of eastern Kentucky uninhabitable. Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled what officials call the biggest improvements to its survivor assistance program in two decades.

WEKU

New distillery in formerly dry Kentucky county bringing what officials call 60 ‘good-paying’ job

Kentucky’s newest distillery has started production in a county that was dry until a November referendum. The Garrard County Distilling Company, owned by Atlanta-based Staghorn, is just inside the city limits of Lancaster, which was already wet.

WEKU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Revealed: far-right figures try to create Christian nationalist ‘haven’ in Kentucky

Venture fund and real estate startup linked to far-right groups promote residential development as community for rightwingers

The Guardian - US

Freezing temperatures predicted for central Kentucky over the weekend

Forecasts from the National Weather Service say temperatures in central Kentucky could drop to single digits this weekend.

WEKU

Deadly Arctic blast claims lives, affects millions; dangerous conditions persist

The Governor of Kentucky announces deaths due to freezing temperatures as the nationwide death toll rises. Arctic air hits the US, impacting over 65 millio...

Top News

Colorado Sends Visitor Brochure to Space, Targeting Alien Tourists

Colorado is going to great heights, literally, to market its tourist destinations. Sending a brochure into space in hopes of attracting alien visitors.

The Independent UK

Kentucky tourist board welcomes UFOs to state: ‘Just don’t eat us’

Tourist board in Lexington beamed a message to outer space hoping to invite extra-terrestrial tourists to the Bluegrass state

WEKU

Several students and bus driver sent to hospital after crash in Letcher County

The bus was involved in a crash with a coal truck on Kentucky 932 near U.S. 119.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

A Central Kentucky Pro Football Family

Sam Dick visited with a family with a very strong connection to the NFL's Cleveland Browns

WEKU

Additional measures to assist low-performing Kentucky schools addressed in General Assembly

Kentucky lawmakers are being briefed this legislative session on how state resources are going to improve academic standings at low performing schools.

WEKU

Kentucky's nationally ranked higher ed enrollment growth celebrated in Frankfort

Kentucky’s higher education community continues to celebrate a national number one designation. This systemwide accomplishment was highlighted during the governor’s weekly briefing.

The Independent UK

Rand Paul teases 2024 election announcement

‘I’ve stayed out of the Republican Presidential primary so far – but I’ve seen enough,’ Kentucky senator says

Ballotpedia

Three candidates have filed to appear on Kentucky’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Kentucky Democratic presidential primary passed on Jan. 5, 2024. Three candidates filed to appear on the May 21, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 5,000 signatures.

Ballotpedia

Six candidates have filed to appear on Kentucky’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Kentucky Republican presidential primary passed on Jan. 5, 2024. Six candidates filed to appear on the May 21, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 5,000 signatures.

The Independent UK

Kentucky Derby purse raised to $5 million for 150th race in May

The Kentucky Derby purse has been raised to $5 million for the 150th edition in May

1 … 53 54 55 56

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Department of Justice

1,191 stories

the National Weather Service

the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.