The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

A second substantial heat wave since the beginning of summer is expected to roll across the Commonwealth this week. It could be the precursor for increasingly dry conditions.

While Republican Daniel Cameron has downplayed his support for charter schools and vouchers in his education plans, school choice advocates have pumped millions into ads attacking his opponent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear

Central and eastern Kentucky is feeling the heat, with highs forecast for the mid- to high-90s all week. The high temperatures are more than an inconvenience for people who have to work outside – they can lead to heat stroke or death.

Josh Bolton is the deputy chief of prevention and fire marshal for the city of Nicholasville. He said he’s known of the need for a Safe Haven Baby Box in central Kentucky for a couple of years.

Former Commonwealth's Attorney Ronnie Goldy Junior is scheduled to appear in court this week

It’s bear chase season in Kentucky and state Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources officials are reminding hunters of the rules of the game.

Kentucky’s largest school district is scheduled to return elementary students to school following chaotic busing problems on the first day

The nation’s drug czar was in southeastern Kentucky Thursday to discuss the battle against opioids, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.

Ballotpedia tracked two new state-level candidates in Kentucky between Aug. 7 and Aug. 13. This was two more candidates than the prior week. 

Some excerpts from Sandmann v. N.Y. Times Co., decided yesterday by the Sixth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Jane Stranch, joined by Judge Stephanie Davis (for more details, read the full opinions): On January 18, 2019, then-sixteen-year-old Nicholas Sandmann and his classmates had an interaction with a Native American…

By this time next week, students will be in class at public universities all across the Commonwealth.