The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky flood recovery to benefit from $300 million in federal grant money

Eastern Kentucky communities working to recover from last summer’s flooding will benefit from almost $300 million in federal funding. That word came from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Monday. The money comes from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development and will be administered through the state.

WEKU · Mar 14, 2023

Bill to legalize sports wagering clears Kentucky House

A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky has won House passage

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Mitch McConnell discharged from the hospital after suffering a concussion last week

The Kentucky senator suffered a concussion and minor rib fracture when he fell during a Washington D.C. dinner event Wednesday night.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023

Rural grant assistance legislation is in Senate's hands

The Kentucky General Assembly is moving to establish a program to assist rural communities to tap into federal grant funds.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023

Jay Ambrose: A small Kentucky college starts a burst of new life

It wasn’t a 9/11 terrorist attack, a Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a new COVID-19 pandemic or still another mass shooting, but the opposite. It was something beautiful and inspiring, a look upward instead of downward. To be sure, it was unexpected and of attention-grabbing importance, but it was…

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

Kentucky reports 2,262 new COVID cases over the last week as state prepares for Medicaid changes

LEXINGTON, Ky. — For the second week in a row, Kentucky has zero counties at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high COVID-19 community level.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023

GOP-led Kentucky Senate passes bill to limit drag shows

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill to put limits on drag shows

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Kentucky man dies in police custody, family seeks answers

State police are investigating the death of a Kentucky man while in police custody

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Reacts to Call for Higher Ed Review

The president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education characterizes a state Senate resolution as an A-to-Z evaluation of higher education across the Commonwealth.

WEKU · Mar 10, 2023

Republicans push wave of bills that would bring homicide charges for abortion

Proliferation of bills in Texas, Kentucky and elsewhere ‘exposes fundamental lie of anti-abortion movement’, experts say

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2023