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The Kentucky General Assembly has given final approval to legislation paving the way for autonomous vehicle use on state roadways. The measure includes a phase-in approach to driverless operation.

The University of Kentucky is spending $70 million to renovate Scovell Hall, which was constructed in 1903.

Sam Dick visited a Winchester Couple who took a hobby and built it into a thriving art business.

Millions more in federal funding is coming to communities across Kentucky hit by natural disasters.

The state’s financial standing has given lawmakers the opportunity to initiate new initiatives, albeit sometimes debated as to where monies are appropriated.

Several Kentucky school districts won’t be holding classes April 8th. For some, it’s due to the solar eclipse, the totality of which will pass through parts of western Kentucky mid-afternoon eastern time. For others, like Fayette County Public Schools, it’s a coincidence, according to spokesperson Dia Davidson-Smith.

Construction will begin soon on a $60 million dollar facility that University of Kentucky officials say is their first new agriculture teaching building in 35 years.

N-I-L is an abbreviation that college athletes, fans and administrators are becoming increasingly familiar with – even as the rules are in a state of evolution.

Some changes have been made in the last-minute legislation pertaining to state gambling regulation. The suggested revisions got backing from a House committee Wednesday.

Agricultural industry giants like Tyson Foods are supporting legislation that would limit recording at animal feeding operations and food manufacturing plants.

Lexington city leaders are reminding nonprofits and other groups that the deadline to apply for gun violence prevention grants is next Friday, April 5th.