Category Archives: Kentucky News

Gov. Andy Beshear. (FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Donations that poured into a tornado relief fund started by Kentucky's Democratic governor have been spent or pledged, but Republicans are pushing...

Sen. John Schickel, R-Union, speaks on Senate Bill 24, which would expand access to Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship money for homeschooled students. (KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSI...

By BRUCE SCHREINER and JIM SALTER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs. beer barroom debate. New figures show that spirits su...

By NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Connection FRANKFORT - Child abuse reporting dropped during the pandemic, and advocates said strengthening the state's system to ensure suspected cases of child maltre...

FRANKFORT - Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, speaks on House Bill 1 concerning taxation on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION) FRANKFORT, Ky. (A...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Hoping to rebound from a recent legal setback, school-choice advocates mounted a more ambitious effort Wednesday to allow public dollars to support students who aren't attending ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky House committee on Tuesday discussed potential ways to attract and retain more educators as lawmakers delved into the state's teacher shortage, a long-developing probl...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A total of 369 3-year-olds were made eligible to compete in this year's Triple Crown series during the early nomination period. Each of the horses was nominated through a $600 p...

Kelly Craft, a Republican candidate for governor of Kentucky, speaks at a campaign event in Glasgow, Ky. (WCLU FILE PHOTO) By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Facing an early tes...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky, where visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the whiskey-making attractions shook off any pandemic-era han...