The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

House Bill 130 would allow for the discontinuation of inactive watershed conservancy district boards after one year. Those boards are responsible for overseeing earthen dams, some of which have fallen into disrepair since their construction half a century ago.

Some Kentuckians who just opened their utility bills got a dose of sticker-shock, thanks to a January that was much colder than December. That’s a real problem for people with low or fixed incomes.

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the use of cell phones by public school students during classes. Representative Josh Bray of Mount Vernon said he’s received overwhelming support for the bill, including emails from around the nation after he appeared on Fox News Sunday.

The American Lung Association’s annual State of Tobacco Control report is out and Kentucky received mostly failing grades. However, the state did get a “B” for smoking cessation services.

Groups like the Madison County Tenants Union, the NAACP and local shelters have organized multiple marches in Berea and Richmond since last December. They say it’s to call attention to both the local homeless community and a rising number of evictions in the county.

A western Kentucky lawmaker is hoping the rubber meets the road with a piece of legislation gaining some traction. It primarily has to do with farm vehicles.

That includes $$800,999 going towards Bandana Ag Incorporated in Ballard County through the USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program. The money will help expand its dry fertilizer facility, which would be distributed to more than 150 local producers.

The leader of a group advocating for the homeless in Kentucky since 1987 said a bill that passed the state House Thursday would hurt the homeless – and local governments and nonprofits trying to house them.

Kentucky lawmakers propose a bill to ban cell phones in classrooms, citing distractions and negative effects on mental health. The bill allows for exceptio...