The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

The number of incumbents running in this year’s state executive elections—20—is the fewest in the past four cycles for these offices. These are the 36 executive positions that voters decide in three states—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—in the year prior to each presidential election.

The sites are located in Morehead, Richmond, Berea, and Somerset.

A southern Kentucky university recently received the largest gift in school history – 25 million dollars. Leslie Ryser is the University of the Cumberlands’ executive vice president for Institutional Advancement. She said the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation has been a university partner for more than 40 years.

The Labor Day sight of a flamingo in Rowan County is likely a result of the bird being blown off course by Hurricane Idalia. That’s according to the state Fish and Wildlife Resources Department. Zack Couch is the non-game program coordinator for the department. He said the flamingo may be…

Kentucky's other senator, who has a medical degree, doesn't think Mitch's freeze-ups were caused by dehydration

A decade after the conclusion of the underrated original series, Kentucky’s cowboy marshal is back and making bold new moves. The hat still fits, though …

‘I’ve practiced medicine for 25 years and it doesn’t look like dehydration to me’

Basing state funding to Kentucky’s public higher education institutions on various performance standards is not new. But, it’s also not new to see some modifications in the formula.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has pushed his opposition to Kentucky’s abortion ban to the forefront of his reelection campaign

A combination of grant money and private funding worth $386 million is going towards adding high-speed Internet to 46,200 homes and businesses in 46 Kentucky counties.

Applications for Kentucky’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are still available as one of the hottest summers on record comes to a close.