Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Kentucky Derby favourite withdrawn hours before race after four deaths in week

The Kentucky Derby has faced a tough week with four horses dying and favourite for the big race, Forte, has now been separately scratched from the event hours before the start

Daily Mirror

Man gets 14 years in 1/6 case, longest sentence imposed yet

A Kentucky man with a long criminal record has been sentenced to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as he stormed the U.S. Capitol with his wife

The Independent UK

Craft loans her Kentucky GOP campaign an additional $2M

Republican Kelly Craft has pumped another $2.2 million into her campaign for Kentucky governor

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Today's Interview: Letcher County woman receives East Kentucky Leadership Award

Gwen Johnson, volunteer director of Hemphill Community Center receives award

WEKU

Kentucky Derby 2023: Confirmed full list of 19 runners and riders for US racing showpiece

Long time favourite Forte is heading a 19-strong field for Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs where Forte's trainer Todd Pletcher has three contenders in the field

Daily Mirror

For NBC News Steve Kornacki Covering The Kentucky Derby Is A Dream Job.

NBC Sports Is Set For A Record 7.5 Hours Of Kentucky Derby Coverage

Zenger

Kentucky Derby 2023 live stream: How to watch online, race time, horses and odds

How to watch the Kentucky Derby 2023 online, to see which horse wins the Triple Crown's first race

Tom’s Guide

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Four horses die in Kentucky before iconic derby

The Derby is scheduled to be run on Saturday

The Independent UK

10-year-old children found working at three McDonalds in Kentucky

Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald’s restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay

The Independent UK

Today’s Interview: Eastern Kentucky lacks access to mental health care

An interview with Dale Hamilton, counselor with Christian Appalachian Project

WEKU

Horse racing trainer arrives “a little bit drunk” for Kentucky Derby challenge

Hidetaka Otonashi, one of Japan’s most successful trainers, will saddle his first runner in the Kentucky Derby, the UAE Derby winner Derma Sotogake

Daily Mirror

McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations

Three franchisees operating McDonald's locations in Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana collectively had 305 minors working illegally. They are ordered to pay more than $200,000 in civil penalties.

WEKU

Suit targets Kentucky ban on gender-affirming care for youth

Several families have challenged Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The Independent UK

Kentucky Supreme Court issues 19 opinions from April 24-30

The Kentucky Supreme Court issued 19 opinions from April 24-30. As of April 30, the court issued 62 opinions in 2023 — 14 fewer than this point a year ago. Three of the 19 opinions are below:

Ballotpedia

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

Lexington Council debriefed on wind storm response

The winds that roared across Kentucky on March third caused damage and issues in many places. Lexington City Council members got a review Tuesday on storm response in the state’s second-largest city.

Sports Illustrated

Horse Deaths Raise Questions Ahead of the Kentucky Derby

Four racehorses have died leading up to this week’s festivities, casting a shadow over the sport as it tries to celebrate its biggest week of the year.

The Independent UK

McDonald’s franchises fined for child labor violations

Federal officials say two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald’s restaurants in Kentucky with no or little pay

The Guardian - US

US investigation uncovers two 10-year-olds working at Kentucky McDonald’s

Investigation also found three franchises in four states employed a total of 305 children working more than legally permitted hours

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

WEKU

Two southeastern Kentucky county clerks predicting low Primary Election turnout

Kentucky voters will cast ballots in two weeks in this year’s Primary Election. County clerks from two southeastern Kentucky counties anticipate low voter turnout.

Ballotpedia

Two weeks until Kentucky’s statewide primaries

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 2, Brew.

WEKU

Ozone season in Kentucky means burning restrictions in eight counties

May first marks the beginning of ozone season across the Commonwealth. For people living in eight Kentucky counties, that means some outdoor burning restrictions are in place to protect air quality.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw Sets Todd Pletcher’s Three Horses as Favorites

The longtime trainer arrives to Churchill Downs with the strongest hand, including two favorites and an undefeated contender.

The Independent UK

As 149th Derby nears, Kentucky prepares for sports betting

A recently signed bill by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will allow Kentucky’s horse racing tracks to be licensed as sports betting facilities, which proponents and the industry hope will bring a new demographic of bettors to its track

WEKU

U.S. Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes

The U.S. Army has grounded the units after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday.

The Independent UK

US Army grounds non-critical mission aviators following two fatal crashes

Twelve servicemen killed in separate crashes in Alaska and Kentucky

1 … 61 62 63 64

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Lexington City Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.