The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Joseph 'Joey' Wesley Manire was cutting trees in Owensboro, Kentucky, US, and is said to have become entangled in the festive lights and fell into the chopping machine

Since 1988, December first has been a day designated to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. The executive director of AVOL Kentucky is Jon Parker. He said looking back on how this disease impacted Kentuckians is a key part of World AIDS Day each year.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Earlier this month, Kentucky basketball took a 2,000-mile field trip to Spokane, Washington. It did not turn out well. This week, UK travels 4,000 miles for another educational opportunity, this time in the original UK, i.e. London, England. The Cats need this trip to be a success.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Democratic Party didn’t get exactly what it wanted when Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ruled against its case arguing that the GOP-controlled redistricting maps went against the Kentucky constitution. Now, the party is looking to take the case to the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Kentucky coal ash is contaminating groundwater, but companies argue they’re in compliance

Former Ky. Rep. Jonathan Shell files to run for agriculture commissioner

Motorsports venture in eastern Kentucky awarded $1 million ARC grant

Trump says senate minority leader wouldn’t have won in Kentucky ‘without my endorsement’

Central Kentucky could see some severe weather this evening. Forecasters are calling for potentially strong and severe thunderstorms across the region.

Kentuckians have been given an opportunity to pay their respects to former Governor John Y Brown Junior. The Commonwealth’s 55th governor lie-in-state at the state capitol Tuesday.

Officials with Kentucky Youth Advocates say one out of ten Kentucky children who have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their lives.