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The Kentucky Senate has overwhelming approved what the bill sponsor called “The Donor Intent Act.” Pikeville GOP Senator Phillip Wheeler said the measure allows individuals who make endowment donations to a charitable group to go to court if the organization is not meeting the intent.

A recent uptick in measles cases around the country has some Kentucky medical professionals worried. According to the CDC, just 58 cases of measles were reported in the U.S. last year – but there’ve been 23 from last December through January 23rd .

An eastern Kentucky lawmaker says they need to extend a pilot program for limited all-terrain vehicle travel on state roads. He says it is necessary to further adventure tourism

A Lexington-based group advocating for the homeless is asking Kentuckians to take part in a survey about attitudes towards unsheltered people. The Street Voices Council will share the results with state lawmakers at a free lunch Wednesday – and introduce them to people they say will be affected by a…

Monday afternoon at the Dunbar Community Center, Lexington’s Parks and Recreation Department kicks off a series of events for Black History Month.

Tina Barrett is entering her seventh year of her journey with cancer. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, then came a double mastectomy and lots of chemotherapy. The central Kentucky woman said for the next three years all was good until she fell in early 2022

What started as a light agenda for the Kentucky Senate Thursday turned into an emotional discussion of a third-party audit of the Commonwealth’s juvenile justice detention system.

The future of the Mountain Parkway running from just outside Winchester deep into eastern Kentucky has been a topic of interest for government and business leaders for more than a half century. The light at the end of the proverbial tunnel regarding an expansion is coming into view.

A bill before the Kentucky House provides for insurance discounts for single-family homeowners who modify roofs for better water protection.