FRANKFORT (AP) — School boards in nearly three-fourths of Kentucky's school districts have extended mask requirements as one district on Wednesday mourned the coronavirus-related death of a teacher.

Two men who facilitated millions of dollars worth of fraud in crop insurance in Central Kentucky have been sentenced to federal prison.

Kentucky educators can get a $100 bonus for being vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new initiative from the Kentucky Department of Education.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Just 90 adult intensive care beds are available in Kentucky as strained hospitals confront the surging delta variant of the virus, Gov. Andy Beshear reported Thursday.

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Thomas Birl, 51, of Cadiz, Kentucky, has been indicted on six felony charges by the Madison County Grand Jury of the Circuit Court, Division II. 

LEXINGTON — In 1930, sugar was rationed in Kentucky, forcing many who wanted maple syrup and sugar to try their own hand. Since that time, the number of those making their own syrup has crept lower until the craft became almost a distant memory.  

PIKEVILLE —U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell shared his thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, among other topics, during a recent visit to Pikeville.

BURNSIDE (AP) — Police and members of an animal rescue group have removed 150 neglected animals from a pet shop in southern Kentucky.

Thirty members of the Kentucky National Guard began a month-long deployment Wednesday at Pikeville Medical Center, where they will support the hospital’s response to an unprecedented number of patients with COVID-19.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Keeping students learning in their classrooms should be the overarching goal of any education policies responding to disruptions caused by COVID-19, a key lawmaker said Wednesday.

FRANKFORT — A Kentucky lawmaker has prefiled a bill that would provide workers’ compensation benefits to people who must get vaccinated as a condition of employment and experience adverse side effects within 14 days.

HODGENVILLE — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) made a stop in Hodgenville on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

FRANKFORT– On Wednesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Operation United Front – a multistate human trafficking sting carried out Aug. 26 by 29 agencies across Kentucky – rescued 21 victims, including two minors, and yielded 46 arrests.

LOUISVILLE — Kentucky is preparing to resettle as many as 775 Afghan evacuees who could begin arriving from U.S. military bases within weeks.Many were airlifted from Kabul's airport in the frantic final chapter of the U.S. withdrawal that ended Tuesday, leaving Afghanistan in the hands of th…

LONDON — A London man was arrested for murder Monday afternoon after a female was found dead and bound to a mattress in a back bedroom of the man's residence.

FRANKFORT (AP) — An instructional assistant at an eastern Kentucky elementary school died from COVID-19 as the fast-spreading delta variant has sparked outbreaks in several school districts.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Staffing shortages have spread to more Kentucky hospitals as medical teams treat record numbers of COVID-19 patients from a relentless coronavirus surge, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky's governor said Thursday that the latest batch of grim COVID-19 statistics would have spurred him to order a statewide mask mandate indoors if he still wielded the authority.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker who won reelection despite facing criminal charges for allegedly choking a woman and trying to “hog tie" her during a domestic dispute resigned on Tuesday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky was hit with record numbers of COVID-19 patients in hospitals and intensive care units Monday as cases were driven up by the fast-spreading delta variant, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has declared the week of Aug. 22 to 28 as Healthcare Heroes Appreciation Week.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Top Republican lawmakers are promising to work with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to fight COVID-19 after a court ruling cleared the way for new limits on the Democratic governor's emergency powers.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Kentuckians can renew their standard driver's license or upgrade to a REAL ID at the Kentucky State Fair.

The Berea Tourism Commission unanimously approved an $11,000 change order to upgrade the Berea mountain bike trail, located off of J.C. Chambers Road. The commission had previously committed $60,000 for the design and construction of the facility.

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BREAKING: Thomas Birl, 51, Cadiz, had a preliminary hearing this morning following an arraignment on Aug. 9 where he plead not guilty to all charges against him including two counts of murder and arson. 

Pops in the Park has been canceled amid COVID-19 concerns. 

Four presidents share responsibility for the missteps in Afghanistan that accumulated over two decades. But only President Joe Biden will be the face of the war’s chaotic, violent conclusion.

Malik Davis, 23, Fayetteville, was arrested by Kentucky State Police on Aug. 12 and charged with second-degree domestic violence assault and second-degree criminal mischief.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has named Penn State transfer Will Levis as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback over holdovers Joey Gatewood and Beau Allen.

FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentucky state Rep. Richard Heath kicked off his 2023 campaign for agriculture commissioner on Saturday, pointing to his farming background and role as House Agriculture Committee chairman in making another bid for the statewide office.

Emergency agencies in Madison County were safely able to locate an elderly man Monday afternoon following a three-day active search. 

FRANKFORT (AP) — A Republican Kentucky congressman who holds a key assignment over health policy has highlighted the importance of getting the COVID-19 shots as the delta variant spreads through communities.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul’s international airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban capture of their country that they held onto an American military jet as it took off and plunged to death in chaos that killed at least seven…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal infrastructure bill could allow Kentucky to pay for two large bridge projects without tolls, state Senate President Robert Stivers said Friday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s plan to use its final $611 million batch of funds from the American Rescue Plan to support full-time, in-person learning during the pandemic has won federal approval.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Fans, artists, and staff at Louisville music festival Louder Than Life will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result, Louder Than Life says.

A 17-year-old young woman in the care of Case Appointed Special Advocates of Madison and Clark Counties (CASA) made a monumental stride when she went to college this week. 

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky's Republican senators split their votes Tuesday on a Senate-approved $1 trillion infrastructure plan, with Mitch McConnell supporting the measure and Rand Paul opposing it.

Governor Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday he is signing an executive order that will require masks be worn in all K-12 schools, child care, and pre-K.

On Monday morning, the man accused of murdering Richmond couple, Christopher and Gracie Hager, made his first appearance in court.

Two Republicans expected to compete to lead their party's ticket in 2023 took turns Saturday accusing Kentucky's Democratic governor of infringing on individual liberties with his pandemic-related restrictions, pressing GOP themes on the stage of the state's premiere political event.