FRANKFORT, Ky. - State Transportation Secretary Jim Gray manages a $2.2 billion budget and has been president of an international construction firm, two-term mayor of Lexington and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, but he says none of those responsibilities has been more important than…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking in coronavirus aid, though congressional Democrats are poised to move ahead without Republican support.

On Monday, 209 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Madison County according to Madison County Health Department's social media post following the weekend.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky reported 58 more coronavirus-related deaths Thursday, the state's highest one-day total of the pandemic as its death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 3,300.

FRANKFORT, Ky, (AP) — A Republican-backed bill aimed at bypassing a circuit court traditionally assigned high-profile cases involving Kentucky state government has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky's governor said Wednesday that he looks forward to working with President Joe Biden's administration to “overcome the challenges” of the coronavirus pandemic.

FRANKFORT — The National Governors Association announced Wednesday that Gov. Andy Beshear will lead a bipartisan task force to guide states in their economic recovery and revitalization efforts amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

FRANKFORT (AP) — While Kentucky ramps up its vaccination effort, demand continues to outpace supply, Gov. Andy Beshear warned Tuesday.

AppHarvest — an indoor farming company backed by Martha Stewart — thinks the agriculture sector is ripe for disruption. And now, its tomatoes are ripe for eating.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A University of Kentucky student from West Virginia took a “Members Only” sign near the Senate chambers as she accompanied supporters of President Donald Trump in illegally storming the U.S. Capitol, according to federal court documents.

FRANKFORT (AP) — A Kentucky man has been arrested on multiple charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, including at a door where a woman was fatally shot earlier this month, federal authorities said.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Areas near the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort will be closed on Sunday in anticipation of upcoming demonstrations at statehouses nationwide, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Friday.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A Kentucky woman said she was fired from her nursing job at a southwestern Indiana hospital after posting on Facebook that she had entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots.

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky teacher accused of requesting sexually explicit images from a detective posing as a juvenile has been arrested.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky is prepared to respond to any threats in its capital city, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in announcing that state national guardsmen will assist with security.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky will ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations by partnering with Kroger to create inoculation centers that will expand the groups of people receiving shots, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky added 4,560 COVID-19 cases Thursday, the fourth highest number since the pandemic began, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

LEXINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man has been charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in a crash that killed two teenage siblings.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that would curtail the statewide influence of a circuit court traditionally assigned high-profile cases involving state government.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an executive order setting in motion the distribution of one-time payments for thousands of unemployed Kentuckians.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky's governor on Tuesday linked signers of a petition seeking his ouster to a rally where he was hanged in effigy and to a video declaring God would strike him down for his COVID-19 restrictions on churches.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Both U.S. attorneys in Kentucky who were appointed by President Donald Trump have submitted their resignations.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky officials are prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect the state Capitol if more armed protests occur, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Graffiti proclaiming COVID-19 as a fraud was spray-painted on the home mailbox of Kentucky's top public health official in an action that Gov. Andy Beshear denounced Monday as an attempt to “create fear.”

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican House leaders in Kentucky on Monday appointed a committee to consider a petition calling for the Democratic governor's impeachment for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

FRANKFORT (AP) — A Kentucky county sheriff has reassigned a deputy who attended a rally last week that preceded rioting at the U.S. Capitol.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's anti-abortion attorney general would be given new power to regulate abortion clinics under a bill that won final passage Saturday from the Republican-dominated legislature.

LOUISVILLE  (AP) — Kentucky is dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases caused at least partly by people getting together during the holidays despite warnings not to do so, officials said Friday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear pushed back Friday against bills to limit his emergency authority to combat COVID-19, saying one measure tying state policy to federal guidelines could backfire by resulting in shutdowns.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Louisville city leaders praised the former Atlanta police chief who has been hired to oversee their struggling department in the wake of Breonna Taylor's death, but some critics questioned if she was the right choice after a rocky departure from her previous job.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky had 4,911 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday, along with 37 additional deaths, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear proposed an infusion of aid into Kentucky's coronavirus-battered economy on Thursday evening, announcing an ambitious budget plan that includes down-payments on his long-running goals of raising salaries for teachers and boosting public education funding.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Asserting its role in setting COVID-19 policies, the Kentucky House voted Thursday to block the governor from temporarily closing schools and businesses that comply with federal guidelines.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced the postponement of his scheduled State of the Commonwealth and budget address — which was slated for this evening — after the events this afternoon at the nation's Capitol. 

LOUISVILLE (AP) — Two more officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor have been fired — a detective believed to have fired the fatal shot and another who sought the search warrant that led to the deadly raid, authorities announced Wednesday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky will pick up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Andy Beshear pledged Monday as he announced more than 2,300 new coronavirus cases and 26 more virus-related deaths.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — A Kentucky police officer who shot Breonna Taylor and the detective who sought the warrant on Monday were scheduled to face a termination hearing after being notified that they would be fired.

UPDATE: Lexington police have cleared a scene downtown.

LEXINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic could continue, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — At least one Kentucky police officer connected to the fatal shooting of a Black woman, Breonna Taylor, is fighting a police move to terminate his employment.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear implored Kentuckians to avoid large New Year's Eve gatherings, calling it a small sacrifice to slow the spread of the coronavirus as he announced nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 cases and 31 more virus-related deaths on Tuesday.

FRANKFORT (AP) — Kentucky has launched a statewide project to replace thousands of roadway lighting fixtures with energy saving LED lights.

LEBANON, Ky. (AP) — A man charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of a northern Kentucky couple has died from COVID-19 complications while in custody awaiting trial, an official said.

LOUISVILLE (AP) — The Louisville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a gray seal.

What started out as a sketch on a napkin one night at dinner has now been crafted to display Madison County’s Civil War history at the Pleasant View Home at Battlefield Park.

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