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The Warren County-based International Center of Kentucky won’t reach its goal of resettling 500 refugees by the end of the current federal fiscal year. -
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is warning parents to be wary of scams related to the nationwide baby formula shortage.
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The Tennessee Supreme Court has upheld a 2019 law that allows taxpayer dollars to be used toward private school tuition for students in Nashville and Memphis. The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has been pushing for school vouchers.
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A small Muhlenberg County community is honoring the memory of 11 residents that died in December’s tornado outbreak with a free concert.
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Hardin County engineer Keith Taul, who is on track to be the new judge-executive, said his priorities include discouraging industrial solar farms on agricultural land and more transparency in local government.
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A Daviess County nonprofit that offers job training, support services and social activities for adults with developmental disabilities is seeing an uptick in volunteers as the pandemic has eased.
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Kentucky State Police has officially identified the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office deputy killed Monday in a shooting at the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office as Jody Cash.
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When considering what books should be allowed in schools, local librarians and school boards usually have final say. But conservative parents have complained that some districts are allowing material that isn’t age appropriate.
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A federal judge has struck down a Tennessee law that would’ve required businesses and schools to post a warning sign if they allow transgender people to use the restroom that aligns with their gender.
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Some of the results from Tuesday's primary impact a number of local races in Warren and Daviess counties.
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Democrat and businessman Craig Greenberg and Republican Bill Dieruf, currently the mayor of Jeffersontown, will be their parties’ nominees for Louisville mayor after winning Tuesday’s primary election.
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A pair of incumbents squared off in the GOP primary race for Kentucky’s House of Representatives District 12 seat.
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Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey won the Democratic primary for the state’s 3rd Congressional district seat, easily defeating state Rep. Attica Scott according to initial returns.
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul will defend his seat against former state Rep. Charles Booker in the General Election, after both candidates defeated several little-known challengers during Kentucky’s primary elections on Tuesday.
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Election results are coming in after Kentucky's traditional Tuesday primary election, which followed three days of early voting.
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Recent ratings from the nonprofit organization The Leapfrog Group puts Kentucky in 35th place in the nation for hospital safety, a drop from 30th place last fall.
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Tuesday's primary election in Kentucky features three Republicans vying for achance to become Warren County’s next judge-executive. The seat is open for the first time in nearly three decades with the retirement of Republican Mike Buchanon.
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