Divya Karthikeyan

As eastern Kentucky remains under a flood watch, residents are slowly picking up the pieces after historic flash flooding. The death toll from the flooding has been confirmed at 38.

Some gave simple stump speeches and others tossed some traditional Fancy Farm flair into the mix, attempting to skewer Gov. Andy Beshear, the state and national Democratic Party or even each other with ‘zingers’ and one-liners.

A week after historic floods and mudslides ravaged eastern Kentucky and rebuilding and restoration efforts were in full swing, Gov. Andy Beshear said he may call a special session to discuss a flood relief package.

For the 142nd year in a row, politicians will make their pitches to a crowd gathered in the rural western Kentucky town of Fancy Farm.

While the region received some respite from rains and stayed dry overnight on Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear in his daily news conference said temperatures for the coming days are looking “dangerously hot.”

During a news conference Monday morning, Gov. Andy Beshear said hundreds are still unaccounted for and the death toll will likely rise.

While the weather is forecasted to clear up on Saturday, heavy rains are expected to continue over Monday and Tuesday next week.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced his plan to endorse Democratic candidate Charles Booker for the U.S. Senate. Booker will face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Rand Paul in November.

State Supreme Court races aren’t always high-profile affairs, but the contest for a northern Kentucky-area seat on the high court has implications for abortion access, separation of powers between the three branches of government and how much politics should bleed into judicial races.

Assistant Secretary of State Jenni Scutchfield said as conspiracy theories continue to spread about election security, the state had made improvements in cleaning up voter rolls, auditing processes, absentee ballot tracking and bans on ballot harvesting.