2024 election

Voters have given Todd Alcott a second term as Bowling Green mayor. The Republican incumbent fended off a challenge from Democrat Patti Minter in the non-partisan race.

In Tuesday's election, Kentucky voters will decide whether to change the state constitution to open the door for school choice. Amendment 2 would allow the state legislature to use tax dollars on education outside of public schools.

The most hotly contested question on Kentucky’s ballot next week may not be who should take office, but whether to remove a constitutional barrier which could open the door for school choice. Amendment 2 would allow state lawmakers to spend public tax dollars on education outside of public schools.

The Kentucky Board of Education has passed a resolution supporting public dollars for public education. The statement, approved unanimously this week, opposes Amendment 2 on the November ballot.

Hadley Duvall of Owensboro says in voiceover that she's never slept a full night in her life — her stepfather first started abusing her when she was five years old, and impregnated her when she was 12

About 179,800 Kentucky residents are immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council. More than 75,000 of them are eligible to vote in the commonwealth.

Beshear joined Kentuckian Hadley Duvall in advocating for reproductive rights at the Democratic National Convention Monday night as he made the case for Vice President Kamala Harris.

A day after Beshear and a few other prominent Democrats were bypassed in favor of the affable Minnesotan as Harris' running mate, the Kentucky governor said he's still part of the team. He indicated that Harris had asked him to make campaign pitches for the ticket.

Vice President Kamala Harris finalized her choice for her running mate on the Democratic ticket Tuesday, passing over Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.