Some 80,000 Kentuckians have lost access to the food benefits known as SNAP because of federal changes to the program.

President Donald Trump will be in Northern Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 17.

The Rison family attorney says claims in the lawsuit are not “one-off” mistakes, but tactics to enhance Addiction Recovery Care’s finances.

Kentucky has now confirmed more than 100 cases of measles as the state grapples with its highest case load this century.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider proposed changes to the Head Start program that he said would “destabilize early education systems that we have developed over...

Van Ingram, the longtime head of Kentucky’s Office of Drug Control Policy, is retiring at the end of 2026, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday.

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after surviving the state's attempt to execute her, her attorneys said in an emailed statement sent Oct. 6.

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More than a year after a Northern Kentucky protest at Roebling Street Bridge over federal immigration officials’ arrest of an Ohio cleric, a protester was arrested Monday morning on an upgraded charge...

An appeals court shut down an attempt from South Dakota’s attorney general and governor to overturn a decision that blocks enforcement of a law that criminalizes abortion pill advertising in the state.Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Marty Jackley, both Republicans, filed the appeal in August after a lower court blocked enforcement of the law while a lawsuit over the law’s constitutionality played out.

FRANKFORT — Around 14,000 families receiving Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program benefits in 2025 didn’t receive most child support owed to them, experts said Thursday.

Pike survived two doses of lethal injection drugs, her attorneys say. This is Tennessee’s second failed execution attempt this year.

Gov. Andy Beshear created the Governor’s Office of Music last week by executive order, saying the new office will work to connect and support artists through the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet.

Gov. Andy Beshear asked Kentucky’s congressional delegation in a Thursday letter to throw their support behind a bill amending the Black Lung Benefits Act to “provide adequate benefits for miners suff...

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Lawmakers raised concerns this week that a new state policy could leave retirees covered by the Kentucky Employees’ Health Plan without coverage.

On the heels of a year-long Medicaid ban, Planned Parenthood officials say they are eyeing the midterms in November.

Budget chief Russell Vought reportedly wants more power to veto DEI-related funding

Kentucky will receive $17 million in federal funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday.

Federal authorities have charged five people in Kentucky in connection with cockfighting in cases that show the state remains a key player in the illegal activity, according to animal-welfare groups.

On Thursday, Sept. 10, 13 journalists were laid off from the Lexin… Ryan Hermens needs your support for Support laid off Lexington Herald-Leader journalists

Kentucky is about to get an influx of funds from a major settlement with Meta, and lawmakers and advocates want to see the money invested in children’s wellbeing.

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked child welfare officials from removing a one-year-old girl from foster parents and returning her to the mother who was accused of attempting to har...

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will spend 60 days in jail after he was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will spend 60 days in jail after he was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit Thursday against Mayday Health, alleging the national nonprofit broke state law by advertising abortion services in the state.

Matt Bevin was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Thursday.

Kentucky voters have spoken in one of the most anticipated elections of 2026, choosing a design from Bush Elementary school as the next “I Voted” sticker design.

Berry once wrote: “Beware the machinery of longevity. When a man’s life is over the decent thing is for him to die. The forest does not withhold itself from death.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved public assistance for 20 Kentucky counties that dealt with flooding in June, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday.