Bruce Schreiner

Kentucky's governor vetoed a GOP-backed bill Thursday to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public universities, declaring that diversity should be embraced as a strength while branding the legislation as being “about hate.”

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

Democratic governors on Saturday picked Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as chair-elect of the Democratic Governors Association for 2026. It sets up Beshear to play a lead role in candidate recruitment, messaging and fundraising for 2026, when governorships are up for grabs in 36 states.

Attorney General Russell Coleman accused OptumRx of playing a central role in what he calls the reckless promotion, dispensing and oversupply of opioids. Kentucky was at the center of the addiction crisis with some of the nation’s highest overdose death rates.

A new Kentucky law allows alcohol confiscated from closed criminal investigations by the state’s alcoholic beverage control agency to be auctioned. Online bidding on one sale with some tough to find bourbons opens Wednesday and closes at midnight on Dec. 11.

Kentucky’s auditor asked a court on Monday to resolve a dispute over access to a database that tracks the state’s handling of abuse and neglect cases involving its most vulnerable citizens.

A man accused of shooting at Louisville’s current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the attack.

Kentucky's Republican auditor is embroiled in a dispute with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's administration over access to a database that tracks the state's efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens.

Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that's far from over, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

A Barnsley man’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a tornado in Kentucky. A twister flattened his home on the same site over the Memorial Day weekend.