Democrat Amy McGrath made a closing pitch to a statewide TV audience Monday night at a forum that took place as her Republican opponent in Kentucky — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — basked in the confirmation of another conservative to the Supreme Court.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Deaths per day from the coronavirus in the U.S. are on the rise again, j…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor urged counties hardest-hit by the COVID-19 surge t…
WEST UNION, W.Va. (AP) — Many in West Virginia proudly say they live in the original social …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has shattered a weekly record for the number of positive coronavirus cases, Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Will COVID-19 finally be the thing that makes Black Friday a thing of the past?
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's 6th District has lived up to its reputation as a political battleground with the current slugfest between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Democratic challenger Josh Hicks.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Last year at this time, Kelsey Waldon was enjoying autumn by watching her career take several encouraging leaps forward.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear left quarantine on Saturday, two weeks after being exposed to COVID-19 by a member of his security detail.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Defense attorneys call it “the jury penalty.”
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor on Friday highlighted his own brush with the coronavirus to stress the importance of wearing a mask to combat its spread as the state's surging outbreak continues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there’s nothing the public needs to know about his health after photos taken earlier this week captured what appeared to be bruising on his hands and around his mouth.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky Congressman says he won't be taking the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican state treasurer urged lawmakers on Thursday to put restrictions on the Democratic governor's ability to take executive action in an emergency.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has been awarded more than $780,000 in federal funding that will be used to help protect residents from scams, fraud and price gouging during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democrats have cast absentee ballots at more than twice the rate as Republicans, but more GOP voters are turning out for early in-person voting, according to voting figures.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Like millions of Americans, Diane Urban watched the first presidential debate last month at home with her family. When it was over, she turned off the television and climbed into the bed her 25-year-old son Jordan used to sleep in.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported its second-highest daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths on Wednesday as the governor bluntly warned that the coronavirus escalation could get worse in coming weeks.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Hospitals across the United States are starting to buckle from a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, with several states setting records for the number of people hospitalized and leaders scrambling to find extra beds and staff. New highs in cases have been reported in states bi…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Races featuring re-election bids by President Donald Trump and his top ally on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, top the ballot in Kentucky. Other races to watch include all six Kentucky House seats, a seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court and two const…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has a new regional driver licensing office in Richmond where some services are available remotely.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has restarted preparations to expand hospital capacity as it struggles to overcome another surge in the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday.
Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The moratorium on disconnecting utilities for nonpayment is ending in Kentucky, but relief funds are being designated to help when residents are at risk of having services cut off during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harold Conrad spent 95 days in 2010 recovering from a liver transplant at University of Louisville Jewish Hospital.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Protesting has long been as American as apple pie, with one of the primary ways of amplifying a protest’s message and movement coming through music.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A surge in daily COVID-19 cases continued in Kentucky Friday as officials reported an outbreak at a state prison.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flush with a late burst of campaign cash in her bid to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Democrat Amy McGrath is using some of her money to amplify an awkward moment for the powerful majority leader from their exchange about the coronavirus in their televised debate.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is entering a third surge of COVID-19 cases and the latest spike is the “most serious one yet,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
VIENNA, Ill. (AP) — Ask around this time-battered Midwestern town, with its empty storefronts, dusty antique shops and businesses that have migrated toward the interstate, and nearly everyone will tell you that Black and white residents get along really well.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil rights era and other Georgians standing in line for hours when all could have been somewhere else.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's surging coronavirus outbreak reached another high Wednesday with more than 1,300 new cases, the governor said, calling that a “shock to the system" and an incentive for stepped-up compliance with the health guidelines intended to bring the pandemic under control.
NEW YORK (AP) — Laila Ali is applauding athletes who speak out about social issues. She thinks her father would, too.
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — This year's Kentucky Bourbon Festival that was postponed then moved online gets underway this week.
VIENNA, Ill. (AP) — VIENNA, Ill. — Ask around this time-battered Midwestern town, with its empty storefronts, dusty antique shops and businesses that have migrated toward the interstate, and nearly everyone will tell you that Black and white residents get along really well.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear reported 14 more coronavirus-related deaths Tuesday in Kentucky and expressed concerns about increased hospitalizations caused by a recent surge in the outbreak.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by massive fundraising success, Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible just a few months ago, placing continued GOP control of the chamber at risk.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s opponent accused him of failing the country with the lack of another coronavirus relief package, while the Republican incumbent described himself as a powerful advocate for Kentucky in a hard-hitting televised debate Monday evening.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor said Monday that he kept up a busy work schedule despite being confined to the governor's mansion after being around someone who later tested positive for COVID-19.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor said Sunday that he will quarantine after a member of his security detail who drove with his family the day before later tested positive for COVID-19.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky remained on a record-setting trajectory with another day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases reported, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday as he urged people to “buckle down" and do their part to contain the outbreak.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent a year prepping his Republican colleagues for this moment, telling them the confirmation of a Supreme Court justice is the “most important” vote they will take as senators, the chance to make “seismic change” that will stay with …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Days before what could be her only face-to-face showdown with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Democratic challenger Amy McGrath said Friday that anyone attending their debate should be tested for COVID-19.
A plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced protests and threats over their handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases and eight virus-related deaths Friday as the state remained on course for another weekly record number of cases.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Secretary of State Michael Adams predicted about 700,000 Kentuckians will have requested absentee ballots by Friday's midnight deadline, a rate he called “right in the sweet spot" for election officials juggling a combination of mail-in and in-person voting for next mon…
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A western Kentucky event dedicated to quilting has been canceled this year due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reported 11 more coronavirus-related deaths and nearly 900 new cases Thursday as the governor kept urging people to wear masks to help stop the state's escalating outbreak.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky day care facilities will receive a one-time grant of $130 per child from federal coronavirus funds to help pay wages and other expenses, a state official said Wednesday.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Officials at Western Kentucky University have decided to cancel spring break and end the semester a week early.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor said Tuesday he extended his mask mandate for another 30 days and promised stricter enforcement as the state struggles with surging numbers of coronavirus cases.
A fiery debate between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and his Democratic opponent Josh Hicks turned personal as they clashed over the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — One Kentucky community is without a Public Works Department for two weeks after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A state-run web portal that signed up hundreds of thousands of people for health coverage before its dismantling was relaunched Monday by Kentucky's governor, who gave it an expanded mission to guide people seeking help from an array of assistance programs.
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