FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Volunteers are being sought in nearly half of Kentucky's counties to review cases of children in the foster care system, officials said. Read more
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Some soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are heading to Florida to help with the vaccination effort there. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — A bill that would limit the use of “no-knock” warrants passed the Kentucky Senate unanimously Thursday, the latest effort to reform law enforcement tactics after the death of Breonna Taylor, a woman who was fatally shot when Louisville police broke down her door in the m… Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House passed a measure Thursday that's aimed at adding language to the state constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion rights. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky requires a vision screening for new drivers but not for people renewing their licenses later in life. That would change under a bill passed by the state House on Thursday. Read more
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Plant-based food company Beyond Meat will be partnering with several major fast-food chains in the coming years to expand offerings that could eventually include plant-based burgers, chalupas or toppings on a stuffed-crust pizza. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has more than 400 COVID-19 vaccination sites after adding 119 new sites this week, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Read more
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Early voting at polling places would become a fixture in Kentucky's elections — but at scaled-back levels from last year — under legislation that won bipartisan support Thursday from a House panel. Read more
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — After a pandemic-fueled boom, U.S. pizza sales appear to be headed back to earth. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with illegally dumping low-level nuclear waste at an Estill County landfill has pleaded guilty in federal court to two charges of shipping the waste without the proper labeling. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Kentucky man to 36 years in prison on charges that included the sex trafficking of three victims, authorities said. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel has been ordered by a federal judge to clean up a Kentucky mine site. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Papa John's International Inc. (PZZA) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $13.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The director of the Louisville Zoo will retire later this year. Read more
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Donald C. Wintersheimer, who served on the state's high court for 24 years, has died. He was 89. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general would be authorized to file protest-related charges even if local prosecutors declined to do so, according to a bill advanced by a state House committee Wednesday. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill allowing felony offenders to tap into scholarship money they earned to pursue post-secondary education degrees cleared the Kentucky House on Wednesday. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House weighed in on the issue of getting children back in class amid the coronavirus pandemic, passing a bill Wednesday requiring schools to reopen in-person instruction by late March. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Rev. Jim Thurman counts himself among the converts who recognize the importance of taking the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs Inc. (CHDN) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $17.1 million. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s unemployment claim website was temporarily inaccessible Wednesday after suffering an attempted cyberattack, according to state officials. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor on Wednesday urged state lawmakers to move past an impeachment effort that targeted him for his actions to combat the spread of COVID-19, saying it's time to renew respect for “the role of government and how it works.” Read more
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Another Kentucky resident has been arrested in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, authorities said. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky amusement park that once operated as a Six Flags has been sold to a company that operates family-oriented venues around the country including Dollywood in Tennessee and Silver Dollar City in Missouri. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has broken ground on a $15 million facility that will help high-tech startup businesses grow. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mary Irby-Jones, the top editor for the Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American in Mississippi, has been named executive editor at the Courier Journal in Louisville. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — One of Kentucky's top GOP lawmakers has filed legislation to ban some no-knock warrants nearly a year after the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was shot in her home multiple times by police during a botched drug raid in Louisville. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation that would make early in-person voting a fixture in Kentucky's elections won praise Tuesday from Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three prominent Kentucky horse farms challenged a rule Tuesday aimed at limiting the number of mares that a thoroughbred stallion breeds each year, calling it an anti-competitive restriction that threatens to disrupt the breeding industry. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is receiving a large shipment of COVID-19 vaccine this week after winter weather delayed last week's batch. Read more
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky couple accused of participating in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot were arrested Tuesday, the FBI said. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill allowing the state to waive the overpayment of some pandemic-related unemployment claims won initial approval Tuesday from a Kentucky Senate committee. Read more
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — One person has died in a plane crash in western Kentucky, officials said. Read more
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Two more deaths have been connected to last week's winter storms, Kentucky authorities said. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor has signed legislation aimed at securing the legality of betting on historical racing machines. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor and first lady are asking the state's artists to submit work to be exhibited at the Capitol in Frankfort. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers advanced a bill Monday allowing to-go alcohol sales to become a permanent fixture touted as an economic shot for restaurants reeling from coronavirus-related losses. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is expanding its vaccination eligibility to anyone over 60 beginning in March. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A legislative panel took no action on impeachment petitions pending against Kentucky's governor and attorney general after meeting behind closed doors for more than an hour Monday. Read more
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky parent has filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky High School Athletic Association over a policy on when student athletes can return to competition after testing positive for COVID-19. Read more
ERLANGER, Ky. (AP) — An armed man shot by Kentucky police officers during a traffic stop has died, authorities said. Read more
ONEIDA, Tenn. (AP) — Public comment is being taken on a proposal to increase some fees at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee and Kentucky, the National Park Service said. Read more
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A monthslong project to clean and paint the Brent Spence Bridge is set to begin in March, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some residents in Kentucky and West Virginia could be spending several more days without power as crews work to fix broken utility poles and downed lines from an ice storm. Read more
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — For the members of the Macedonia Baptist Church Quilting Ministry, they weren’t going to allow the COVID-19 pandemic to end what was started about 15 years ago. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An Indiana woman who gave birth alone in a Kentucky jail will receive $200,000 settlement after arguing that correction staffers were deliberately indifferent to her medical needs, according to a news report. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thousands of residents across West Virginia and eastern Kentucky remained without power on Saturday due to severe winter weather. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — “Basketball’s an art, Dame’s a masterful portrait. Stats is important but his impact’s enormous.” Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures created shortages of clean drinking water, shut down the Memphis airport on Friday and left hospi… Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Efforts to vaccinate Americans against COVID-19 have been stymied by a series of winter storms and outages that have hobbled transportation hubs and highways in parts of the country not used to extreme cold weather. Read more
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is relaxing coronavirus-related restrictions at some of its long-term care facilities. Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer has been fired for giving information about the police agency he worked for to Black Lives Matter protesters. Read more
David Gilbert went to prison a revolutionary, raising his fist and scorning authorities who prosecuted him for an infamous 1981 armored truck robbery in which a guard and two police officers were killed. Read more
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — The CEO of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah will step down later this year after serving in the position for nearly 10 years, the organization said. Read more
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold this week. But the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, where many people still lack… Read more
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Twenty-eight more COVID-19 vaccination sites will open as Kentucky's inoculation network grows in preparation for the time when vaccine supplies are much more plentiful, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Texas Roadhouse Inc. (TXRH) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $19.5 million. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power. Read more
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