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Nebraska Dems hosting Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, possible 2028 presidential candidate

Nebraska Dems hosting Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, possible 2028 presidential candidate

LINCOLN — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is coming to Nebraska to speak to Democrats for the state party’s top annual fundraising event in November. Beshear is a Democratic governor in a deeply red Republican state. He and other 2028 potential...

Federal food assistance changes could hit Kentucky hard

Federal food assistance changes could hit Kentucky hard

Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians got help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in June 2025, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. A crate of oranges in the Dare to Care food bank in Louisville on May 14....

Kentucky Police Arrest Man in $25,000 Drug Bust

Kentucky Police Arrest Man in $25,000 Drug Bust

RUSSELL COUNTY, KY (07/20/2025) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers arrested a man following a drug investigation in Russell County on July 17. The arrest is part of a broader operation targeting trafficking of controlled substances,...

Canadian sales of US spirits, including Kentucky bourbon, plummet amid trade tensions

Canadian sales of US spirits, including Kentucky bourbon, plummet amid trade tensions

(LEX 18) — Sales of American spirits in Canada have dropped by 66% following retaliatory measures against US tariffs. The dramatic decline occurred between March 5 and the end of April, according to Spirits Canada, a Canadian liquor trade group....

Former Kentucky Wildcat Antonio Reeves signs with Charlotte Hornets

Former Kentucky Wildcat Antonio Reeves signs with Charlotte Hornets

As a Kentucky fan, it is always fun to see how many former Wildcats are active in the NBA. It seems like every week we have an update on a former Wildcat, and this week it is Antonio Reeves. Reeves was a fan favorite in Lexington and now finds...

St. John's AMBITIOUS Non-Conference Slate is SEC-Heavy With Alabama, Kentucky, & Ole Miss

St. John's AMBITIOUS Non-Conference Slate is SEC-Heavy With Alabama, Kentucky, & Ole Miss

St. John's basketball non-conference schedule: SEC showdowns and MSG spotlight await. Will Rick Pitino's Red Storm rise to the challenge? Author: wtsp.com Published: 5:12 AM EDT July 24, 2025 Updated: 5:12 AM EDT July 24, 2025

Kentucky 5-star PG target Tay Kinney trims down his list of top schools

Kentucky 5-star PG target Tay Kinney trims down his list of top schools

Tay Kinney has revised his list of top contenders. On3’s Joe Tipton broke news Tuesday night that Kinney is down to a dozen college finalists. Kentucky made the cut, as did Arkansas, Auburn, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Miami (FL), Oregon, Purdue,...

Local First Responders honored by Kentucky Brotherhood

Local First Responders honored by Kentucky Brotherhood

PIONEER VILLAGE — Since 2019 the Kentucky Brotherhood, a passionate group of bicyclists made up of various current and former First Responders, have traveled the Bluegrass State to honor their own. The 2025 tour made its way into Bullitt County,...

Kentucky Senate Republican Candidate Andy Barr Bankrolling Pro-Amnesty Republicans Like Maria Salazar

Kentucky Senate Republican Candidate Andy Barr Bankrolling Pro-Amnesty Republicans Like Maria Salazar

Kentucky Senate Republican candidate Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) has bankrolled prominent Republican sponsors of a recently proposed bill that would provide amnesty to illegal aliens. Barr hopes to replace the outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY),...

Lightning strike at Kentucky farm leaves more than a dozen cows dead

Lightning strike at Kentucky farm leaves more than a dozen cows dead

MT. STERLING – (TNS) More than a dozen cows were found dead on a Central Kentucky farm recently after a thunderstorm hammered the area, according to media reports. The incident happened Friday night at a farm in Jeffersonville, just a few miles...

Kentucky Basketball makes the cut for Tay Kinney

Kentucky Basketball makes the cut for Tay Kinney

The recruitment of Bluegrass product Tay Kinney has reached its next step, as the 5-star point guard has trimmed his list down to 12 schools, according to Joe Tipton. To no surprise, the Kentucky Wildcats made the cut for the Louisville native....

Kentucky school district settles lawsuit over anti-amendment social media post

Kentucky school district settles lawsuit over anti-amendment social media post

Pulaski County Schools settled a lawsuit for $30,000 after opposing the 2024 Kentucky School Choice amendment on social media. KENTUCKY, USA — A Kentucky school district has settled a lawsuit nearly a year after a school choice measure was...

Kentucky’s wet summer keeping landscapers busy

Kentucky’s wet summer keeping landscapers busy

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky has seen above-average rainfall this year, and it’s only July. Chris Trower, president of Diamond Landscapes, says this summer has been different from most. Normally, by now, flowers and potted plants require...

Warren County student selected to attend Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

Warren County student selected to attend Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A Warren County student has returned home after attending Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL). Shyanne Pasley was one of 83 high school students from around the state who...

Kentucky congressman leading effort to release docs pertaining to Epstein's death

Kentucky congressman leading effort to release docs pertaining to Epstein's death

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie is leading the charge on a bipartisan effort to force a vote on the congressional floor to release all files related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein.It comes as House leaders refuse to take action before the...

Whey Jennings finds his voice beyond family legacy; prepares for Kentucky Opry show Aug. 2, upcoming second album

Whey Jennings finds his voice beyond family legacy; prepares for Kentucky Opry show Aug. 2, upcoming second album

BENTON — Whey Jennings was raised in one of the most well-known families in country music, but he is striving to make his own way in the industry. The grandson of County Music Hall of Fame member Waylon Jennings, Whey Jennings grew up surrounded...

Trump seeks Massie opponent as Kentucky congressman calls for Epstein files release

Trump seeks Massie opponent as Kentucky congressman calls for Epstein files release

(TNS) President Donald Trump’s anger with Rep. Thomas Massie was not a flash in the pan. Trump keeps calling for Massie’s head, and still, Massie keeps defying Trump. The latest example of Massie’s contrarianism within his own party is his...

Pre-K town hall hosted in Bowling Green by Team Kentucky

Pre-K town hall hosted in Bowling Green by Team Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A town hall was held on Western Kentucky University’s campus looking to shape the future of the potential for universal preschool in Kentucky. “It should not be a privilege. It should not be a privilege. It should be something...

Kentucky secretary of state highlights anti-trafficking program at national panel

Kentucky secretary of state highlights anti-trafficking program at national panel

(LEX 18) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams spoke at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce national panel on Monday, highlighting the state's efforts to combat human trafficking through business partnerships. Adams discussed Kentucky Businesses...

Man charged with killing Kentucky teen entered US illegally in 2021, feds say

Man charged with killing Kentucky teen entered US illegally in 2021, feds say

A murder suspect charged with killing a 15-year-old Rowan County, Kentucky, boy who intervened in the sexual assault of his mother entered the United States illegally in 2021, according to the Department of Homeland Security. × Javascript is...

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