State News

 Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (PCAK) celebrated its annual Legislative/Policy Awards Ceremony during the ‘Kids Are Worth It’ Conference, Kentucky’s premier 2-day event dedicated to child and family well-being.   Held at Central Bank Center in Lexington, […]

(WKYT) – The United States Department of Veterans Affairs awarded more than $32.8 million in grants to organizations across Kentucky that help veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless on Monday. The […]

 (WDRB+WAVE/WOIO/WKYT) — Police in northeast Ohio are asking for the public’s assistance to identify a woman known only as “Janet,” who died in a car crash nearly six decades ago. Investigators believe that she may […]

(WKYT) – Thousands of Kentuckians with medical debt will receive letters in the mail in the next week telling them they qualify for a debt relief program, Gov. Andy Beshear announced. Beshear said 130,000 Kentuckians […]

Wildcat sophomore Ann Lemirisho has been named the SEC Women’s Runner of the Week, per the release from the conference office Tuesday afternoon. In the season opener last week at the Tennessee Invitational, Lemirisho crossed […]

 (WKYT) – A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to help support the family of two young sisters who are recovering after a deadly ATV crash. Deloris Kay Huff, 70, was riding an ATV with […]

 (WKYT) – The Garrard County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man who was wanted on outstanding warrants in Texas for aggravated sexual assault of a child. Francisco Hernandez, 47, was arrested at his residence on Kelly […]

(WFIE/Gray News/WKYT ) – Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-month-old boy in Kentucky. Family members said 11-month-old Grayson went missing from the Cleaton community on Saturday. 11-month-old Grayson […]

(WKYT) A proposed expansion of a landfill in Montgomery County has drawn concerns from residents over potential effects on livestock, the environment and public health. Rumpke’s proposed 180-plus acre expansion was not on the agenda […]

(WKYT) – A former Kentucky governor remains in jail as he appeals a 60-day jail sentence. Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was in court Monday for a motion regarding attorneys’ fees in his family court […]

 (WKYT) – Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell made his first public appearance in months to vote on the U.S. Senate Floor. McConnell voted “yes” to move forward the nomination of Matthew R. Byrne, to be the […]