State News

 (WFIE/WKYT) – Tents and belongings for several people have been removed from the property they were staying on in Owensboro. It was known as “Tent City,” an encampment on a wooded property near English Park […]

(WAVE) – Kentucky’s General Assembly began the 2026 regular legislative session in new temporary chambers on January 6. From there on out it was business as usual. Building a budget On the top of the […]

 (WKYT) – Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bill 43 into law Friday, giving deputy coroners extra time to complete required training to help long-term retention. But another bill many coroners had their eyes on — […]

(WKYT) – Kentucky State Police say an investigation is underway after human remains were found in Madison County. According to troopers, human skeletal remains were found in a wooded area off Moran Summit Road in […]

 (WKYT) – More than 100 bills are on Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk, but one child welfare bill is personal for a Garrard County woman. Caroline Boyd says she was misled into signing adoption papers decades […]

(WAVE/WKYT) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would lower the minimum age for concealed carry. House Bill 312 proposed changing the age requirement to obtain a concealed carry license from 21 to 18. Gov. […]

  (LEX 18) — Kentucky saw a surge in voter registration ahead of the May 19 primary election, with 9,839 new voters added to the rolls. Secretary of State Michael Adams announced the increase is […]

 (LEX 18) — Kentucky state lawmakers want to place a privately funded statue of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Capitol rotunda, but Gov. Andy Beshear has hinted that he will veto the legislation. Under […]

(WKYT) – A budget and numerous related bills are now on Gov. Beshear’s desk for review. Beshear could either sign or veto those bills, or line-item veto parts of the spending plan. Despite criticism over […]