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August 17, 2026

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[ August 17, 2026 ] Gas Leak Reported at Local Nursing Home Local News
[ August 17, 2026 ] Two Teens Arrested on Homicide Charges Local News
[ August 17, 2026 ] Somerset man accused of abusing a minor, KSP says Local News
[ August 17, 2026 ] 2-vehicle crash sends multiple people to hospital in Pulaski County Local News
[ August 17, 2026 ] KSP: 38-year-old Clinton County man facing multiple domestic violence charges Local News

Clocks spring forward Sunday, and that lost hour may be more dangerous than you think

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Clocks spring forward this Sunday, and a Kentucky neurologist and state trooper are warning of the risks that come with losing an hour of sleep. Daylight saving time began as an energy-saving idea […]

Kentucky amendment would strip state funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – Kentucky state lawmakers are considering a change to how Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is funded. The program provides children free, age-appropriate books each month from birth to age 5. Resolution and amendment at […]

Kentucky bill would raise sports betting age, ban prop bets on college athletes

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) -A bill introduced in the Kentucky House Wednesday would raise the legal sports betting age from 18 to 21 and ban proposition bets on Kentucky student athletes. House Bill 904 includes several provisions affecting […]

KSP investigating motorcycle accident involving cow

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WBKO) – Kentucky State Police are working on an accident on Scottsville Road at the intersection with W G Talley Road. The accident involves a motorcycle and cow. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says the […]

Beshear warns taxpayers of mailing, refund changes ahead of filing date

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WAVE) – Kentuckians are being urged to file their 2025 income tax returns early and electronically as new mailing and refund rules take effect ahead of the April 15, 2026, tax deadline. Gov. Andy Beshear […]

Gov. Beshear joins over 20 states in lawsuit to block latest Trump administration tariffs

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

. (WKYT) – Gov. Andy Beshear joined 23 other state leaders in a lawsuit aiming to stop the Trump administration’s recently proposed global tariffs. Filed Thursday, March 5, the lawsuit follows the Trump administration’s attempt […]

Man dies in eastern Ky. propane truck crash

March 6, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WSAZ/WKYT) – Additional details were released about a deadly crash that claimed a man’s life Thursday afternoon on state Route 201 in rural Johnson County, Kentucky State Police said. Investigators said the crash involved a […]

Bill would give custody protections to domestic violence victims

March 5, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WAVE) – There is a little more than a month before the end of Kentucky’s legislative session, but the state house wasted no time in passing a bill that will protect domestic violence survivors when […]

Senate bill would expand Kentucky’s electric rate oversight board

March 5, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WKYT) – A Kentucky Senate bill that would change the makeup of the agency overseeing electric rate decisions advanced in committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 8, sponsored by Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, would expand the Public […]

Settlement reached in Danville arrest of dementia patient, city promises reform

March 5, 2026 Kisha Jones

(FOX 56) — More than a year after an elderly man with dementia’s forcible arrest at Walmart, his attorney said they’ll finally see change. Police bodycam video shows 66-year-old John Hardwick pleading for help after a […]

Kentucky Senate passes bill to eliminate remaining child marriage exception

March 5, 2026 Kisha Jones

(ABC36 NEWS NOW) – The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill aimed at closing what lawmakers say is the final loophole allowing child marriage in the state. State Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, sponsored Senate […]

Ky. House Education Committee approves legislation to reform teacher-student communication restrictions

March 5, 2026 Kisha Jones

(WAVE/WKYT) – A new law was implemented in 2025 that restricted communication between Kentucky teachers and students outside the classroom, in an effort to protect children, but a new piece of legislation in Frankfort is […]

Clocks spring forward Sunday, and that lost hour may be more dangerous than you think

Kentucky amendment would strip state funding for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Kentucky bill would raise sports betting age, ban prop bets on college athletes

KSP investigating motorcycle accident involving cow

Beshear warns taxpayers of mailing, refund changes ahead of filing date

Gov. Beshear joins over 20 states in lawsuit to block latest Trump administration tariffs

Man dies in eastern Ky. propane truck crash

Bill would give custody protections to domestic violence victims

Senate bill would expand Kentucky’s electric rate oversight board

Settlement reached in Danville arrest of dementia patient, city promises reform

Kentucky Senate passes bill to eliminate remaining child marriage exception

Ky. House Education Committee approves legislation to reform teacher-student communication restrictions

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