Gov. Andy Beshear joined 25 states and Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security.
Ten children in southeastern Kentucky have been diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) since 2024, according to state health officials.
Residents continued their push to save North Middletown Elementary from a potential closure, gathering Thursday evening to discuss the school’s importance to the community.
Police said officers responded to the 100 block of Madison River Road at 6 p.m., where they found that a single car had hit the back wall of a home garage.
The Boyle County Fire Department responded to the call at 10:37 a.m. just off U.S. 68 in Perryville and arrived to find the structure engulfed in flames.
The Diocese of Lexington said that the school discovered that third-party donors had made partial tuition payments for five newly enrolled students scheduled to attend the upcoming school year.
Gov. Andy Beshear is asking the federal government to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for the devastating flooding some parts of Kentucky experienced in June.
A school resource officer with Fayette County Public Schools is walking to all 29 of the district’s elementary schools to raise money for back-to-school essentials for students in need.
By WKYT News Staff, Darnell Crenshaw and Madison Porter
Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Wednesday his administration will use $255 million in state surplus funds to close a Medicaid funding gap and reverse a 4% cut that was set to take effect Aug. 1.