Bruce Schreiner

Democratic governors on Saturday picked Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as chair-elect of the Democratic Governors Association for 2026. It sets up Beshear to play a lead role in candidate recruitment, messaging and fundraising for 2026, when governorships are up for grabs in 36 states.

Attorney General Russell Coleman accused OptumRx of playing a central role in what he calls the reckless promotion, dispensing and oversupply of opioids. Kentucky was at the center of the addiction crisis with some of the nation’s highest overdose death rates.

A new Kentucky law allows alcohol confiscated from closed criminal investigations by the state’s alcoholic beverage control agency to be auctioned. Online bidding on one sale with some tough to find bourbons opens Wednesday and closes at midnight on Dec. 11.

Kentucky’s auditor asked a court on Monday to resolve a dispute over access to a database that tracks the state’s handling of abuse and neglect cases involving its most vulnerable citizens.

A man accused of shooting at Louisville’s current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the attack.

Kentucky's Republican auditor is embroiled in a dispute with Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's administration over access to a database that tracks the state's efforts to assist its most vulnerable citizens.

Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that's far from over, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.

A Barnsley man’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a tornado in Kentucky. A twister flattened his home on the same site over the Memorial Day weekend.

Kentucky Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who worked to expand early voting in the Bluegrass State and has spoken out against election denialism in his own party, has been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.

Kentucky's next juvenile justice commissioner vowed Thursday to focus on efforts to reduce youth detention rates as he prepares to take the helm of an agency that has been plagued by problems.