Lisa Autry
Reporter/Producer, WKU Public Radio-
Former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis is appealing a ruling that says she must pay damages to same-sex couples who were refused marriage licenses.
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A report released this week suggests amending Kentucky’s Constitution in the November election would come at the expense of public school students and the state's coffers.
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Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors.
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A former Eastern Kentucky coal mine is being revived into a storage facility that creates hydroelectric power. Gov. Andy Beshear joined officials on Thursday from the U.S. Department of Energy to announce the project in Bell County.
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A superintendent from eastern Kentucky will become the state’s next education commissioner. The appointment of Robbie Fletcher was approved on Thursday in a special meeting of the Kentucky Board of Education.
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The Kentucky Board of Education will announce its choice for the state’s next education commissioner on Thursday. Members have scheduled a special meeting to announce the new hire after confirming on Tuesday that contract talks had begun with the preferred candidate.
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Beshear wants state lawmakers to expand the number of conditions that qualify for Kentucky's medicalGov. Andy Beshear is asking the Kentucky legislature to approve a larger list of conditions that would qualify for the state's new medical cannabis project.
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Three new natural gas generating units are online at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant in Muhlenberg County. The units are designed to withstand temperature extremes while also edging the federal utility toward its goal of a carbon-neutral future.
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The Majority Floor Leader of the Kentucky Senate has announced plans to retire from the legislature. Republican Damon Thayer of Georgetown announced on Wednesday that he won't seek re-election after his current term ends in Dec. 2024.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will reprise his role as the lone statewide elected Democrat in Frankfort during his second four-year term in office.