Sarah Ladd

A design from student Ryker Asher, of Bush Elementary in Laurel County, was selected from 3,500 votes cast at the Kentucky State Fair.

Kentucky writer, farmer and conservationist Wendell Berry, whose work championed agrarian life, environmental stewardship and resistance to modern industrial culture, has died at age 92.

Health officials urge Kentuckians to talk to their health care provider about getting the the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

A bipartisan Kentucky bill aimed at curbing addictive social media features for children passed the House unanimously but died in the Senate after Meta ramped up lobbying against it.

Gov. Andy Beshear says he will redirect $30 million from unused projects to restore some of the cuts to foster care and family assistance programs announced last week.

The bill's passage ends a seven-year advocacy journey for a Frankfort teenager who has been pushing to honor rescue pets in this way since he was six years old.

Kentucky lawmakers wrapped up a frenetic late-night session Wednesday by passing the state’s two-year budget, advancing dozens of bills and sending a slate of high-profile measures to Gov. Andy Beshear while leaving some contentious proposals unresolved.

Kentucky requires water utilities serving more than 3,000 customers to add low levels of fluoride to drinking water.

The measure now heads to the House.

About 90% of Kentuckians live within five miles of a community pharmacy while the state faces a shortage of primary care physicians.

GOP leaders give mixed signals on whether to cut individual income tax.

As lawmakers head into the 2026 legislative session, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell says his top priorities include retaining state agriculture employees, expanding school nutrition efforts and advancing “food as medicine” initiatives — while also weighing the uncertain impact of recent federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. In an end-of-year interview, Shell also reflects on his work with foster youth and confirms he plans to seek reelection.