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If passed, the law would allow courts and shelters to sue owners of animals seized in cruelty cases to pay for care until cases are resolved.

Hospitals in other states are offering up to four times Kentucky's hourly wage for nurses. 

While evidence is growing that contracting SARS-CoV-2 is generally as effective as vaccination at stimulating an immune response, the extent of immunity is unknown — especially against newer variants of COVID.

The legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary discussed the proposal during a meeting on Thursday as lawmakers consider what to take up in the next legislative session, which begins in January.

Juvenile Justice Commissioner Vicki Reed, who was appointed to the position in August, said the department is working to correct the issues, but defended staff using holds to defend themselves or control kids.

A policy brief released Monday suggested that students who refuse to be vaccinated and who don’t qualify for an exception may be disenrolled from their nursing program or be unable to graduate because they cannot fulfill the clinical requirements.

Hesitant people typically don't get vaccinated for just one of the reasons, though, but a combination of several.

Despite Christian County being eliminated from consideration for a 500,000-square-foot meat processing plant, we're sharing your answers to our questions to help inform future discussions about proposed local developments.

The Kentucky Department of Education has been holding roundtables to discuss mental health issues in recent weeks, with students also reporting heightened depression and anxiety.

Organizers decided there was no reason to hold the meeting after American Foods Group dropped Christian County as a possible site for a beef processing plant.

John McGee, who lives in Texas, was a student government president in college.

Settling on one definition for rural, or "nonmetropolitan," is notoriously difficult — different agencies use different criteria and it's a challenge to keep everything straight. This article lays out the most common definitions, who uses each, and why.