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The judges also noted Beshear's arguments that Kentucky is "particularly vulnerable" to the pandemic because the state “leads the nation in children living with relatives other than their parents — including grandparents and great-grandparents, who are especially vulnerable to the disease."

Many businesses are counting on Christmas sales to offset some of their losses from the coronavirus pandemic.

The classics include Charlie Brown, Rudolph, the Grinch and one Grandma struck by a reindeer.

The governor argued that his order applied equally to public and private schools, but U.S. District Judge Greg Van Tatenhove said the Sixth Circuit court has said regulation of religious activities must follow "the least restrictive way."

Donna Williams, a minister who started a weekly dinner church last year, has an ambitious plan to feed nearly three times the number her group usually serves every Thursday at the Aaron McNeil House.

While county health officials have enforcement authority, a Marshall County official also said the county lacks the manpower to conduct robust field operations in support of the order.

The governor warns almost daily that a main reason Kentuckians need to stop spreading the novel coronavirus and bring case numbers down is to keep the state's health care system from being overwhelmed – and there are already signs that that is beginning to happen.

On most days, the public’s knowledge of COVID-19 patients in the Hopkinsville hospital is limited to the number who are being treated, but Wallace's son wanted to share more so his story might help people understand how dangerous the virus can be.

The opening comes just in time for the virtual Turkey Trot. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, it will be run, or walked, independently rather than as a large group event on Thanksgiving morning.

Gov. Andy Beshear says some restaurants using tents to provide outdoor, in-person dining services may be trying to skirt around his executive order.

WKMS's Sounds Good program will celebrate the holiday season with four specials starting Wednesday, November 25th. From turkeys to music to saving the planet, these special presentations from American Public Media, PRX, and the BBC will air through Friday afternoon.

Testing will resume the Monday after Thanksgiving.