Regional & State

Louisville Rep. Attica Scott’s bill would require schools to teach about a list of subjects including the slave trade, the Civil War, Jim Crow laws, residential segregation and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The largest randomized controlled study of masks, led by researchers from Stanford and Yale universities, is the latest that clearly supports the value of wearing surgical masks for reducing infection.

Baptist Health Corbin's workers are "completely overrun, overwhelmed, and overworked," Mayor Suzie Razmus said in a video message to the community.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear quickly line-item-vetoed the bill, and the Republican controlled legislature over-rode the veto about as quickly.

The Beshear administration will have the ability to decide how much and what to spend the funds on.

McConnell, during a visit with the Rotary Club of Paducah, said he’s spoken with leaders of the state general assembly, and believes it’s wise to put the decision of school mask mandates in the hands of school boards and those more directly educating students.

The federal government suspended enhanced unemployment benefits on Sept. 6, and with people losing that extra $300 a week, that could send more looking for work.

Pediatricians from across the Ohio Valley say this new wave of COVID-19 is sickening children with severe symptoms that require hospitalizations, as school districts continue to try to maintain in-person learning without closures.

Republicans, who had long opposed Gov. Andy Beshear's handling of the pandemic, also advanced a bill to ban nursing home lockdowns.

On Friday, there wasn't a single intensive care bed available in Christian County or within its 11-county region. In the majority of other areas, more than 95% of ICU beds were occupied.

Several colleges across western Kentucky have begun rolling out incentives for students and employees who get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Afghan refugees were thoroughly vetted before being allowed to work with U.S. troops, and will undergo a second round of vetting at military camps in Virginia, Wisconsin, and Texas before being resettled in local communities.