Regional & State

About a third of rural residents are reluctant get to vaccinated, while about a quarter of metropolitan residents are.

The governor proposed paying for the new spending by using more than $600 million in one-time funds, largely from federal CARES Act money.

They described continued challenges with access to technology and basic resources for families, but also some unexpected silver linings.

The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would allow businesses and schools to reopen during COVID as long as they follow federal guidelines.

The Fifth District congressman said his stance was the result of hundreds of calls from constituents questioning the election results.

In a statement, Comer condemned the acts of pro-Trump extremists who breached the Capitol on Wednesday.

A recent fast spread of the coronavirus raises fear that the U.S. has developed a more contagious strain.

The Republican-led Kentucky legislature is moving quickly with bills to alter the governor’s emergency powers, restrict abortions and allow businesses to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic.

The requirement comes after several instances of lawmakers not wearing masks during interim committee hearings last year.

Beshear said reducing his emergency powers while the virus is surging and hospitals are filling up, and the state is deploying vaccines, "would not only be a shame, it would be a tragedy."

The bill would expand the current statute to include protections for all dogs and cats, not just domestic pets as previously legislated.

Legislators need to pass a one-year budget amid uncertainties about how much money the state will bring in, and they must respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Republican leaders say they want to strip Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of his power to respond to the pandemic.