Regional & State

Food banks are already feeling the pressure.

ELEVATE Kentucky is a three-session program that seeks to prepare graduates to be catalysts in their organizations and communities. 

‘You pray that you don’t get sick,’ says one grandmother.

Nearly 40% of the 42 million SNAP recipients nationwide are children 17 and younger, according to the USDA. About 20% are seniors.

In Western Kentucky, Quarles said colleges are looking to prepare for new businesses coming to the area.

Meals for Kentucky seniors are geting a "temporary" $9 million reprieve with state funds.

The First Amendment rights of students at Department of Defense schools were being violated by removal of library books about Black history, alleged the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others.

Thousands turned out across Kentucky for a day of peaceful protest. Many wore inflatable animal costumes, carried signs and chanted protests against the Trump administration.

At issue are laws affecting those who will serve on State Fair Board and Executive Branch Ethics Commission.

The move comes despite the absence of congressional action.

Norman’s work, especially “Kinfolks,” depicted Appalachia in ways more alive and vivid than common stereotypical treatments.