Regional & State

More than 3.1 million unemployment claims were filed in U.S. for the week ending May 2, while 80,060 claims were filed in Kentucky.

A new travel order still bans anyone with a positive or preemptively positive case of COVID-19 from entering Kentucky, unless ordered for medical treatment.

The governor said the pandemic is "still pretty stable," despite reporting 625 new cases, including 309 from a state prison in Muhlenberg County.

Police said they found numerous firearms and materials to assemble a hand grenade in the man's residence.

The White House is privately projecting a steady rise in coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths over the next several weeks, according to internal documents obtained by New York Times.

Gov. Andy Beshear updated the state's numbers, which included 8 deaths Monday and 163 newly confirmed cases.

The shift to online care is an opportunity for those who are seeking recovery, but are hesitant to attend an in-person meeting.

The 213 deaths reported in the first seven weeks of Kentucky’s pandemic only include people who were tested and confirmed to have coronavirus.

At least 1,892 people in Kentucky have recovered from COVID-19.

Testing is important, the governor stressed, because many people who are asymptomatic do have the virus and can spread it to others.

He called in-person protests "reckless" and said lawmakers who participate should find more responsible way to register their complaints with him.

Some afternoon storms could be severe and produce large hail and damaging winds.