Regional & State

As a candidate in 2015, Bevin initially said he would abolish the expansion, then said he would request a waiver of federal Medicaid rules so beneficiaries would have "skin in the game" through premiums, co-payments, deductibles or health savings accounts. After he was elected, he added "community engagement" requirements including work, but those have been blocked in federal court.

The Kentucky Sports Radio host says he hasn't decided if he'll get in the 2020 Senate race.

The governor touted Kentucky's low unemployment rate and investments made by businesses.

The session would deal with massive increases in pension costs to regional universities, health departments and others.

Christian Richard Martin is charged in the November 2015 deaths of Calvin Phillips, Pamela Phillips and Edward Dansereau.

Rural Americans are asked to contribute ideas dealing with community challenges and business challenges.

Officials hope to develop informative, downloadable apps that would allow visitors to take self-guided tours.

Stagnating wages, growing utility bills, and rising housing costs have caused more residents in rural coal country to look to solar power.

Proponents of raising the legal age to buy tobacco to 21 say McConnell's bill doesn't go far enough but add it could be the opening bid to change.

Gov. Matt Bevin and his Democratic challengers, Attorney General Andy Beshear, will share the stage Aug. 3 at Fancy Farm.

There's a vast difference between what urban residents and some news media believe is happening in rural communities and what actual is happening in those communities.

Homeless rural people are more likely to be unsheltered, or sleeping outside or in tents, and camps of unsheltered people face serious health threats.