Regional & State

The president previously approved expedited disaster assistance for individuals and local governments for the February floods and individual assistance for the April floods and May tornadoes. 

Long-planned Kentucky State Capitol renovations are pushing Frankfort lawmakers into temporary chambers. The renovations are estimated to stretch for three years.

Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to reject some of the proposed foreign aid cuts, arguing they eroded American influence around the world.

Senate leaders are unsure if a special session will be needed before January to address storm damage.

U.S. Senate proposals would shutter some Kentucky hospitals, warns state hospital association chief.

In his new role, Stack will oversee a state agency that employs about 8,000 people and wields a multi-billion dollar budget.

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie called President Donald Trump’s action unconstitutional while Rep. Andy Barr said Trump had acted within his constitutional authority to protect “the safety and security of the American people.”

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kentucky over a regulation that gives “an undocumented alien” in-state tuition if they graduated from a Kentucky high school.

The trail highlights 57 sites — including one in Hopkinsville.

He was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright, 40, a pilot assigned to the division’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.

Military officials said the incident, which occurred at approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday, is under investigation.