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Gov. Beshear Signs Historic Legislation Legalizing Medical Cannabis
Legislation will provide relief to Kentuckians with severe medical conditions and ensure medical cannabis is dispensed safely FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 31, 2023) - As part of his effort to reduce Kentucki...
Erin Mar 31, 2023
Donald Trump indicted; expected to surrender early next week
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to hi...
Erin Mar 31, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC
Sports betting bill wins final OK from Kentucky lawmakers
FRANKFORT,, Ky. (AP) - A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky won final legislative approval Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the Senate after days of uncertainty over whether backers coul...
Erin Mar 31, 2023
Gun injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC study shows
NEW YORK (AP) - For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries - a fact that public health experts say is crucial to understanding the full impact...
Erin Mar 31, 2023
Lawmakers pass bill to protect domestic violence victims
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday gave final passage to a bill to expand an address confidentiality program intended to protect domestic violence victims from their abusers. The mea...
Erin Mar 31, 2023
Nine killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters conducting a nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, Army officials said Thur...
Erin Mar 30, 2023
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Kentucky motorists are advised to buckle up, put the phone down FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2023) - In honor of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, Kentucky is driving home a life-savi...
Erin Mar 30, 2023
State releases county unemployment data for February 2023
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 30, 2023) - Unemployment rates rose in 105 counties between February 2022 and February 2023, fell in 10, and stayed the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Center fo...
Erin Mar 30, 2023
Department of Medicaid Services announces planned maintenance outage for EVV system
The Department for Medicaid Services (DMS) is notifying 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver providers of a planned outage for maintenance on the Netsmart Mobile Caregiver+ Electron...
Erin Mar 30, 2023
GOP lawmakers override veto of transgender bill in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Kentucky on Wednesday swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill regulating some of the most personal aspects of life for transgender young peop...
Erin Mar 29, 2023 State Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson.