Education Apr 14 Teacher rebellion tests Republican grip on Kentucky Thousands of educators have been protesting at the state Capitol in recent weeks to oppose changes to their pension system and to ask lawmakers for more school funding.
Education Apr 13 Kentucky legislature overrides governor’s veto, as teachers rallied outside Capitol The bill raises revenue for the state over the next two years to pay for higher classroom spending.
Nation Mar 19 4 people injured after trains collide and derail in Kentucky Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday.
Politics Nov 05 Kentucky House speaker resigns post after texts with staffer Kentucky's Republican House speaker has resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims from one of his staffers last month.
Politics Oct 09 EPA chief says White House to roll back Obama-era clean power plan The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.
Politics Jan 13 Rand Paul asks party leaders to include him in upcoming prime-time debate FRANKFORT, Ky. — Rand Paul has asked Republican Party leaders to include him in Thursday's prime-time presidential debate, using the results of a new poll in Iowa and his unusual coalition of support as leverage.
Politics Oct 17 Kentucky Republicans push Rand Paul to focus on Senate re-election A defiant Rand Paul is brushing off weak fundraising and weaker poll numbers as would-be donors and home state Republicans push him to abandon an uphill presidential bid to focus on his Senate re-election.
Nation Oct 14 DSCC stops running TV ads in Kentucky Senate race The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has stopped running TV ads in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race, a severe blow to Alison Lundergan Grimes in her challenge to Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Politics Oct 10 Kentucky Democrat Grimes won’t reveal if she voted for Obama Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said Friday that Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes is deceiving voters by staying mum on whether she voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.