The Latest Breaking News from Andy Beshear

Kentucky’s first woman chief justice says she’s never given much thought to gender

Additional evacuations could happen in western Kentucky this week

After days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky, residents are closely monitoring waterways for signs they are cresting or even receding in hopes that widespread cleanup can finally start

Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe

About 45 years have passed since a state last eliminated its income tax on wages and salaries

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of relentless severe storms that in some cases spawned deadly tornadoes

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”

Winds could reach 60 to 70 mph

The surprise move by California’s Democratic governor is either ‘gutsy’ or ‘insane’, but each episode makes headlines

The California governor is seeking to reposition himself for a possible 2028 presidential run. This isn’t the way to do it

President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs has forged a rare bipartisan alliance among Kentucky’s top leaders — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul