The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky

Lexington City Council members got a briefing on plans for the central Kentucky community’s next regional park. Cardinal Run North Park, with 137 acres, will be developed where New Circle and Versailles Roads intersect.

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 measure

NEW YORK — In 1816, Kentucky-born portraitist William Edward West created a print depicting the battlefield death of British Maj. Gen. Edward Michael Pakenham at the Battle of New Orleans. At the time, the wounds of the 1815 conflict, the last of the War of 1812, were still fresh, and…

There are a number of bills still in limbo as lawmakers break away from Frankfort during the governor’s veto period. One of those is House Bill 338, which allows Kentuckians 70 and older to be exempt from jury duty.

Terry Brooks, the executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, said the General Assembly has passed bills to improve the juvenile justice system.

The Kentucky native recently sat down with the team to talk about his changing role in Boston, what it took to get there, and what he hopes for the future.

Kentucky appears to be on the verge of joining 37 other states with medical cannabis legalization. It’s been a decade-long campaign for proponents.

Republicans introduced bill with little to no notice during the House’s lunch hour when few lawmakers were around

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden kicked off the fiscal 2024 appropriations process last week with a budget request that renewed a proposal to eliminate funding for the construction of a new federal prison in eastern Kentucky.