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February 27, 2024

Horse racing oversight board reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks it regulates

A report released Tuesday by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority shows 1.23 racing-related horse fatalities per 1,000 starts at tracks under its jurisdiction.

February 27, 2024

Kentucky Senate votes for nuclear energy development as coal industry declines

Sen. Danny Carroll says Kentucky should embrace a cross-section of energy sources. The Kentucky Senate voted in favor of his bill to attract nuclear energy projects to the state.

February 27, 2024

Last minute Kentucky bill would add exceptions to state abortion ban

A bill aimed at easing Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest has been introduced in the GOP-dominated House.

February 26, 2024

Kentucky college student strangled wrestler in dorm room, charged with murder: police

Charles Escalera, 21, was charged with murder in the death of Josiah Kilman, 18, at Campbellsville University on Saturday. Police said the student had been strangled to death.

February 24, 2024

Kentucky college student dead after being found unresponsive in dorm room

A college student at Campbellsville University in Kentucky was pronounced dead Saturday after being found unresponsive in his dorm room, the university said.

February 23, 2024

Kentucky bill would foster cutting-edge research collaboration between universities

The Kentucky Senate's Bill 1 this session will be a measure meant to catalyze research collaboration between the state's universities in an effort to raise Kentucky's research profile.

February 23, 2024

Kentucky House votes to change child labor laws, food stamp recipient requirements

The Kentucky House approved bills that would add requirements to be met before receiving food stamps and remove the cap on the number of hours older teens can work on school nights.

February 21, 2024

Kentucky Republican says early childhood education is the answer to workforce, childcare crises

KY state Sen. Danny Carroll wants to bolster early childhood education in the state to free up parents to work as federal pandemic aid pandemic dries up.

February 21, 2024

Louisville police enter negotiations with Justice Department after report on racial discrimination

The Department of Justice and the city of Louisville, Kentucky, have entered negotiations after a federal report revealed a pattern of racial discrimination by the city's police.

February 21, 2024

Southern Baptists shun church with female pastor, two others for defying sex abuse policy

The Southern Baptist Convention has expelled four congregations: one for having a female senior minister, two for sexual abuse, and a fourth for not financially participating.