August 19, 2026

August 19, 2026

U.S. Senator Rand Paul says he thinks we will see Mitch McConnell back on the Senate floor soon, state lawmakers demand action to save rural healthcare in Kentucky, President Trump nominates a federal judge for Eastern Kentucky, a University of Kentucky diplomacy expert discusses where the U.S. stands as the war with Iran nears the six-month mark.

August 18, 2026

A measles outbreak hits five Kentucky counties and health officials say it’s likely to spread, lawmakers hear from county clerks about a new statewide mapping system they say has some people confused about where to vote, a Kentucky school district is restricting the amount of instructional screen time for students, and what a new poll is revealing about support for data centers in the state.

August 17, 2026

Police make an arrest in weekend mass shooting in Lexington, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins Governor Andy Beshear and other Kentucky Democrats at the party’s Forward Together Dinner, a Covington man is sentenced to federal prison for threatening Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, and a new center focused on career pathways opens its doors to more than 1,000 Warren County students.

August 14, 2026

A member of the Trump administration visits the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington to talk upgrades and improvements, Louisville Metro Council votes to block new data centers in the city, state lawmakers debate whether Medicaid fraud is as bad as some critics say, the Food is Medicine movement continues to gain momentum in Kentucky, and Harrison County’s newest tool to fight drug overdoses.

August 13, 2026

Electric shock gloves made by Kentucky company could end up in the hands of ICE, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner discusses data centers and land use, a new program that’s giving more Kentuckians a better shot at buying their first home, and why one doctor says the Trump Administration’s order on childhood vaccines is unlikely to have an impact.