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PADUCAH — Baptist Health Paducah was ranked the No. 8 hospital in Kentucky on Newsweek's "America's Best-in-State Hospitals 2027" list. The ranking recognizes 800 hospitals nationwide and is designed to provide patients with information to help them make informed healthcare decisions close to home. Hospitals are evaluated based on...
Adults covered by Medicaid expansion in Montana, Colorado, Kentucky and Ohio will have to renew their coverage every six months starting in 2027, instead of once a year. In Montana, some people’s next renewal is also being moved up. A case whose last renewal was completed in August 2026 would come due in February 2027 […]
Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Rocky Adkins visited Harlan County on Tuesday. Adkins spoke to a group of supporters at Camp Blanton, bringing a strong message of opportunity and possibility for Eastern […]
There was a miracle this election day in Texas. And a blip in Kentucky. After years wondering the political woods, Texas Democrats emerged with a vengeance on Nov. 3, electing a U.S senator, state constitutional officers from the governor on down and assuming control of the state House, thus providing hope to Democrats in similar states that have operated for years under Republican control.
Tanner Hesterberg flipped the 95th District House seat red last week, and no Democrats will now represent Eastern Kentucky in the state legislature.
Seventeen census tracts across eight Northern Kentucky cities have been approved for Opportunity Zone 2.0 designation, giving communities another tool to attract private investment, put underused properties back to work, and support local economic development.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A study by High Rise Financial ranks Kentucky ninth for the largest increase in homelessness. The study comes as the region saw record gas prices earlier this year, along with rising costs at the grocery store. Two central Kentucky shelters described what they are seeing. Clark...
Mercer County artist Fred Nez-Keams is one of six recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Awards, which are awarded to individuals and organizations for their contributions to the arts. Nez-Keams earned the 2026 Folk Heritage Award, as announced by Gov. Andy Beshear and state leaders, for his contributions to traditional cultural expression and to preserving and sharing artistic heritage.
Public health professors at Austin Peay State University are keeping a close eye on measles numbers both in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Housing, Medicaid and workforce development are top issues for Kentucky’s Republican legislative leaders heading into the 2027 session. Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne joined a conversation Wednesday led by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. Both are Republicans; their party currently holds the majority in both the House and the Senate.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2026) — Veterans and surviving spouses seeking to purchase or repair homes in rural Kentucky will now receive priority consideration under two federal housing assistance programs, following a policy change announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA Rural Development initiative gives eligible veterans...
The national cemetery joined forces with the Central Kentucky Veterans Committee for the ceremony, commemorating the service of more than 16 million men and women in the US military.
Kentucky ranks 7th among America's most overweight states, with the nation's second-highest rate of Type 2 diabetes, according to WalletHub.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - There’s a growing concern about the number of measles cases in Kentucky. Yesterday, we learned about one confirmed case in Henderson County, and this is on top of the over 200 cases across Kentucky. Now it’s a waiting game to see if the numbers continue...
As lawmakers prepare for the next legislative session, some are drawing on their military experience to help Kentucky veterans and their families.
A history professor shared the stories of largely unknown Kentuckians who made big impacts at the Kentucky Museum in celebration of Veterans Day. “You know we can study all the big famous people we want, but it’s all the other people behind the scenes that make it work,” David Serafini, a history professor at WKU, said.
Affordability topped the list of voter concerns in this month’s midterms, and energy costs are among the hardest to ignore. Many of us lump gas prices and utility bills together, and both feed the sense of being squeezed by several years of inflation.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2026) — The Kentucky Community and Technical College System provided workforce training to nearly 2,700 businesses and more than 21,000 students statewide during the past year, strengthening efforts to meet Kentucky’s growing demand for skilled workers. KCTCS reported 65,392 workforce-related enrollments in industries including...
This comes as two other Kentucky elections this year were also decided by chance after candidates tied.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 12, 2026) — Kentucky’s General Fund revenues continued their strong growth in October, climbing 10.5% from a year earlier as a sharp increase in business tax collections helped push state receipts more than $123 million above last year’s levels. However, the state’s Road Fund continued to struggle, with collections declining for both the month and the fiscal year.
