Source: KY Justice & Public Safety Cabinet

Governor Andy Beshear announced $2.1 million in federal grant funding for 14 law enforcement agencies and one nonprofit to combat drug trafficking and improve public safety across Kentucky.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear appointed his former senior adviser, Rocky Adkins, to the Kentucky State Fair Board, which is embroiled in controversy after the governor gained control of the board following a recent Kentucky Supreme Court opinion.  Adkins, who left Beshear’s administration earlier this month amid speculation that he will run for governor in…

Renee Shaw, a notable Kentucky journalist who has worked at KET for 29 years, will retire from the state’s public television network at the end of July.  Shaw, the director of Public Affairs and moderator at KET, hosts Kentucky Edition weekly and Kentucky Tonight, the network’s public policy discussion series. Ahead of elections, she…

Residents are discussing LexLive parking delays, cyclospora outbreak testing options, and local entertainment choices. A state health outbreak and persistent municipal service issues also prompt residents to seek solutions and accountability.

Coach Will Stein and three Kentucky football players will attend the SEC Football Kickoff Media Days on Monday in Tampa, representing the Wildcats among all 16 conference programs.

U.S. host cities for the 2026 World Cup are leveraging the tournament as an opportunity for citizen diplomacy to improve America’s international image through direct cultural exchanges with visiting fans.

In 1996, the Cigarette Papers was published, revealing how Kentucky’s Tobacco and Health Research Institute at the University of Kentucky presented itself as an independent arm of a publicly funded university, but in fact it was run by tobacco manufacturers and their highly paid lawyers. Although the purported goals of the institute were to…

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision makes it easier for political parties to put their stamp on the most important campaigns, just as the struggle heats up for control of Congress in the midterm elections.  Simply put, the ruling “gives the parties more money to spend,” said David Kolker, senior counsel at the nonpartisan…

An effort by the Mercer County city of Burgin to annex land into its city limits for a potential data center has embroiled the small community in a contentious debate over the impacts of such a project, something that’s also raising strong concerns from local leaders of the county seat. People packed inside the…