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Kentucky’s Attica Scott challenges US House budget chairman

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FRANKFORT, Ky — State Rep. Attica Scott, one of two Black women in Kentucky's legislature, announced Wednesday that she'll try to unseat longtime Democratic...

Bruce Springsteen’s daughter makes Olympic equestrian team

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The daughter of rock icon Bruce Springsteen and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa has been selected as one of four riders on the...

Rural Kentucky health officials press on, one shot at a time

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TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. — John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old...

Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants, saying they are...

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance signals US Senate campaign

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The venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” appears poised to join the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat being vacated...

Charles Booker launches another Senate bid in Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Democrat Charles Booker launched another campaign for the U.S. Senate on Thursday, reprising his “hood to the holler” theme in hopes...

Firing upheld for officer who sought Breonna Taylor warrant

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky police detective who sought the no-knock search warrant that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has had...

US judge apologizes for ‘partisan’ comments on Trump pardons

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A federal judge in Iowa admitted wrongdoing and publicly apologized for comments ridiculing former President Donald Trump for issuing a...

Biden taking bipartisan infrastructure deal on the road

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on...

Mural depicting Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, others defaced

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A mural in Kentucky that depicts Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other Black people recently killed by law enforcement has been...