Those on board the helicopters didn’t issue calls for help before the crash and weather conditions were favorable in the area when the accident occurred.

It’s easy to override a governor’s veto in Kentucky – it only takes a majority vote in each legislative chamber. And Republican lawmakers once again flexed their control of the statehouse, where they hold 80% of seats in both the House and the Senate, overriding vetoes with little trouble as Democrats voiced opposition.

Senate Bill 150 bans gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids in Kentucky and restricts which bathrooms those students can use in public schools.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has allowed a bill criticized as a “book-banning” measure to become law without his signature.

A Paducah native whose life was shaped by mass incarceration is working to amplify the voices of formerly incarcerated Kentuckians through civic participation and community organizing.

Kentucky Senate Bill 150 would require doctors to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy for trans patients under 18 years old. Three doctors say that could endanger the kids’ mental health.

Republican State Senator Steve West has accused Gov. Andy Beshear of playing politics by vetoing a bill that would end his expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits.

A Kentucky-based non-profit that rehabilitates migratory birds says a bald eagle shot recently in Barren County represents an unfortunate, yet growing trend.The Army Corps of Engineers captured an injured bald eagle at Barren River Lake last week.

Legislation affecting classrooms across the state has been a focal point during the 2023 General Assembly.

Fentanyl is now the leading cause of overdose deaths in Kentucky. The state Office of Drug Control Policy says fentanyl was involved in over 70% of the 2,250 overdose deaths in Kentucky in 2021.

Opponents of the legislation say calls for “parents’ rights” and to “protect children” reveal a modern American belief in childhood ignorance.

The Kentucky Legislature’s GOP supermajorities can nix Beshear’s veto. If that happens, the ACLU of Kentucky indicated it will probably sue to try to block the bill.