More than 17,000 AT&T workers in southeastern states, including roughly 600 to 700 workers in Kentucky, entered their fourth week of striking over what they say are unfair labor practices.

The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission has voted unanimously to further its investigation into Louisville Rep. Daniel Grossberg.

A bill passed by the Kentucky General Assembly this year placed the referendum on the ballot, in which voters will be asked whether the state constitution should be amended to “provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools,” meaning public K-12 schools.

The coal-rich state wants to land the first new U.S. smelter in 45 years. But the deal won’t happen unless Kentucky can furnish lots of clean energy.

A case of measles has been confirmed in a student at Western Kentucky University. The unvaccinated student is a Tennessee resident and recently traveled abroad where it’s believed they were exposed to the virus.

Somerset Mayor Alan Keck is pressing the state to once again require prior authorization for recovery services in an effort to prevent Medicaid fraud and abuse. The practice was suspended during the pandemic and has never returned.

Nationally recognized science fiction and fantasy writer Christopher Rowe imagines science fiction futures in rural areas like Adair County, where he grew up.

The suspected gunman shot into at least 12 vehicles on Interstate-75. Five people confirmed wounded. They have been listed as in stable condition and no fatalities are expected.

About 179,800 Kentucky residents are immigrants, according to the American Immigration Council. More than 75,000 of them are eligible to vote in the commonwealth.

Rent prices in the Commonwealth are becoming less affordable.A new report from the National Low-Income Housing Coalition says Kentucky ranks 38th nationally in affordable housing.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is telling prosecutors that hundreds of new “risk free” games resembling casino slots are illegal under state law.

Louisville-based spirits maker Brown-Forman suspended its DEI policies last month after online pressure from a right-wing personality. It joins companies like Lowe’s, Tractor Supply and Harley Davidson in ending their DEI initiatives.