Interracial dating was perceived as harmful to a player’s image when Rex Chapman played at Kentucky.

The coronavirus currently devastating the United States and the world has drawn back the curtains on many of our most intractable problems: inadequate health care tied to lost jobs, low wages,...

Linda Blackford: Andy Beshear has twice beaten prominent and well-financed Republicans endorsed by Donald Trump. Now, Kentucky’s governor is being openly discussed as a potential VP candidate...

Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, the wife of U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, died unexpectedly in the family’s home Tuesday, according to Barr’s office. She was 39.

A large group of respondents are still undecided ahead of the November election, poll data show. Here’s what else they learned from voters.

Linda Blackford: Andy Beshear has twice beaten prominent and well-financed Republicans endorsed by Donald Trump. Now, Kentucky’s governor is being openly discussed as a potential VP candidate...

Letters to the Editor: Don’t open the Pandora’s Box of Amendment 2, which would divert public school funding to private schools.

Polls and predictions released this week show that Gov. Andy Beshear is the most popular Democratic governor in the nation and that Kentucky leans toward re-electing him.

A large group of respondents are still undecided ahead of the November election, poll data show. Here’s what else they learned from voters.

“I think Daniel Cameron makes a grave mistake by underestimating Black women,” said one Louisville activist. “The only thing I am committed to — the only thing — is to make sure that Daniel Cameron...

While Beshear’s opponent Daniel Cameron has the backing of political celebrities like former President Donald Trump, Harlow is the first pop culture celebrity to stump for either candidate.

Education, abortion & more: what another four years of Andy Beshear means for Kentuckians

“To everyone who helps make public policy, I would simply ask you to do something, because doing nothing, which is what we’ve been doing, is not working,” Dr. Jason Smith said in a Tuesday morning...

The eyes of America are on Kentucky’s race for the U.S. Senate because many rightly feel that next to the presidential election, it’s the most important contest in the country, with the future health...

OpEd: Cameron has a plan to attack learning loss. He’ll take responsibility and work with the legislature to fix foster care and juvenile justice. He’ll continue to push our income tax to zero.

In ruby red Kentucky, a popular Democratic incumbent secures a second term over the GOP attorney general who earned praise from former President Trump.

Kentucky’s governor is among a list of six being vetted for a spot on the Harris ticket. Others include Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Transport...

Transylvania University will open its practice gym to house up to 50 men who typically stay at the Hope Center, Lexington’s largest homeless shelter for men.

“I think Daniel Cameron makes a grave mistake by underestimating Black women,” said one Louisville activist. “The only thing I am committed to — the only thing — is to make sure that Daniel Cameron...

The late UK offensive line coach’s story of inspiration wins out over the athletic feats of Rhyne Howard, Anthony Davis and Walker Buehler.

Trial could bring up to $1.5 million to Sen. Rand Paul

Linda Blackford: Glass said he’s just ‘doing the right thing’ in speaking out against anti-LGBTQ efforts by the Kentucky Legislature. Why aren’t more business and education leaders in KY doing the...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear boasts a 60% approval rating and the highest net approval of any Democratic governor in a red state. He faces off against Republican Daniel Cameron on Election Day.

Fans of traditional Cincinnati-style chili can rejoice: Lexington is getting a new chili chain.

“I’m against charter schools. They are wrong for our commonwealth. They take taxpayer dollars away from the already underfunded public schools,” Gov. Andy Beshear said.

A large group of respondents are still undecided ahead of the November election, poll data show. Here’s what else they learned from voters.

Washington posted a double-double for Kentucky. But Jared Harper and Bryce Brown posed too much double trouble for the Cats to handle.

OpEd: During COVID, Andy Beshear was a public leader effectively dealing with the deadliest health crisis in a century based on the best science available.

The singer was scheduled to perform Sunday in Lexington.

Longtime Kentucky political journalist and observer Al Cross: “Presidential campaigns start in Iowa, more than anywhere else.”

Did you see a guy in a Revolutionary War-era get-up downtown today?

“To everyone who helps make public policy, I would simply ask you to do something, because doing nothing, which is what we’ve been doing, is not working,” Dr. Jason Smith said in a Tuesday morning...

“Team Kentucky strives to be an employer of choice in all 120 counties.”

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has racked up more appearances at Democratic National Committee fundraisers than any other White House principal besides his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Mitch McConnell’s pants are ablaze again this campaign season. Ads pop up on computers, social media and televisions describing Amy McGrath as a dangerous, rabid liberal pouncing on innocent suburbs...

Paul Prather: What if we who hold what we believe to be Christian views quit trying to push our agenda on others—and instead tried to live our own lives like Jesus, full of acceptance, mercy and...

Fayette board members said they will follow new Kentucky Department of Education guidance that allows districts to choose to teach students in 6th grade and above about sexual orientation and gender...

OpEd: Cameron has a plan to attack learning loss. He’ll take responsibility and work with the legislature to fix foster care and juvenile justice. He’ll continue to push our income tax to zero.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear boasts a 60% approval rating and the highest net approval of any Democratic governor in a red state. He faces off against Republican Daniel Cameron on Election Day.

“Listening to Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear, and suddenly I feel I want to move to Kentucky,” one social media user said.

Letters to the Editor: The future of President Biden should be in a long-term care facility, not in the White House.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously to pass the CROWN Act, which would ban race-based hair discrimination in employment and housing.

It would be hard to find a race with a more stark comparison between candidates than Kentucky’s 6th District race for the U.S House of Representatives: The Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Garland...

A new study out of the University of Kentucky backs up Kentucky’s stay at home policy with dramatic numbers, estimating that without “Healthy at Home,” Kentucky would have had 10 times more COVID-19...

Lee Kiefer defeated fellow American Lauren Scruggs in the women’s individual foil fencing finals at the Paris Olympics

Linda Blackford: If the GOP really wanted to protect children, it would try to move the needle on Kentucky’s abysmal child poverty rate.

“Cameron has done everything he can to obstruct access to abortion so we will do everything we can to make sure that (he) is not elected,” Kentucky state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance...

“Either polling has changed his core values, or he’ll say anything to win the race,” Gov. Andy Beshear said of GOP challenger Daniel Cameron’s recent flip-flop on abortion exceptions.

A judge found that funding charter schools in Kentucky violated the state constitution’s requirement for “an efficient system of common schools.”

Black Lives Matter protests moved outside the state’s urban centers to rural Kentucky this weekend.

Despite predictions of chaos, Kentucky had a high turnout primary election in June. It was far from perfect – especially in Lexington – but more than a million voters cast ballots, the highest rate...

Letters to the Editor: “There is simply not enough blood in Kentucky to satisfy the thirst of Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft.”

OpEd: Daniel Cameron wants to treat the pandemic as a political issue when in reality it was a medical emergency.

Linda Blackford: The Williams Institute issues an apology for its data mistake in naming Kentucky the state with the highest percetage of LGBTQ adults.

A young Lexington man who was widely known for his positivity, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit is being remembered by many after his death over the weekend in a Cave Run Lake kayaking accident.

“It’s about making sure that this commonwealth can be the best and brightest version of itself,” GOP nominee for Kentucky governor Daniel Cameron tells his supporters on the campaign trail.

I’m a Kentuckian contributing to Oxford’s COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. The data is clear: we should be thanking Governor Beshear, not limiting his decision-making power.

“There are lines that shouldn’t be crossed, even in the midst of a tough political campaign, and using your opponent’s young daughter in an attack ad is one such line,” Beshear campaign manager Eric...

New elementary school named for slain Lexington firefighter Brenda Cowan

OpEd: The robber barons who stripped the state of its natural resources are protected by complicit lawmakers who prostitute themselves for monetary donations to insure their re-elections while...

OpEd: If you’ve ever wondered what you might have done during the rise of fascism in Germany, the question is about to be answered.

While you often hear me sounding the alarm over our country’s national deficit, that’s not the only debt in need of serious attention. In the last decade, U.S. student loan debt has skyrocketed to...

Kentucky’s 2022 Teacher of the Year said he is leaving the K-12 classroom in part because of discrimination. Willie Carver Jr. has been a public school teacher for 17 years.

“I’m opposed to any school choice amendment and any voucher program – anything that would take dollars from our public schools and send them to unaccountable private schools,” Beshear said Tuesday.

Linda Blackford: LexCity Church has shut down after pastor arrested for sex with minor. When will we get real about church abuse?

Linda Blackford: Lexington has waged a two-year vendetta against Black Lives Matter protesters, while people who actually rioted and destroyed property after UK football’s win over Florida go free.

Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House composed the poem for the second inauguration of Gov. Andy Beshear on Dec. 12, 2023.

“(Voters) didn’t say, ‘How about the income tax rate.’ They said, ‘I think he has a good heart. I appreciate how he talks about his faith.’”

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear boasts a 60% approval rating and the highest net approval of any Democratic governor in a red state. He faces off against Republican Daniel Cameron on Election Day.

Musicians with Eastern Kentucky ties, including Sturgill Simpson and Tyler Childers, have risen up to given a helping hand to those in need.

“The people who are making pronouns and transgender issues and woke issues a priority in our education are politicians. They are not the things that are in our schools,” Kentucky Education Commissi...

Terry Wilson won 17 games as the Wildcats’ starting quarterback, second only to Andre Woodson.

A 97-year-old World War II veteran from Missouri took a knee Sunday morning in support of NFL football players’ protests, and his grandson’s photo of it took Twitter by storm.

Four years ago, this editorial board called gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin, “fundamentally unsuited to govern, both by temperament and experience.”

Kim Davis case: The judge said the plaintiffs “suffered actual injury in the form of emotional distress.”

Unranked squad finished second in its conference but now is on the cusp of a national championship.