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Many Kentuckians are wondering if they will be affected by the Silicon Valley banking collapse.

Legislation to legalize sports betting in Kentucky passed in the House and now moves to the Senate.

On Monday, U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide EKY communities with $297,994,000 through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.

The Kentucky House has passed a bill that gives a tax break to the bourbon industry.

In 2020 and 2022, bills legalizing medical marijuana passed the House only to die in the Senate. This session, Senate Bill 47 was filed by Senator Stephen West, R-Paris, and would create a medicinal cannabis program.

Deputies are investigating after someone stole $14,000 worth of donated baseball equipment.

Senate Bill 5 is called the “parental rights bill.”

While covering the cleanup this week, a viewer asked us why KU doesn’t bury all of their lines, saying the storm impact on power lines would be much smaller. We asked KU this same question, and you might be surprised with their answers.

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill targeting drag performances on Friday.

This week marks three years since Kentucky’s first confirmed COVID-19 case. We quickly saw one case turn into tens of thousands. Even though the number of deaths, hospitalizations, and cases have dropped, one Kentucky doctor says we should still be cautious.

The Kentucky House passed a bill to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips on Wednesday.

Kentucky republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters was accused of chasing his juvenile nephew with a truck and harassing him over the phone.

Experts at the University of Kentucky say the spotted lanternfly has been spotted close to the Kentucky border in Ohio and Indiana.

Some of the Kentucky lawmakers on the committee who voted for the bill committee there were against gambling in principle, but want to see it regulated.

Coyote-mating season and the end of hibernation for bears coincide in early-March.

After Friday’s severe winds, several power outages were caused by trees falling onto power lines. As power crews work to restore electricity, could this change tree-cutting policies down the road?

Many Kentuckians have been wondering what’s taking so long to get the power back on and how do power crews prioritize which repairs to make first.

Power crews have been working day and night since Friday’s historic wind event to restore power.

According to dispatch, the semi was loaded with live chickens.

Friday’s severe weather brought thunderstorms and high winds ripping through the Bluegrass, which resulted in downed trees, power outages, property damage, and five fatal incidents.

Gov. Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of the storms.

It was a long and emotional day for LGBTQ advocates who spent the day in Frankfort protesting what they call anti-trans legislation.

Kentucky lawmakers have advanced a bill dealing with COVID-19 vaccine requirements for school children.

Senate Bill 115 originally would have banned drag performances within a thousand feet of places like parks, schools, and even homes. House Bill 470 would ban healthcare providers from doing anything to help kids transition.

Senate Bill 75 comes after the Lexington Parking Authority raised rates and the hours for parking fees to be collected.

A statewide tornado drill is happening Wednesday morning.

Kentucky lawmakers have advanced several bills that deal with the use of technology in both enforcement of and how cars operate.

The move comes just months after current Governor Andy Beshear signed executive orders relating to medical cannabis, one of which allows for the limited use of it by qualified people in the state.

Some Kentuckians are calling on lawmakers to start the process of removing slavery from the state's Constitution.

Kentucky State Police has welcomed its largest cadet class since 2014 to their academy in Frankfort this weekend.