Kentucky Edition

A look at the history of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday, meet a civil rights activist from Kentucky who marched with Dr. King, and learn about a statewide food drive honoring Dr. King's legacy of community service.

A bill to address driver's licensing accelerates through the state Senate chambers. Kentucky’s first medical cannabis processor opens. The Champ gets a stamp.

A bill looks to pay high school students to become teachers, education advocates call on lawmakers to prioritize funding public schools, JCPS announces a major budget reduction plan, and federal funding for recovery programs is restored.

Boeing says it warned about part failure at center of UPS crash in Louisville, bills cracking down on distracting driving and addressing driver's license renewels clear a committee, and an interview with congressional candidate State Rep. Ryan Dotson.

Debating the merits of universal pre-K in Kentucky, a lawmaker files a bill to return driver's license renewals to county officials, lawmakers discuss bills to help with the state's housing shortage, and the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case about transgender athletes.

The number of candidates vying to replace Kentucky's retiring U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell grows to 19, Louisville Public Media journalist Joe Sonka talks about why so many Republicans will be unchallenged this election year and how a new state law that went into effect January 1st aims to lower the number of colorectal cancer deaths in Kentucky.

A local abortion case fires up both sides of the debate in Frankfort, highlights from Kentucky Chamber Day, why Kentucky's Attorney General is suing a chatbot company, another possible measles exposure case in the state, and a look inside Central Kentucky's first medical marijuana dispensary.

A Bowling Green group is growing healthy food for their neighbors, but other lessons are taking root. It comes with a meaningful reminder about growing potential and community, making these gardeners the cream of the crop.

Governor Beshear delivers his 2026 State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address, a look at some of the early bills filed in the Kentucky General Assembly, Cameron makes his entry into the U.S. Senate race official, and details on the state's first digital ID platform.

The 2026 Kentucky General Assembly kicks off in a new and temporary building, Senate Democrats in Frankfort lay out their priorities for the new session, meet Kentucky's newest state senator, a warning about a measles outbreak in Northern Kentucky, and a rise in the number of whooping cough cases.