Kentucky Edition

A measles outbreak hits five Kentucky counties and health officials say it’s likely to spread, lawmakers hear from county clerks about a new statewide mapping system they say has some people confused about where to vote, a Kentucky school district is restricting the amount of instructional screen time for students, and what a new poll is revealing about support for data centers in the state.

Police make an arrest in weekend mass shooting in Lexington, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer joins Governor Andy Beshear and other Kentucky Democrats at the party’s Forward Together Dinner, a Covington man is sentenced to federal prison for threatening Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, and a new center focused on career pathways opens its doors to more than 1,000 Warren County students.

A member of the Trump administration visits the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington to talk upgrades and improvements, Louisville Metro Council votes to block new data centers in the city, state lawmakers debate whether Medicaid fraud is as bad as some critics say, the Food is Medicine movement continues to gain momentum in Kentucky, and Harrison County’s newest tool to fight drug overdoses.

Electric shock gloves made by Kentucky company could end up in the hands of ICE, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner discusses data centers and land use, a new program that’s giving more Kentuckians a better shot at buying their first home, and why one doctor says the Trump Administration’s order on childhood vaccines is unlikely to have an impact.

Severe storms cause widespread damage and cause some Kentucky school districts to delay the first day of school, Louisville holds its final public meeting on proposed data center regulations, Senator Rand Paul gives his timeline for Senator Mitch McConnell’s return to Congress, and cyclospora cases has more people turning to Kentucky farmers markets for their produce.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul voices support for delaying a proposed federal hemp ban as Congress considers a short-term government funding bill, Congressman Andy Barr discusses housing affordability during a visit to Bowling Green, a Louisville institution is about to get a facelift, and a data center developer says its planned northeastern Kentucky operation could be twice as big as previously planned.

Louisville's mayor calls for the federal government to restore SNAP benefits to their previous levels, the U.S. Senate makes a move that could have an impact on Kentucky’s $330 million hemp industry, a major drop in blood donations leaves one of the state’s biggest blood suppliers unable to fill all of its hospital orders, and a new documentary looks back on the crash of Comair Flight 5191.

State lawmakers get first look at technology that could cut down on injuries to inmates and officers, Kentucky State University leaders discuss a new law changing the school to a polytechnic institution and the challenges it’s presenting, and a new monitoring network that is tracking conditions that can trigger landslides in eastern Kentucky.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell’s office says he’s back home after being discharged from a rehabilitation center, Governor Andy Beshear signs an executive order involving data centers, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is decertifying an organ procurement organization serving Kentucky, and a judge rules on Kentucky's Medicaid work requirements.

Education leaders share findings from a new report showing Kentucky schools are recovering from Covid-19 learning loss, lawmakers discuss whether delivery robots can  operate on Kentucky sidewalks and roadways, Louisville sees a drop in homicide rates, the number of reported Cyclosporiasis cases jumps to more than 600 in Kentucky, and the new tool that's helping forecasters keep Kentuckians safe.