Doctors say a spike in RSV cases is putting a strain on the hospital system; today is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the midterm elections; Sen. Paul and his challenger Charles Booker are holding campaign events around the state in the lead up to election day; and why a picture of a coal miner at UK's Blue-White game in Pikeville is getting so much attention.

A new report shows math and reading scores for fourth and eighth-graders declined in most states during the pandemic, including Kentucky; Sec. Eric Friedlander discusses the administration's plan of expanding Medicaid; a new, nationwide project aimed at healing the political divide gets its start in Kentucky; and the Halloween spirit is alive on the campus of Transylvania University.

Kentucky's COVID-19 positivity inches up again; two GOP candidates for governor react to new COVID vaccine information from the CDC; a Kentucky police department says a new pilot program to reduce crime is working; and a school superintendent is named the top superintendent in the country.

Beshear is expanding the Medicaid program to provide more people with access to vision, hearing, and dental care; Republican leaders blast Beshear for not helping reduce gas prices; a family urges lawmakers to toughen penalties for college campus hazing; Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John Minton delivers his final State of the Judiciary address; and more.

Kentucky's Secretary of State explains why it's proving tough to be a county clerk; a group is encouraging Kentucky lawmakers to make it easier for driverless delivery vehicles to operate in the Commonwealth; and Greg Fischer looks back at his 12 years as Louisville's mayor.

New statewide test scores show COVID-19's impact on the classroom; and Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger Charles Booker hold dueling campaign events just two weeks from election day.

Gov. Beshears signs the Domestic Violence Awareness proclamation; groups working to fight the opioid epidemic can now apply for money from the state; students at the Central High School premedical magnet program are getting an up-close look at a career in medicine; and a look at several events that happened This Week In Kentucky History.

Governor Andy Beshear wants a state review of how many Kentuckians have been convicted of marijuana possession; and only one of Kentucky's 120 counties remains in the "high" COVID category.

Legislators discuss Kentucky's worsening drought situation; the death toll from July floods in Eastern Kentucky increases; Kentucky's Supreme Court hears arguments in a case about legislative immunity; a Kentucky police department is seeing success with a Narcan vending machine; and after 10 years and $22 million, a project in Lexington is officially complete.

The Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments about HB 563; both candidates in Kentucky's U.S. senate race are talking about veterans' issues in new ads; a former Louisville Metro Police Department officer blamed for starting an incident that ended in a Louisville restaurant owner's death pleads guilty, and a look at Asbury University's work to train police horses.