Kentucky Edition

The Kentucky Supreme Court rules the state's school choice program is unconstitutional; and state lawmakers ask for updates following a riot at a youth detention center.

Flu cases continue to spike. Federal lawmakers try to avoid a government shutdown. Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3) gives his final speech from the U.S. House floor. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton discusses the challenges she's ready to tackle in her second term. An acclaimed writer shares his personal comic book collection with the public.

Kentucky's unemployment insurance system will see changes starting in January; Congressman-elect McGarvey outlines his priorities once in Washington; a new poll suggests most Kentuckians aren't letting COVID-19 stop their holiday gatherings this year; new research finds a link between mental and cardiovascular health; a history museum in Kentucky is moving back in a year after two disasters.

How a new federal tool could help curb opioid overdoses in Kentucky; how peer support specialists are working to prevent addiction; U.S. Rep. James Comer discusses some investigations he's planning to pursue as Chair of the House Oversight and Reform committee; a man's mission to preserve the last standing structure of the Choctaw tribe; and how one city is using a trolley to help boost tourism.

Louisville's mayor-elect announces a new interim police chief. Kentucky Edition's Kelsey Starks talks with the outgoing LMPD police chief who says her ousting was political. First responders recount the moments before and after a deadly tornado outbreak ripped through their western Kentucky community one year ago. Kentucky is tied for second in improvements to its six-year college completion rate.

Louisville's outgoing police chief says her ousting was political; the city of Lexington approves funding for 75 more license plate readers; Gov. Beshear says caring is the key to connecting with rural voters in Kentucky; Kentucky's Republican delegations votes against the Defense of Marriage Bill; and communities in Western Kentucky are working to rebuild one year after a deadly tornado outbreak.

The CDC says Kentucky has one of the highest levels of flu activity in the nation. A man impacted by last December's tornado outbreak says a group of strangers gave him and his family a gift he can never repay. Researchers at UK are working on a new jockey-specific concussion test. And marking the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The margin of victory in a tight state congressional race has increased; a portrait of former Supreme Court Justice Janet Stumbo is unveiled in Frankfort; a new program helps renters who lost their home in a tornado have a chance to own a home; a Kentucky school district partners with the YMCA amid a shortage of school bus drivers; and the changes Kentucky Horse Park is asking for from lawmakers.

A large crowd heard a construction update for the largest economic development project in state history. Gov. Beshear officially announces his re-election bid. A bill honoring the wife of Congressman Andy Barr goes to the president's desk. Playwright, poet, and journalist Constance Alexander talks about her latest work. A new generation of doctors learns a nutritional and dietary curriculum.

Four months after deadly floods in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear says clean-up efforts continue. A bill honoring the wife of Congressman Andy Barr is a step closer to becoming law. Why hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians may not get some of their student loan debt forgiven after all. A demonstration related to the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till is taking place in Kentucky.