Kentucky News

When Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty from the front porch of an unemployed Kentucky coal miner, three of every five families in Eastern Kentucky lived in poverty, and children ate chimney soot to ward off hunger.

Kentucky Republicans have some decisions to make and they'll have to make some of them soon.

A female robbery suspect has died after a shootout with two Lexington Police officers at a gas station.

Lexington attorney Gatewood Galbraith has filed a letter of intent with the state saying he intends to run for governor in 2011.

The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities.

Gov. Beshear signs HB3, designed to attract film industry From Commonwealth News Center LEXINGTON, Ky.--Surrounded by the unique beauty of Kentucky's scenic Keeneland Race Course, Gov.

Kentucky state parks will be hosting Fourth of July events this weekend, including fireworks, camping and picnics.

Education leaders from Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico and Massachusetts are the finalists under consideration to become Kentucky's new state education commissioner.

At least four congressional offices in Kentucky have received threatening letters that purported to contain anthrax.

Artist Sandy Kimura is volunteering her talent by painting a mural that covers the Old Governor's Mansion's entrance hall and the wall along the staircase.

Families of special-needs children who live in Kentucky will have new centers available to help maneuvering through the medical system.

A central Kentucky family was killed in an accident on a trip to Florida. Police said Jerome Roberts, 40, Cheryl Collins, 41, MaRhonda Collins, 20 and August Roberts, 11, all of Midway died in a crash on Interstate 75 near Valdosta, Georgia.

The anonymous post appeared online Aug. 13, 2008, under a Richmond Register story, headlined, "You can buy it at the mall, but you can't wear it there." The newspaper story, which made national news, was about a college student who'd been kicked out of a central Kentucky mall because she was told the dress she was wearing - bought there the day ...

The Kentucky Board of Education has named the four finalists for state education commissioner.

Home to two Army bases and thousands of soldiers, Kentucky is looking to entice more troops to become full-time residents by exempting them from the state's income tax.

Organizers of an anti-tax protest scheduled for Independence Day are encouraging participants to travel to the state capital with flags, chairs, a brown bag lunch and bottled water.

Officials say a Lexington man will forfeit his house in an upscale neighborhood after pleading guilty to possessing more than 30,000 images of child pornography.

The American Automobile Association has projected that travel over the Independence Day holiday will drop 1.9 percent this year compared to 2008.

Gov. Steve Beshear has announced grants totaling more than $2 million to expand recycling and reduce solid waste.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety is reminding everyone to "Drive Smart" during the July Fourth holiday period.