The trial has become an issue among the Kentucky Democrats running to replace U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. More >>
Democrat Morgan McGarvey and Republican Damon Thayer both love the viral videos and saw an opportunity. More >>
Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana believe momentum is building toward passing a bill in the Kentucky House this session. More >>
A bill aimed at ending the required sale of cleaner-burning reformulated gasoline in the Louisville area took a step forward in the state legislature this week. More >>
JCPS is debating the issue, but Ben Wilcox, the state’s new school security marshal, told WDRB News it should not be a question. More >>
The rally, which is scheduled every year during the Kentucky Legislative session, was attended by many Republican lawmakers including Senate and House leadership. More >>
Beshear and several of the state's other constitutional officers gathered Wednesday to draw attention to the fight against hunger. More >>
The lawsuit seeks damages to help the city fight what it calls, "the health crisis of nicotine addiction that has impacted the city." More >>
Kentucky lawmakers took a step toward legalizing sports betting on Wednesday with a unanimous committee vote. Opponents argue it's unconstitutional. More >>
A group of Kentucky lawmakers wants to remove days honoring Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis from the state's official list of public holidays. More >>
According to the bill, they would be required to pass a written test and driving test. More >>
For the first time, a Kentuckian appears to have died from an illness related to vaping. More >>
Gov. Eric Holcomb is expected to reveal what he wants to do with that money next week. More >>
Metro government is hungry for revenue, because the spiraling cost of public pensions is eating the budget. More >>
An independent board representing various industries has been in charge of workplace safety and health regulations since former Gov. Matt Bevin abolished the Occupational Safety and Health Standards board in July 2018. More >>
Thousands attended the rally at the Cincinnati arena. More >>
James, a Democrat representing District 6, won a third term by a unanimous vote Thursday. More >>
Supporters say it will keep residents safe, but critics argue it will lead to fear and racial profiling. More >>
Right now, poll workers often ask for identification at the polls, but it is not required by state law. More >>
Kentucky lawmakers convened Tuesday to begin a 60-day session that will be dominated by work on a new two-year state budget. More >>
Lawmakers return to Frankfort for the 2020 session of the General Assembly. More >>
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Lawmakers return to Frankfort for the 2020 session of the General Assembly. More >>
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Ashli Watts, who recently became the first woman to lead the state's business lobby, rejects the notion that the chamber is too close to the Republican Party. More >>
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Booker will challenge Amy McGrath, who announced her Senate bid in July, for the Democratic nomination to run against Republican Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November's general election. More >>
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he put politics aside when he asked the FBI to investigate former governor, and fellow Republican, Matt Bevin. More >>
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Passport Health Plan says it's reviving its stalled construction project at 18th Street and Broadway in West Louisville amid uncertainty about the future of the Louisville organization as it works to save its 20-year-old Medicaid business in the state. More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is getting involved in an upcoming Supreme Court case on abortion. More >>
"I don’t think there’s any chance that Iran will speak to us again on diplomacy," said U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY. More >>
The Republican from Campbellsville, Kentucky, has been the state's House Majority floor leader since 2009. More >>
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After months of negotiations, the state has now taken over, opening a youth detention facility at its Louisville Day Treatment Center on La Grange Road. More >>
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Former Gov. Matt Bevin's economic development cabinet created a nonprofit and gave it a no-bid contract. Gov. Andy Beshear's administration pulled the plug on the $8.5 million deal last week.  More >>
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman met Monday morning to talk about increasing cooperation to fight elder fraud. More >>
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The Campbellsville Republican became ill on Sunday and hospitalized on Monday. More >>
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Those articles of impeachment are expected to be sent to the Senate for a trial, but that hasn't happened yet. More >>
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill Friday that would raise the age for legally buying tobacco products from 18-21. More >>
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Kentucky's utility regulator on Friday rejected Bernheim Arboretum’s challenge to its approval of a 12-mile natural gas pipeline that Louisville Gas & Electric wants to build through Bullitt County, including land owned by Bernheim. More >>
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The legislation calls 75% of the license and wholesale tax fees made by the recreational sales of marijuana to go toward the Kentucky Employee Retirement System. More >>
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With his hand on a Bible being held by his mother, Cameron was sworn in by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove during a ceremony in the Attorney General's office at the state Capitol. More >>
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The plan for a new VA Hospital in Louisville started back in 2006, but the money to build it has always been the issue. More >>
No fewer than four bills have already been filed to address the crisis. More >>
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Supporters say the odds for bringing sports betting to Kentucky are improving. More >>
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ELIZABETH, Ind. (WDRB) – Like a Black Friday crowd at a big-box store, hundreds of customers streamed into the new, $90 million Caesars Southern Indiana casino on Thursday. More >>
The proclamation was announced by Beshear's office in a news release Sunday evening and comes after the flag was removed from the Capitol ahead of his Dec. 10 inauguration in Frankfort, Kentucky. More >>
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In the executive order, Bevin said he granted the pardon because of "the compelling testimony of Elizabeth Stakelbeck's friends and family, and her stated desire for a fresh start in life." More >>
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It took Charlestown officials roughly five hours to recount the votes from the general election. Neither Hodges nor Hall objected to the recount or the procedure, and the ballots will be turned into court Monday. More >>
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Two Democratic lawmakers want incoming Attorney General Daniel Cameron to appoint a team of special prosecutors. More >>
Bevin freed Schoettle less than 18 months into his sentence because the former governor said the case relied more on testimony than physical evidence. More >>
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The 77-year-old is a six-term Senator first elected in 1984. More >>
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A 2018 story by WDRB News highlighted how the iconic Louisville racetrack wasn't being re-valued for tax purposes despite hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements. Churchill Downs didn't agree with the higher value that followed. More >>
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The governor reiterated that the executive order applied only to non-violent offenders. More >>
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Andy Beshear, 42, becomes governor at a time when Republicans hold super majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, creating built-in challenges to any legislative priorities. More >>
