Gov. Beshear announces $19.4M to clean drinking water projects, improved sewer systems in NKY
Gov. Andy Beshear announced more than $19.4 million to one county and three water utilities serving Campbell, Kenton and Boone…
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COVID update: Gov. says son Will tested positive for COVID, urges vaccines for kids; 33.06% positivity
Gov. Andy Beshear said that his son, Will, tested positive for COVID-19 and is generally asymptomatic, adding that his son…
House passes $64B budget, leaving $1.14B unspent; does not include Covington’s life sciences funding
Staff report Kentucky’s Republican-led House passed by an 85-to-8 vote its own version of a new two-year $65 billion state…
Governor unveils budget investments to create, attract jobs of future, build on economic momentum
Gov. Andy Beshear outlined his budget plan to make game-changing investments that will help the Commonwealth become a national leader…
Beshear reports highest-ever daily COVID cases, positivity at 23.67%; hospital admissions increasing
Gov. Beshear updated Kentuckians on the winter storms moving across the Commonwealth and urged Kentuckians to avoid travel due to…
Governor declares state of emergency following heavy snowfall across state; National Guard activated
Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency following heavy snowfall that started Thursday and continued through the afternoon…
State reports highest number of new COVID cases and highest positivity rate ever
Kentucky had its highest number of new COVID-19 cases and the highest positivity rate ever recorded, Gov. Andy Beshear said…
Kentucky hits record 20.72% positivity on COVID cases; St. Elizabeth postpones elective surgeries
Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky’s positivity rate hit 20.72%, the highest rate ever, and St. Elizabeth confirmed that it is…
Governor declares State of Emergency as powerful weather system moves across state
Gov. Andy Beshear declared a State of Emergency Saturday due to a powerful severe weather system generating heavy rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail…
Gov. Beshear reports another death from the tornado, now 77; discusses toy fund, relief fund and more
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday there has been another confirmed death due to the outbreak…
Governor Beshear signs full pardons for five people who have led ‘law-abiding’ lives since convictions
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Christmas came a little early this week to five people, who were granted full and…
Beshear provides comprehensive rundown on state’s tornado disaster response; confirms 76 deaths
Gov. Andy Beshear said the most accurate number of lives lost stands at 76. The Governor has said multiple times…
Samaritan’s Feet joins Governor, Coach Calipari and some WIldcats to give away shoes to tornado victims
Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman were joined Sunday by special guests as they handed out shoes to…
Tornado death toll is 78, no longer any missing persons; Team KY has donations totaling over $19m
Governor Beshear provided updates Saturday on the response to last weekend’s deadly storms that devastated areas in Western Kentucky. He…
Behear announces tornado death toll reached 77, highest ever; gives blood in Capitol Rotunda
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday morning that the death toll in Kentucky from last weekend’s tornadoes and severe weather has…
Tornado response update: 122 Kyians unaccounted for; 74 confirmed dead; clean up and rescue continue
Gov. Andy Beshear, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Michael Dossett, director of the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management, updated the…
Largest tornado in state history touches down, stays down 227 mi., wreaking devastation, killing hundreds
At more than 200 miles long, a deadly quad-state storm hit Kentucky Friday night was the longest tornado track on…
Beshear says state has broken record for creation of new jobs in a single year, over 17,000 to date
Gov. Andy Beshear said this week that Kentucky has now broken its record for the creation of new jobs in…
Beshear lauds progress on Pfizer booster shot for teens, signs executive order on nurse shortage
Governor Andy Beshear reported at his press conference Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a request from…
‘We are in the middle of another COVID-19 escalation,’ Beshear warns; urges vaccines, caution
Gov. Andy Beshear said as COVID-19 cases rise in Kentucky, across the United States, and in many countries throughout the…
Beshear on 2021: Great year for development, with more to come; ‘let’s get Brent Spence Bridge built’
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today It was an outstanding year for economic development in Kentucky and Gov. Andy Beshear says…
Beshear allocates more funding to the Bluegrass State Skills Corp. for industry-specific training
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that more funding is being allocated by the Bluegrass State Skills Corp. for Kentucky’s workforce…