Kentucky Edition

On this day of giving thanks, we are bringing you stories of those who are giving back and making their community, and Kentucky, a better place.

Jefferson County's bus problems are now getting national attention, will the Republican-led House and Senate pass a bill adding exemptions for rape and incest to Kentucky's near-total abortion ban, and a statewide food drive with help from KSP.

Recounting Rosalynn Carter's trip to Eastern Kentucky, lawmakers question if Kentucky's energy grid can meet winter demands, why the state is encouraging Kentuckians to avoid going to county clerk offices in early January, and taking you inside the Kentucky Performing Arts.

New scholarships are coming for UK’s Rural Physician Leadership Program to address the doctor shortage in small towns and rural parts of Kentucky, the Kentucky Hospital Association has formed partnerships to combat the critical workforce challenges they are facing, and federal prosecutors haven’t decided whether they will retry Brett Hankison for his role in the Breonna Taylor case.

The 2023 Kids Count Date Book is out, which analyzes the wellbeing of Kentucky kids, there’s a hung jury in the Brett Hankison case, the crews fighting the eastern Kentucky wildfires are getting more outside assistance, the U.S. Senate approved the proposed spending plan, and Louisville’s Metro Council passed an “anti-displacement” ordinance to fight Gentrification.

A national Democratic group will spend millions to help Kentucky Democrats running for the General Assembly in 2024, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell responds to threats and violence happening within the U.S. Capitol, Hal Rogers files to run again for the U.S. House, Bullitt County is the future home of 500 new jobs, and Kentuckians react to loan payments starting back up after 3 years.

A veteran member of the State Senate says he won't run again, Republican leaders say they're open to discussing exceptions to the state's abortion ban, a jury starts deliberations in the case against Brett Hankison, and where KY stands when it comes to kindergartners opting out from school vaccination requirements.

Kentucky's wildfire crisis takes a deadly turn, five soldiers based at Fort Campbell die in a helicopter crash, why Kentucky veterans may not always be getting the care they deserve, how you can help Kentucky beat Tennessee, and a push to end "source of income" discrimination in Lexington.

A show devoted to our military veterans.

More than 60 wildfires are burning in southeastern Kentucky, Gov. Beshear is asked about future political aspirations after winning a second term, Congressman McGarvy launches his reelection bid, how the USDA is trying to correct decades of loan discrimination, & new guidelines for lung cancer screening.

A recap of Tuesday's election results.

It's Election Day. We catch up with the candiates for governor on their last day of campaigning and recap what all 14 candidates for statewide office had to say on the campaign trail, a state of emergency declared in Harlan County as several wildfires burn in the area, Franklin County middle school students start the Kind Line to spread positivity.

The candidates make a final pitch to voters ahead of Election Day, the challenges facing Kentucky's courts, bus driver woes continue in the state's largest school district, books removed from school libraries in one district are returned, and helping families have food on the table for Thanksgivng.

What a new poll says about Kentucky's governor's race, we catch up with the candidates on the campaign trail, a look at the down ballot races, the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean talks about her commitment to a Kentucky city, and a reminder to "fall back" this Sunday.

Early voting gets underway in Kentucky, a local rapper tags along with a gubernatorial candidate's campaign, a political media consultant discusses how campaign ads are planned and tracked, a Kentucky man is sentenced for his role in the riots on Jan. 6, and universities explain how they'd like to spend state funds.

KDE releases the 2023 school report card, we hear from voters in what could be a key county in the governor's race, a Kentucky law could go before the U.S. Supreme Court, and a collapse and old coal plant kills one and traps another.

Candidates crisscross the state in the final week of the campaign, a new report breaks down how the campaigns are being funded, how one group is working to mobilize voters, why Kentucky's two U.S. senators are at odds, and we take you to an annual witch festival.

Gubernatorial candidates launch a bus tour in the final days of the campaign, survivors of a mass shooting in Louisville are planning to sue a gun maker, the federal trial begins for a former officer involved in the Breonna Taylor shooting, and rain can't stop one Halloween tradition.

BlueOval and Ford say they'll delay the opening of their second plant in KY, a KY Appeals Court says personal cell phones can be subject to open records requests, the state supreme court strikes down a new law, and two educators receive the "oscars of teaching."

The UAW reaches a tentative deal with Ford, a Lexington paper endorses a Democrat and a Republican, new housing developments are announced in Eastern Kentucky, National Guard soldiers return from a recent mission, and an invasive species now calls Kentucky home.

The gubernatorial candidates meet for their final debate, the U.S. finally has a Speaker of the House, Kentucky journalism loses a legend and pioneer, how a shortage of doctors and nurses is impacting small regions of the state, and how students are gaining a better understanding of where their food comes from.

A recap of KET's conversation with the gubernatorial candidates, how to become an active bystander, how a crime tracing lab is making a difference in Appalachia, bidding is underway for a historic KY property, and a program that's making a difference for patients with breast cancer.

Candidates for governor meet for a third debate, a symposium focused on gun violence, the state's highest court hears a case about ballistics analysis, how one county is keeping recidivism down, a UAW strike expansion, and a check of how sports wagering in Kentucky is going.

Cameron receives some support on the campaign trail, Sen. Paul discusses aid for Israel and Ukraine, two new polls looking at the governor's race, how the state is progressing to close abandoned wells, and celebrating a Louisville landmark.

What KY UAW members are thinking after more than a week on the picket line, the candidates for governor address the strike, one school districts removes more than 100 books and another calls off school following protests, and major renovations coming to Keeneland.