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Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill which would make water fluoridation optional by removing a statewide mandate water systems serving more than 3,000 people be treated with the natural mineral.

As a Super PAC, In This Together can accept contributions of unlimited amounts and received $100,000 from Churchill Downs.

There were more than 14,000 child abuse and neglect cases in Kentucky between late 2024 and 2025, according to new federal data.

This is National Take Your Family to School Week, which aims to highlight the importance of parental engagement in a child's education.

An Environmental Protection Agency finding outlining the harms of greenhouse gas emissions has been revoked by the Trump administration.

The majority of digital currency kiosk scams involve adults over 60, and new Kentucky legislation aims to clamp down on operators with tighter regulations.

In the aftermath of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, a Kentucky pastor joined a contingent of more than 1,200 clergy members who traveled to the city to bear witness to the ICE crackdown.

The shift is in part driven by changes in federal programs.

Nearly 2,000 people in Kentucky were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement between January and October of last year, and the number is expected to increase, according to new data.

Some Kentucky lawmakers have said they will sponsor 2026 legislation to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot and let voters decide if voting rights should be restored to people with certain felony convictions.