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Actor Jim Carrey warned Senator Mitch McConnell that his “senatorial infestation” will end in November, hours before he sailed through the Republican primary in his home state of Kentucky.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence is calling on Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron to bring charges against the police officers responsible for the death of emergency room technician Breonna Taylor, an unarmed black woman who was killed during a botched police raid back in March.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The wife of a U.S. Congressman from Kentucky died unexpectedly in the family’s home Tuesday night at the age of 39, news outlets reported.

Workers removing a statue of Confederate Civil War leader Jefferson Davis found two surprises hidden inside its base.

Under extreme national pressure, Louisville Police finally released the incident report for the raid which killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, but it offers virtually no new information.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Monday that his administration will work to end health care problems within the black community, aiming to provide coverage to “100 percent” of the state’s African American population.

Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad was fired Monday after two LMPD officers could not produce body camera footage of a shooting that killed David McAtee, a local businessman.

At least seven people were shot Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky, during protests against police.

The entire University of Kentucky cheerleading coaching staff was fired by the university last week over their failure to prevent an extreme hazing tradition that involved nudity and sexually-explicit chanting. Now, 850 alumni have called on university officials to reverse their decision.

The University of Kentucky has fired its entire cheerleading coaching staff after cheerleaders were found to have engaged in extreme hazing rituals that involved alcohol, nudity, and the chanting of a sexually-explicit song. An investigation found that coaches were often present during hazing events, and one even filmed a video of the naked cheerleaders. The UK cheerleading team has won 24 of the last 35 national cheerleading titles.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said during a hearing on Tuesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci is not the “end all” authority on the coronavirus response.

Two federal courts blocked Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on “any in-person religious service” during the Chinese coronavirus crisis.

A 14-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, is stepping up to the plate to support health care workers on the frontlines by giving them a little something to snack on.

A Kentucky woman was caught on cell phone video wearing a mask with a hole cut it in because she claimed it made it “easier to breathe.”

The University of Kentucky announced on Friday that it plans to reopen the campus for the upcoming fall semester. University President Eli Capilouto said that he and his staff are working to “reinvent” a new “normal” that allows students to safely return to campus in the fall.

A Kentucky toddler reciting the contents of Psalm 23 has gone viral, according to a Facebook video of the encounter.

An anonymous donor paid the grocery bills at all four Kroger stores in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday morning.

Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York had spent decades “bailing out” other states without getting anything in return, as he pleaded for more federal government relief to state and local governments during the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal bailouts for states under the auspices of coronavirus relief legislation are “covering up for the killing of our economy that’s been done by the governors,” said Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), offering his remarks in an interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak.

Kentucky Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would have required abortionists to provide life-saving medical care to a baby who survived a botched abortion.

“How ugly a thought,” Cuomo said. “Just think of what he’s saying.”

The Republican-led Kentucky House and Senate voted Wednesday to give Attorney General Daniel Cameron power over the state’s abortion clinics.

Protesters interrupted Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s coronavirus briefing on Wednesday, pleading for the governor to “open up Kentucky.”

Protesters gathered outside of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) press briefing on Wednesday, shouting, “We want to work.”

Officials in Kentucky will document the license plate numbers of individuals attending mass gatherings over Easter weekend and turn the information over to health officials, who will require the individuals to self-quarantine for 14 days, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced Friday.

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) reportedly said on Thursday that he has fantasized about holding up coronavirus disinfectant from Kentuckians to make Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pass more Democrat measures.

A student at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, claims that he was put in “solitary confinement” after he was accused of “unwanted kissing” by a peer. The student claims that he was forced to live in a small, confined, room immediately after he was accused of the misconduct.

A sex offender pardoned months ago by former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) has been arrested on a federal charge of producing child sex abuse material.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) has vetoed legislation that would mandate state voters to show a photo ID before they vote in the 2020 presidential election, and every election after.

Kentucky law enforcement is investigating alleged fake coronavirus testing sites in the Louisville area where customers are being charged up to $250 to get tested. City officials are asking residents to stay away from the so-called testing sites, and Kentucky Public

Versailles, KY, student Ashley Lawrence has channeled quarantine time into making specialized masks for the deaf and hard of hearing.

The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the Iowa governor’s order to halt abortions to preserve medical equipment during the coronavirus crisis.

A Kentucky resident has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus after attending a “coronavirus party,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced on Tuesday.

The price for gasoline dropped to 99 cents a gallon at the Spur 7 BP station in London, Kentucky, on Wednesday.

Kentucky is postponing its May 19 primary election to June 23 due to growing concerns of the Chinese coronavirus, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on Monday.

A public high school in Kentucky covered up a Bible verse in its locker room after a “concerned area resident” filed a complaint.