‘He was the best girl dad and husband’: Mobile man reported missing in Kentucky found dead

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A Mobile man has been found dead after he went missing in Kentucky. According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Robert Daryl Dennis of Mobile was found floating in the Tennessee River Wednesday night in Paducah, Ky …

Companies break ground for Kentucky marijuana, Beshear anticipates summer or early fall availability

(LEX 18) — Kentucky's medical marijuana program is moving forward with licensed companies breaking ground this month, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. The governor says the state is on track to have medical marijuana products available for patients by …

Kentucky Blood Center adds frozen breast milk drop-off location in Frankfort

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Kentucky Blood Center is expanding it's partnership with The Milk Bank by adding a seventh drop-off location for frozen breast milk, the center announced. According to the center's website, beginning on Thursday, the …

Kentucky State Police investigating disappearance of Corbin 16-year-old

CORBIN, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police is actively investigating the disappearance of a 16-year-old out of Corbin, who reportedly went missing on Wednesday around 10 p.m. KSP detailed that the missing teenager, identified as Layla C. Wells, was last …

Kinetic by Windstream Completes Bullitt County, Kentucky Fiber Build

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — April 16, 2025— (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kinetic, alongside Bullitt County government officials, announced the completion of a multimillion-dollar high-speed fiber internet project, bringing fiber connectivity to 6,300 homes and businesses …

Kentucky auditor announces investigation of the state’s medical cannabis program

Award-winning poet, essayist and educator Kathleen Driskell named next Kentucky Poet Laureate

Award-winning Kentucky writer Kathleen Driskell will be the state’s next poet laureate. The Louisville poet, essayist and educator’s appointment was announced during a press conference Thursday by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who called her “a guiding voice …

'A long and meaningful tradition': Kathleen Driskell set to become Kentucky's next poet laureate

Though the official induction won't happen for a few days, it was a passing of the torch moment in the Capitol Rotunda. The state's outgoing poet laureate, author Silas House, reflected on what his tenure in the top literary post has meant to him …

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services says state LIHEAP funding hasn’t been affected by federal cuts

Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services says a program that helps low-income households pay their energy bills isn’t currently affected by federal cuts. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cut all federal staff to the Low Income Home …

Get the Facts: Kentucky, Indiana counties partner with ICE to detain illegal immigrants

The Trump administration's mass deportation agenda has U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, partnering with Kentucky and southern Indiana counties.WLKY went to the agency's website to Get the Facts and found contracts for their " …