State health officials have confirmed an ongoing measles outbreak in Kentucky – the largest in the commonwealth in 35 years. The majority of those cases are stemming from western Kentucky. A local doctor shares about the highly contagious disease and how people can protect themselves during this outbreak.

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Mine safety advocates are calling on the Trump administration to do more to protect coal miners amid increasing rates of black lung disease reported among working miners in central Appalachia.

Three months after Murray State broke ground on its new veterinary sciences building, the University faces a lawsuit for alleged unfair practices in its bidding process.

The Kentucky Supreme Court denied Attorney General Russell Coleman’s latest legal effort to get a case challenging the state’s execution protocols thrown out of court.

As severe storms moved through western Kentucky late Wednesday night, some residents felt a rumble that was more than thunder.

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.

President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline.

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

Most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes near burn zones in Spokane, despite concerns about lingering toxins.

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.

Burnham, who was in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day, said defense firm MBDA will release details on U.K.-made parts for the SCALP missile to Ukraine to help the country assemble the weapons.