Severe weather swept across Missouri and Kentucky overnight Friday, leaving a wake of destruction and fatalities, officials said.

Flooding is Kentucky's most frequent and costly natural disaster. Yet, only about 1% of the state's property owners have flood insurance. As Kentuckians begin cleaning up and rebuilding from April's deadly floods, many of them say the cost of flood insurance is out of reach as experts say major flood events are becoming more common.

Leadership with the western Kentucky police department wanted to create a new space to host in-service trainings, yearly courses that officers are required to take. The Madisonville Police Regional Training Complex, completed in 2024, houses a variety of law enforcement training spaces for the Madisonville Police Department and the Department of Criminal Justice Training.

Nearly a month after severe storms battered and flooded several West and Middle Tennessee towns, local officials and nonprofits are still helping residents pick up the pieces while awaiting the Trump administration’s decision on federal aid.

President Donald Trump has approved part of Governor Andy Beshear's request for a major disaster declaration from the April flooding that hit much of Kentucky.

April's severe weather left 50% of McLean County under water. The small farming town in western Kentucky saw the Green River rise to levels not seen in decades.

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would add another, harsher penalty for people who make threats of mass violence at school.

Months after Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed public funds to support nonpublic schools, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear applied the same logic in a line-item veto.

Graves County Emergency Management activated the DARCI platform on Sunday, which lets residents who have been affected by severe weather in recent days share their disaster-related needs with relief organizations in the county.