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It's been nearly a year since six people — including three students — were killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. While the Tennessee legislature hasn’t passed major gun reform, it did approve millions in state funds for security, including dedicated funds for private schools.
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Kentucky state and local agencies are encouraging residents, tourists and truck drivers to prepare for heavy traffic on the day of the upcoming total solar eclipse.
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Officials with Kentucky’s Office of Homeland Security told lawmakers about a plan to overhaul the state’s aging, analog 911 emergency communications system this week.
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National Weather Service forecasters at the Paducah office are warning about the potential for high wind speeds and heavy rainfall in the region tomorrow Friday.
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McCracken County’s Fiscal Court authorized Monday a contract binding them and the city of Paducah to jointly upgrade an out of date 911 radio system infrastructure to be shared by the two local governments.
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Deadly tornadoes tore through Middle Tennessee on Saturday, causing damage and power outages for thousands. As of 7:15 p.m., six people were confirmed dead. There were three deaths in Clarksville and three in the Madison area of Nashville. There were also dozens of injuries across the region.
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Several communities in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky are reporting varying levels of damage from severe weather and possible tornado activity on Saturday.
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With national syphilis case counts on the rise, Kentucky’s top health official hopes the state can combat climbing rates of the disease in adults and newborns with more testing and education efforts.
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A lawsuit has been filed in Eastern Kentucky District Court by law firm Morgan & Morgan against railroad company CSX, following last week’s train derailment in Rockcastle County.
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MOUNT VERNON, Ky. (AP) — A train derailed and spilled a chemical in a remote part of eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate amid concerns about air quality.
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The national infant mortality rate has risen in the last year, but Kentucky’s rate is on the decline.
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Two people died on Wednesday after a plane crashed near Everett-Stewart Regional Airport in northwest Tennessee. Both of the people who died were on the plane.