Parts of Kentucky and Indiana are headed for a dark day, but they couldn’t be more excited. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross portions of both states in a rare celestial event. Millions of visitors will flock to the path of totality to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk.

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.

A total solar eclipse will pass over 13 states, including parts of western Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Illinois, in just one month.

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a 2,000 mile stretch from Texas to Maine. Western Kentucky University will play an important in documenting this rare, celestial event.

State lawmakers could soon remove a mandate that requires the chemical fluoride to be added to Kentucky’s water supply — despite warnings from dental professionals.

Kentucky’s state mineral, coal, is a rock and its state rock, Kentucky Agate, is a mineral. A bill that would swap the two to be geologically correct advanced out of a House committee Thursday.

A bill recently introduced in the Kentucky House aims to correct what one lawmaker calls an embarrassing mislabeling of the Commonwealth’s state rock and mineral.

In just three months, a total solar eclipse will darken the skies over much of the United States, including parts western Kentucky, southern Illinois and southern Indiana.

The Tennessee Department of Military has requested about $5 million during a budget hearing with Gov. Bill Lee last week to develop “flood preparedness tools.”

The Perseid meteor shower will hit its peak this weekend, with the most meteors visible in the hour just before dawn on Sunday morning.