flood relief

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.

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.

A bill passed the House on Tuesday to create a new state emergency fund to aid Kentuckians who suffered in the recent severe storms and flooding in February.

Flooding touched nearly every part of the 250-person town, left 25 homes significantly damaged

Three drone pilots for a Hopkinsville-based company became a lifeline for people stranded in remote areas of North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.

A massive relief and cleanup effort is ongoing in East Tennessee following Hurricane Helene, and is now being bolstered by 500 soldiers and 15 helicopter crews from the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell.

As climate change increases the risk of flooding in eastern Kentucky, the state is building high ground communities to help residents, but one small mountain town has their own vision for high ground homes.

The state is planning to create seven new neighborhoods, most on top of old mining sites in eastern Kentucky. But can they make the homes affordable and attractive enough to draw locals in to settle them?