Kentucky State Fair

Once again, Joe and Kelly Craft partnered with Central Bank to beat out the competition with a $10 million donation to win the Kentucky Farm Bureau championship ham auction.

Ahead of this year’s World Championship Horse Show at the Kentucky State Fair, a horse died by electrocution in its stall. Two years prior, event organizers were warned they needed to fix electrical issues to maintain horse safety.

Lizard Man, Elmo, Abraham Lincoln and more are on the ballot for a heated race to decide which Kentucky student’s “I Voted” sticker will be available during November’s election.

After the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Andy Beshear should have appointment power over the State Fair Board, the board removed the leader of the organization that oversees the fair.

Continuing their winning streak, Joe and Kelly Craft partnered with Central Bank to buy the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s championship ham for a $10 million donation.

Thursday was the opening day for the 2025 Kentucky State Fair, and Kentuckians from across the state arrived to join the fun.

A Kuttawa deli market continued its legacy of success in the Kentucky State Fair last month, netting its 22nd grand champion ribbon in the country ham competition and having that ham fetch a record-breaking $10 million at a auction.

State politicians and candidates attended the breakfast, where a Kentucky country ham was sold for a record $10 million. The day before, protestors with the Fairness Campaign gathered for their last protest of the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s policies.

At the state fair, people showcase the best of their hometowns. This year, residents of flood and tornado-impacted communities joined in.

This was the twelfth-straight year the Kentucky Fairness Campaign and other LGBTQ rights groups protested the event, calling out the Farm Bureau for discriminatory policies in its handbook.