By Stephanie Sanders

Murray, KY – Kentucky's Medicaid costs are skyrocketing. With unemployment numbers growing daily, thousands of Kentuckians are joining the Medicaid rolls each month. The government health care program had already projected a budget shortfall. But that gap has become much larger than estimated. KPR's Stephanie Sanders reports.

By Tony McVeigh

Murray, KY – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear last night delivered his second annual State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the General Assembly. Watching from the House gallery was Kentucky Public Radio's Tony McVeigh.

By Angela Hatton

Murray, KY – Officials at the Region 2 Emergency Operation Center are working to coordinate ice storm recovery efforts for Christian, Hopkins, Todd, Muhlenberg, Trigg, Lyon, Livingston, and Caldwell counties. Angela Hatton speaks with Region 2 Manager Don Franklin about the recovery district's efforts now and plans for the near future.

By J.J. Leatherman

By Carrie Pond

Murray, KY – Last week's ice storms left much of western Kentucky without power, sometimes without food and water. Workers at regional emergency operations centers were entrusted with the task of distributing those much-needed resources to individual counties. Carrie Pond speaks with Keith Todd, who's taken on the role of Region 1 EOC public information officer, about what's ahead in the short- and long- term for the area.

By Austin Carter

By Todd Hatton

Murray, KY – The 806 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

By Tracy Ross

Murray, KY – The 504 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.

By Casey Northcutt

Marion, KY – While many areas around the region slowly regain power, the majority of Crittenden County has yet to receive electricity. Marion City Administrator Mark Bryant says power has returned to spots of the county's outskirts, but the Kentucky Utilities Company has only given city officials a vague idea of when the rest of Crittenden will return to normal.

By Tracy Ross

Murray, KY – The 404 Newscast on February 5, 2009. From WKMS News.