State lawmakers wrapped the 2024 session up Thursday night, having passed two of the biggest bills in the last week.

Murray State University leadership went over proposals to better compensate some of its faculty and staff during a budget town hall Thursday.

A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years

Tennessee teachers and school staff may soon be able to carry handguns on campus thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly.

Kentucky nurses are feeling a sense of relief over a new law shielding them from criminal liability for medical errors. Before the legislative session ended last week, Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill that prohibits healthcare providers from being prosecuted when honest mistakes are made on the job.

Rep. Kevin Bratcher, a Louisville Republican, says he wants to be on the right side of history when it comes to the man-made “forever chemicals” that are in Kentucky’s waterways, fish and some Kentuckians’ drinking water.

South Africans celebrate their "Freedom Day" every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of apartheid.

Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.

More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.

Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.

An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."

There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart.