Kentucky

"Kentuckians cannot be healthy at home without a home," state Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday.

John Pennington, 40, of Walton is accused of violating Canadian quarantine acts two separate times while visiting the country in June. Americans are currently barred from staying in Canada because of the ongoing pandemic.

Average daily new cases have been on an upward trend in several states in the Midwest, including Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska.

The Not F***ing Around Coalition pick "stategic date" of September 5 to once again demand justice for Breonna Taylor.

Several school districts are resuming in-person instruction on Monday, while some that reopened earlier in August are already closing down again due to COVID-19 outbreaks.

An angry customer posted images of the manager online after he allegedly refused to kick out a physically violent customer.

"For this president to call himself pro-life, and for anybody to back him because of claims of being pro-life, is almost willful ignorance," Lexington Diocese Bishop, Rev. John Stowe said in a Facebook Live panel. "He is so much anti-life because he is only concerned about himself, and he gives us every, every, every indication of that."

A new poll found the Republican incumbent held a five point lead over his Democratic challenger with three months left until polling day.

Oprah Winfrey has launched a billboard campaign to demand justice for Breonna Taylor by erecting 26 billboards.

President Donald Trump currently leads presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in South Carolina, Kentucky and Alabama, according to a recent poll.

Recent polling data suggests support for the Senate Majority Leader is mixed among voters, with responses collected in Kentucky showing more favorable opinions than those collected in other states.

The stimulus plan by the GOP and Kentucky's McConnell did not provide money to safeguard elections. House Democrats, on the other hand, set aside $3.6 billion in federal election aid.

As states across the U.S. continue to report upticks in cases and hospitalizations related to the new coronavirus, governors are amending protocols for reopening businesses.

"I'm not confident that every bar can survive the next two weeks," said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, whose state is one of six to continue closing bar service.

Agricultural departments in Kentucky, Virginia, Washington, Louisiana and Kansas have issued alert notices after residents received unsolicited packages containing seeds by mail. Residents of Utah, Ohio and Arizona have reportedly received packages as well.

Mississippi saw the largest jump in the country over the last 14 days.

The group's leader, The Real Grandmaster Jay, said they have been left with "no choice" but to hold armed formations in Louisville.

The Senate majority leader previously called for a pause on another bill but is now pushing for a fresh package, which is set to include further stimulus checks.

According to the poll, 65 percent of respondents said they support the proposal to distribute $1 trillion to state and local governments, a number the McConnell has opposed.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris refused to answer questions from the media Monday, using his time to instead demand that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron charge police in the March 13 death of Breonna Taylor.

Local law enforcement officers instructed a Hardin County couple to wear ankle monitors to ensure they comply with self-isolation orders.

The state's attorney general and lower courts argued that the governor had violated his constitutional powers and harmed businesses with his orders.

Police dispatch logs show that officers neither rendered nor called for medical attention after shooting Taylor five times.

Kentucky has seen several spikes in coronavirus cases throughout most of the outbreak.

Curtis Zimmerman had an eight-hour standoff with police following incident at Florence home.

A lot of people have a tattoo of the Confederate flag that they want covered up. We've had people message who have tattoos of SS bolts, Iron Crosses and Iron Eagles, and we've heard from a ton of people who have swastikas. There are so many people willing to change, it's incredible.

The House majority leader faces dire polling ratings in the run up to November, when Democratic rival Amy McGrath will be hoping to take his Kentucky seat.

McGrath secured her spot as the Democratic candidate slated to campaign against McConnell in Kentucky's senatorial race on Tuesday.

Amy McGrath has more than $19 million in the bank to take on Mitch McConnell in November.

A man was killed and another person was injured in a shooting at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville.