U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his home state that Kentucky lawmakers voted to put a statue of him alongside Abraham Lincoln in the Capitol. After overcoming polio as a child, McConnell rose to become the longest-serving Senate leader in history and helped secure a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But anyone listening for flowery tributes to McConnell won't hear them on the campaign trail as his party looks for a successor to the retiring senator.

The mayor's task force on homelessness is set to hold a virtual listening session open to the public.

Kentucky's regional driver's licensing offices will temporarily close for two days in early June as the offices transition to a new computer system.

Residents in Lexington's Chevy Chase area are challenging a Board of Adjustment decision clearing the way for a mental health clinic on Duke Road.

A Louisville Democrat running for the 30th state House district is exiting the race following an incident involving flyer.

The country remains in what researchers have termed a stubborn “reading recession.” But there are some bright spots in math, according to data from a wide-reaching Education Scorecard.