As the state of Kentucky’s medical cannabis program continues to develop, Governor Andy Beshear says he is pushing lawmakers to extend access to the program further. The Office of Medical Cannabis sent a letter Thursday to the state’s legislative leadership recommending the General Assembly expand the list of qualifying medical conditions for a medical cannabis card. “The recommendations include serious conditions like ALS, Parkinson’s, Crohn’s disease, sickle cell anemia, fibromyalgia, […]

Communities across Kentucky continue to recover from the recent winter storms, which Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday said saw some areas receive as much as nine inches of combined snow and ice accumulation. According to the governor’s office, there are still more than 600 reported power outages due to the storms, and 13 drinking water systems remain on limited operations. State and contracted plow crews have driven more than […]

The American Red Cross says winter storms have taken a toll on an already severe blood supply shortage. According to the Red Cross, more than 500 blood drives were cancelled due to the winter weather, resulting in more than 20,000 blood and platelet donations going uncollected since January 23. That goes on top of the more than 400 blood drives that were cancelled the previous month due to winter weather. […]

Kentuckians have an opportunity to support survivors of domestic violence this weekend. ZeroV, the statewide coalition against intimate partner violence, will be hosting their annual Shop and Share event this Saturday, February 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. According to a release from the office of Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear, Shop and Share is a one-day donation drive in which shoppers at participating grocery stores are asked to […]

The Kentucky Department of Corrections says the Victim Information and Notification Everyday System is temporarily offline. According to the DOC, a vendor-caused issue resulted in false alerts through the VINE System being issued. The alerts falsely indicated certain inmates had been released. The DOC says the information is false and should be disregarded. The VINE System has been temporarily disabled in order to address the issue and notifications are not being […]