Lucas Deaton and his daughter, Audrey, had the Kentucky House chamber to themselves when they visited the Capitol, June 25, 2025. The chamber had been emptied of its furnishings in preparation for a ...

A big change is in store for lawmakers and the public when the Kentucky General Assembly begins its 2026 session Tuesday.

Powerful storms repeatedly struck parts of the South and Midwest late last week and over the weekend, killing dozens of people across multiple states and giving way to disastrous flooding in a number ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky lawmakers are trading in the detailed marble and granite of the state Capitol building for simple paint on drywall. Lawmakers have moved out of the 115-year-old ...

The Kentucky state Capitol is being renovated for the next few years. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Kentucky Capitol's temporary renovations eliminate public gallery access. Leaders cite ...

At a forum with Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne floated the idea of putting up a statue of the senator in the state Capitol building. At the event, Kentucky Senate President ...

FRANKFORT — Lucas Deaton of Walton, a lawyer for the Kentucky Bar Association, brought his 5-year-old daughter, Audrey, to see Kentucky’s grandest building — the state Capitol — before it closes to ...