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The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has temporarily closed after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff.
Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.
Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.
Yaxel Lendeborg has announced he’ll transfer from UAB to Michigan and also go through the NBA draft evaluation process.
Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.
Violent storms and tornadoes have torn through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record period of deadly weather and flooding.
Zakai Zeigler had 18 points and 10 assists, and Tennessee outhustled and outplayed Kentucky on both ends of the court in a 78-65 victory that sent the Volunteers to a second consecutive Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Lamont Butler doesn’t want to settle for just one shining moment on a Final Four stage.
Kentucky’s Amari Williams apparently just needed a breakfast reminder of his home country to spark him to a stat-stuffing performance.
March Madness has mostly been March Predictable in the women’s NCAA Tournament so far.
Georgia Amoore scored 34 points, including three free throws in the final 10 seconds for fourth-seeded Kentucky, which nearly blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead but held on for a 79-78 victory over 13th-seeded Liberty in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear placed on the practice.
A group backed by Trump adviser Elon Musk is running ads targeting Republican lawmakers in several states over their support of a federal drug pricing program.
Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston posted the fastest 40-yard dash so far this week, 4.28 seconds, on the second day of workouts at the NFL's annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.
Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic scene in which three people were shot and killed outside of a Kentucky driver’s license office, including one man shot multiple times by masked assailants.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving its ancestral home state by relocating its U.S. corporate office to Texas.
Like a watered-down drink, domestic sales for American whiskeys were unsatisfying in 2024 as inflation reined in consumer spending on some distilled spirits.
Southern Cal’s second loss of the season has dropped the Trojans to seventh in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
Tyler Nickel’s 3-pointer with 1:50 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores upset a Top 10 team on their home court for a second straight Saturday by beating No. 9 Kentucky 74-69.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, said they are searching for missing 16-year-old Collin Kirk, who was last seen in Hastings on Jan. 3.
Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. says it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its barrel-making plant in Louisville.
A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast on Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.
Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip.
Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100, handing the Gators their first loss of the season.
Fifth-ranked Kentucky maintained its dominance of archrival Louisville with a 93-85 victory Saturday.
Chauncey Wiggins scored 12 points and Ian Schieffelin had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Clemson shut down No. 4 Kentucky for a 70-66 victory in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
Kentucky’s attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another pharmacy benefit manager.
The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week says the company is accountable and will pay damages to neighbors affected by the blast.
Kentucky’s governor says investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a Louisville factory.
Neighbors of a factory in Louisville, Kentucky, where two workers were killed in an explosion say they complained for years about odors coming from the plant.
Otega Oweh knocked down four free throws in the final 10.3 seconds and No. 19 Kentucky claimed the first big win of Mark Pope’s coaching tenure, knocking off No. 6 Duke 77-72 at the Champions Classic in Atlanta.
At least 11 employees have been taken to hospitals after an explosion at a Louisville, Kentucky, plant caused a partial collapse of the building and blew out windows in nearby homes and businesses.
A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020.
Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead.
Jadan Baugh ran for five touchdowns, tying the school record held by Tim Tebow and Trey Burton, and Florida dominated Kentucky 48-20 for its first victory in the annual series since 2020.
Rick Pitino was wildly cheered in a surprise return to Rupp Arena, with the Hall of Fame coach saying “I am so happy to be back” in a show of support for first-year Kentucky coach and former captain Mark Pope on Friday night at the Big Blue Madness public practice.
TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective.
The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and adapt it for Appalachian Kentucky and beyond.
Kentucky upset No. 6 Mississippi 20-17, when Rebels kicker Caden Davis hooked a 48-yard field-goal attempt way wide with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats their highest-ranked win of coach Mark Stoops’ 12-year career.
Human remains found in Kentucky have been positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on Interstate 75 more than a week earlier.
Residents of a tiny Appalachian town are struggling to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and the local sheriff charged with his murder.
In a story about the fatal shooting of a Kentucky judge that was initially published on Sept. 19, 2024, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Judge Kevin Mullins helped develop Addiction Recovery Care, a company with a network of treatment centers across Kentucky.
Branson Robinson rushed for a 3-yard, go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter, and top-ranked Georgia overcame a lethargic performance to rally past and then hold off Kentucky 13-12.
As authorities search for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and grandstands of cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns.
A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
The University of Kentucky's president says the school will disband its office promoting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
The parents of Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue manufacturer Abbott Nutrition.
The 2024 White House campaign has thrust a handful of governors and senators into the mix for vice president.
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.
A federal appeals court has refused to lift a judge’s order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students.
U.S. Catholic Bishops convening for a two-day meeting approved a new, multifaceted program of outreach to Native American Catholics.
Kentucky finally made it to a College World Series, and the Wildcats will be joined by at least three other Southeastern Conference teams on college baseball’s biggest stage.
A Kentucky county’s top prosecutor and the attorney for world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler will speak at a court hearing Wednesday at 1 p.m.
A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.
The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched are moving closer to their end.
A Kentucky court is postponing pro golfer Scottie Scheffler’s appearance on charges he injured a police officer and disobeyed commands during the PGA Championship.
Scottie Scheffler finished off what he called a “hectic” week at the PGA Championship by surging to an eighth-place finish.
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and prompt release from a Kentucky jail is angering some who question whether he was given preferential treatment because of his fame.
Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf’s biggest stage during one of the sport’s most bizarre mornings ever.
Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade.
There's some uncertainly about whether Valhalla will get another PGA Championship now that the PGA of America no longer owns it.
Fans packed into Churchill Downs Saturday for the 150th Kentucky Derby, the longest continuously held sporting event in the country, and many said they felt the milestone made race day feel extra special this year.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says her state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's schools.
Two former Kentucky swim team members have sued the school, former coach Lars Jorgensen and athletic director Mitch Barnhart, alleging sexual assaults including rape by the former coach and claiming the school “purposefully” disregarded multiple credible reports of inappropriate sexual relationships.
Life can be sweet for a Kentucky basketball coach who wins,– with a seven-figure salary and endorsements among the tangible rewards.
A federal judge has ruled that Woodford Reserve undermined unionization efforts at its Kentucky distillery by awarding pay raises, relaxing its vacation policy and handing out bottles of whiskey to workers before a vote on whether to unionize.
Arkansas has hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship.
Longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari was in negotiations to potentially leave and take the men’s basketball coaching job at Arkansas, multiple outlets reported late Sunday.
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart confirms on social media that John Calipari will return as men’s basketball coach despite calls for his firing following the Wildcats’ third consecutive early exit from the NCAA Tournament.
The latest U.S. agricultural census data, out last month with the latest five-year update of data from 2022, shows an increase in the proportion of farms utilizing contract labor compared to those hiring labor overall.
A day and a half after deadly tornadoes ripped through parts of the central U.S., residents are cleaning up, assessing damage and helping their neighbors.
Louisville has fired coach Kenny Payne after going 12-52 in two seasons that marked the worst consecutive finishes in the storied basketball program’s history.
Houston remains atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week.
Tyrell Ward capped a 17-point performance with a short floater as time expired, and LSU pulled out a second straight comeback victory over a ranked team with a 75-74 victory over No. 17 Kentucky.
The NCAA generated nearly $1.3 billion in revenue for the 2022-23 fiscal year, and more than half of that was distributed back to Division I members.
Walter Clayton Jr. made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining in overtime and added two free throws with 16.4 seconds left to finish with 23 points and Florida outlasted No. 10 Kentucky 94-91 for its fourth consecutive victory.
The Southeastern Conference has fined South Carolina $100,000 for fans storming the court after the Gamecocks 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night.
