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Mitch McConnell, R- Ky., speaks during a hearing before Senate Rules and Administration Committee at Russell Senate Office Building March 24, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. McConnell has been touting the efficacy of vaccines to his fellow Kentuckians in several ads.

Mitch McConnell uses unspent campaign money to urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated

July 30, 2021 at 8:08 a.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is running ads encouraging Kentuckians to get the COVID-19 vaccination as the delta variant is causing a fourth surge of COVID-19 cases in...

New Girl Scout cookie debuts: How to find it and when sales start

January 5, 2021 at 9:06 a.m.

Remember last January, when the Girl Scouts announced that 2020 would be the last year for Thanks-A-Lot cookies? In hindsight, that seems like a sign that the year was going...

Pandemic whiskey: Shutdown couldn’t stop Maker’s Mark most complicated bourbon yet

August 25, 2020 at 12:49 p.m.

Fans of the premium bourbon Maker's Mark know that while the distillery issues a lot of different bottles, it makes very few whiskeys. There's the original bourbon, which is now...

Despite league rules, NBA won’t be testing for marijuana when season resumes

June 22, 2020 at 11:39 a.m.

Marijuana and Disney World sounds oxymoronic. Like jumbo shrimp and liquid gas. But, 22 NBA teams are scheduled to report to Disney World on July 7-8 to live and play...

Larry White, a respiratory therapist at UK Hospital, outside the hospital in Lexington, Ky., on April 22, 2020.

COVID-19 doctor on health care workers: ‘It’s like running into a burning building’

May 8, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

In mid-February, Dr. Peter Morris and fellow University of Kentucky faculty members attended the Society of Critical Care Congress in Orlando, Fla. While there, they saw a presentation linked to...

House Bill 136 was approved 65-30 after more than two hours of debate and consideration of 11 floor amendments, eight of which were approved.

Medical marijuana bill easily passes Kentucky House. It now heads to a wary Senate.

February 21, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

The Kentucky House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday that would legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, marking significant progress for a piece of legislation that has long stalled in...

Kentucky head coach John Calipari gives instructions to Immanuel Quickley (5) and Ashton Hagans (0) during action against Louisville at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. Kentucky won, 78-70, in overtime.

Bill that allows betting on University of Kentucky sports advances in legislature

January 15, 2020 at 1:19 p.m.

A bill to legalize sports betting in Kentucky was amended Wednesday to allow betting on the sports teams of in-state public universities, opening the door to betting on University of...

Head coach Chris Mack of the Louisville Cardinals looks on during a game in the First Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in March, 2019 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.

Is newly aggressive NCAA going to be bad news for Louisville basketball?

September 30, 2019 at 4:38 p.m.

The preseason college basketball magazines love Chris Mack's 2019-20 Louisville Cardinals. Lindy's picks the Jordan Nwora-led Cards No. 2 in the country. Street & Smith projects the Cardinals No. 5....

Mississippi State Bulldogs fans wave their hands and cowbells before the halftime at Tropicana field Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

More cowbell! The history behind Mississippi State’s maddening tradition

September 20, 2019 at 9:38 a.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — This is how you prepare for a trip to Starkvegas. Near the end of Kentucky's football practice on Tuesday, you could hear the distinctive first few chords...

Chet Holmgren celebrates on the Minnehaha High School bench en route to the Minnesota Class 2A title. The versatile (almost) 7-footer is commanding Kentucky's attention.

A 7-footer who blocks shots and makes 3s could be one of Kentucky’s next big recruits

September 20, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

Few basketball recruits had a better showing on the summer travel circuit — and perhaps none of the nation's prospects are more intriguing — than Chet Holmgren, a near-7-footer from...

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