FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDKY) — The Commonwealth of Kentucky is officially under a state of emergency as a severe winter storm approaches. On Saturday, Jan. 4, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of ...

Ahead of a predicted four-day round of severe storms, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency for the Bluegrass State Wednesday morning. According to a news release from Beshear's ...

At least three emergency orders were issued in 2024; three were also issued in 2023, five in 2022, two in 2021 and one in 2020. A violent wave of Friday storms and a tornado has killed at least 19 ...

Beshear also says the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and localized emergency management are also on alert and working to keep people across the state informed about the severe weather. For the ...

The governor of Kentucky declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of anticipated flooding this weekend across the Commonwealth. Gov. Andy Beshear has activated the Kentucky emergency ...

Kentucky's recent tornadic activity has shaken long-standing ideas about the state's risk of death and destruction.

One person was killed and several were injured when a tornado struck Washington County early Friday morning, the Washington ...

This is Kentucky State Police Commissioner PJ Burnett ... and they promised state funding would be available to storm victims. A state of emergency has been declared, and price-gouging laws are in ...

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia on Friday, ...

Kentucky residents impacted by deadly tornadoes will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to ...

The new Kentucky CIO Jim Barnhart, a veteran tech leader, steps into the role with critical disaster recovery experience as the state faces recent tornado devastation.