Posted: 7:00 PM Gov. Steve Beshear has told President Barack Obama in a letter, Kentucky wants to explore industrial hemp production.

Posted: 10:07 PM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Rand Paul said Thursday they aren't giving up on winning congressional approval to allow farmers to grow the crop.

Updated: 2:44 AM Rep. Brent Yonts, D-Greenville said it is a "strong possibility" a session could be called in early July to discuss redistricting.

Posted: 3:43 PM A Kentucky man has admitted to secretly recording a private campaign meeting between Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and his aides earlier this year.

Posted: 4:07 PM Democratic state Rep. Derrick Graham has been named chairman of the House Education Committee.

Updated: 7:02 PM Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective Tuesday from the office she has held since 2007 and was re-elected to in 2010.

Posted: 3:56 PM Kentucky is dealing with huge declines in revenue from key tax sources despite a rebounding national economy.

Updated: 4:08 PM Former U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler has a new job some five months after losing his congressional seat in last fall's general election.

Updated: 5:22 PM A prosecutor is objecting to delaying University of Kentucky basketball icon Richie Farmer's federal criminal trial until February.

Updated: 3:29 PM The state is asking for dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefits Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear approved last year by executive order.

Posted: 3:31 PM Most of Kentucky's federal delegation signed a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration seeking clarification on the industrial hemp issue.

Updated: 4:38 PM FRANKFORT, KY (AP) -- Owsley County Clerk Sid Gabbard has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a deal that requires him to resign immediately and pay more than $61,000 in restitution to the state.

Updated: 4:02 PM Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is still wrestling with the idea of seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in next year's election.

Updated: 5:46 PM The Obama administration has indicated it plans to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who remains in serious condition in a hospital

Updated: 3:53 PM LEXINGTON, KY (AP) -- A federal grand jury is looking into possible violation of laws.

Updated: 11:34 PM U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers are praising the Food and Drug Administration's decision requiring generic versions of OxyContin to be tamper-resistant.

Posted: 10:49 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's General Fund is on pace to meet its tax revenue goals for this fiscal year, despite Kentuckians' cautious spending habits, a state official said Wednesday.

Updated: 10:59 PM The Kentucky State Police are working a burglary in which they need your help in identifying two men.

Updated: 5:53 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A tea party activist has filed a lawsuit in Frankfort, challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Gov. Steve Beshear approved last year by executive order.

Posted: 3:14 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has until Saturday to sign or veto a bill that would open the door to industrial hemp farming in Kentucky. So far, he hasn't said what he'll do.

Posted: 4:35 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on a proposal intended to restore solvency to Kentucky's pension plans for government retirees.

Updated: 2:47 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear has signed a bill that will strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law by increasing punishments for offenders and bolstering protections for victims

Updated: 3:05 PM RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) -- State senator to consider anti-bullying bill initiated by Madison Middle School.

Updated: 7:06 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear is being pressured from both sides of a controversial bill that would strengthen legal protections for religious freedom in Kentucky.

Updated: 3:46 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The General Assembly is sending Gov. Steve Beshear a bill that would strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law, by increasing punishments for offenders and bolstering protections for victims.