Kentucky's economic numbers are a mixed bag in the 2024 American Community Survey released last week. (Getty Images) Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of ...

Kentucky continues to have higher rates of children in poverty, teen pregnancies, and child and teen deaths than the national average, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book released Monday. The state ...

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB)-- Kentucky Youth Advocates escalated concerns for the state's childhood obesity rates during a news conference Thursday. The nonprofit released data from its 2025 Kids Count ...

Snow and ice are creating dangerous road conditions across Kentucky, prompting officials to urge residents to avoid travel. Gov. Andy Beshear warned Kentuckians to avoid travel Sunday as a winter ...

Kentucky’s kids are struggling in school more than they did pre-pandemic, according to a new report on child wellbeing from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. While Kentucky children improved in the last ...

Poverty is down in Kentucky, new federal data shows, though the percent of Kentuckians living in poverty exceeds the national rate and the state is the nation’s 46th poorest. The American Community ...