Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he received confirmation from the federal government that the SNAP payment process would begin Nov. 6.

Gov. Andy Beshear says that a significant search and rescue was underway overnight and continues Wednesday morning after seven people were found dead in the UPS plane crash.

In the aftermath of a cargo plane crash that has led to at least nine deaths, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency and said recovery efforts are still underway.

Kratom, known as gas station heroin, is responsible for several overdose deaths in the Commonwealth as well as nationwide.

Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Insurance are asking Kentucky insurers to defer termination notices that were issued on or after Oct. 1 due to nonpayment. Insurers are asked to continue coverage for at least 30 more days or 30 days after the end of the federal shutdown, whichever is longer.

As federal funding to SNAP comes to a halt as a result of an ongoing government shutdown, Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency allowing $5 million to go to funding local food banks.

Governor Andy Beshear kicked off his weekly Team Kentucky press briefing on Thursday with a Halloween costume reveal. Switching out his suit coat for a red cardigan and swapping dress shoes for sneakers,

The sustainability of this is all going to depend on the federal government... The food banks are not to come in and fill a gap.”