Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that Kentucky is expanding eligibility for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to include individuals in 24 additional counties who are out of work as a result of severe storms,

Tuesday is now a Severe Alert Day due to the threat of more strong to severe storms likely across Louisville and Kentucky.

Kentucky State Police troopers remain on the ground in storm-impacted areas across the state following recent severe weather, providing around-the-clock securit

Prospective applicants should call the Department for Community-Based Services’ (DCBS) call center for D-SNAP at 1-855-306-8959.

The office in Jackson, Ky., is one of several left without an overnight forecaster after hundreds of jobs were recently cut from the National Weather Service.

(UPDATE: May 20, 2025) - FOX 17 News' Code Red alert has ended. All tornado warnings in our viewing area have been canceled. There is also a Tornado Watch active for all Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky counties through 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Areas in Laurel County that were impacted by a tornado late May 16 will be evacuated during the evening hours of May 20 ahead of more severe storms are set to move into the area, state and local officials announce during a news conference.

Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community.