Politics Hazardous dams in Kentucky will now be required to have emergency plans, thanks to new law A dam leak in Crittenden County caught officials without a plan because until last week the legislature had never required emergency plans for dams.
Politics KFTC seeks investigation of surface mining's role in deadly Kentucky floods Kentuckians for the Commonwealth asks the federal government to investigate how surface coal mining in Eastern Kentucky exacerbated deadly flooding.
Impacts Millions in donations were sent for tornado relief. Survivors wonder where the money is. Most of the $12 million that Kentucky set aside to pay for survivors' unmet needs remains untapped. Gov. Beshear defends rules criticized by local leaders.
Impacts Their family home is flood-prone. Flood insurance is too expensive. One woman said it was her lack of expensive flood insurance that FEMA cited as the reason for not assisting financially in 2021 and 2022.
