Kentucky

McConnell's Tea Party Opponent Raises $1.12 Million In First Quarter

By Jay Newton-Small

Shabazz Show Helps UConn Win NCAA Title

By Sean Gregory

UConn Vs. Kentucky Tonight

By Sean Gregory

Raise Your Glass to the Final Four

By Sean Gregory

4 Predictions on the Final Four

Since Obama bombed his bracket, see how the pro predictors are calling the shots

By Ashley Ross April 4, 2014

It's Finally Final Four Time: What You Need to Know

The last chapters of the 2014 NCAA Tournament promise more madness than all of March after Kentucky's win over Michigan on Sunday night

By Sean Gregory March 31, 2014

Exclusive: McConnell Would Govern Like This Democrat

The Senate Minority Leader tells TIME who he would aim to emulate the most should he become Senate Majority Leader next year. He also talks partisanship, the importance of congeniality and how Kentucky has changed over the last 29 years

By Jay Newton-Small March 27, 2014

McConnell's Duke Ad Flub Isn't a Gaffe

McConnell should probably fire his ad maker, but no one doubts he’s an avid Kentucky sports fan

By Jay Newton-Small March 25, 2014

Behind the Picture: 'The American Way' and the Flood of '37

In 1937 LIFE published a photograph that, for generations, has been the image of the Great Depression: an economic cataclysm distilled in one frame. But the story behind the picture tells a different, and more fascinating, tale.

By Ben Cosgrove March 24, 2014

McConnell Opponent is Big on Style, Less So on Detail

Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes has slick campaign events, but avoids getting pinned down on policy

By Jay Newton-Small / Hopkinsville, Ky. March 20, 2014

Tea Partier Says McConnell Should Retire With Dignity

Matt Bevin is trying to convince Kentucky voters that only he, not incumbent Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, can hope to defeat Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in an upcoming general election

By Jay Newton-Small March 18, 2014

Kentucky Is For Smokers

A greater share of Bluegrass State residents smoke cigarettes than in any other state, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday

By Denver Nicks March 13, 2014

Kentucky AG: Pope Influenced Gay Marriage Call

Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway tells TIME why he decided not to defend his state's ban on same-sex marriages, saying he 'knows where history is going on this' despite the complications the decision could have for his potential gubernatorial bid

By Michael A. Lindenberger March 4, 2014

Giving Away Guns For God

Kentucky Baptists attract nonbelievers to church with the promise of free firearms

By Josh Sanburn March 4, 2014

Kentucky Must Recognize Gay Marriage

U.S. District Judge John Heyburn II issued a ruling Thursday that struck down parts of Kentucky’s 2004 ban on gay marriage

By Noah Rayman February 27, 2014

Poll Highlights McConnell's Vulnerability in Kentucky

The Republican leader is still the favorite to hold his Senate seat, but his unpopularity is an obstacle

By Alex Altman February 7, 2014

War on Poverty: Portraits From an Appalachian Battleground, 1964

Fifty years after LBJ declared a "War on Poverty" in America, LIFE presents a series of photos made by John Dominis in eastern Kentucky in 1964.

By Ben Cosgrove January 7, 2014

Almost Human: Mary Ellen Mark's Photos of Animals

A new show in Oaxaca, Mexico highlights Mark's work in the animal kingdom.

By Myles Little September 19, 2013

A Weekend at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot

Twice a year, thousands of gun enthusiasts descend on West Point, KY for the Knob Creek Range’s Machine Gun Shoot. Photographer Thomas Prior covered the event in April.

By Myles Little June 28, 2011