Louisville fell nine votes short of becoming Kentucky's capital city in 1893. Frankfort has remained the state capital since then.

Kentucky has endured a relentless string of billion-dollar weather disasters. Since 2020, FEMA has issued 13 disaster declarations for the Bluegrass State - a staggering total in just a few years.

It was established in 1787 and became part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792 when Kentucky became ... You can't visit a town in the Bluegrass State without sampling bourbon.