It's the latest move by regulators and law enforcement to push back against the growing tide of unwanted and even illegal calls from telemarketers and scammers.

Abortion-rights advocates on Thursday sued Missouri's top election official, alleging his actions and state laws denied them the right to put one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws to a public vote.

A prominent gay-rights activist was dragged out of a state fairgrounds building and arrested Thursday during a protest at the Kentucky Farm Bureau's country ham breakfast, an annual event that draws many of the state's top political leaders.

Former Illinois GOP Rep. Joe Walsh, who has been publicly mulling a 2020 primary challenge to President Donald Trump.

Dick's Sporting Goods said it is still reviewing whether to continue to sell firearms as it weighs results from 135 stores which no longer carry guns.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom leaders.

A new poll finds about 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's overall job performance.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is "seriously" considering ending US birthright citizenship despite the fact that such a move would face immediate legal challenge and is at odds with Supreme Court precedent.

It's the news cat owners have been waiting for: Owning lots of cats does not, in fact, mean you're mad, sad or anxious.

The Congressional Budget Office projects the deficit will exceed $1 trillion beginning next year.

Democratic Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced he is suspending his presidential campaign.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Leon Owens to the Murray State University Board of Regents. 

What about football? It's the most-asked question about cutting the cable or satellite cord.

Cases of strep throat continue to pop up across the Local 6 area.

There have been 72,843 fires in Brazil this year, with more than half in the Amazon region, the country's space research center said. That's more than an 80% increase compared with the same period last year.

McCracken County leaders are trying to solve a multi-million dollar property assessment mess. Over multiple years, property taxes have not been fully paid, and in some cases not paid at all, because of a problem at the McCracken County Property Valuation Administrator's Office.

Big changes are coming to what you need to travel, and Kentucky may not be prepared. The state is almost a year behind after announcing its roll out date for the new Real IDs.

President Donald Trump said during a visit to Louisville Wednesday that he will be back to campaign for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Gov. Matt Bevin.

The congressman said he's keeping an open mind on new legislation, but still supports the legal rights provided under the Second Amendment. 

The Carlisle County Fair Board president is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the board's back account.

The sooner a child is diagnosed with autism, the more quickly they can get treatment. Now, there’s more help in west Kentucky for families going through that.

Five years from now, you will have the chance to witness an incredible phenomenon.

The federal Energy Star program recently put out some new recommendations, and not everyone is staying cool-headed about it. Here's how to save money and stay cool. 

A 5-year-old boy unknowingly brought cocaine to a kindergarten in a New Orleans suburb, leading to the arrest of a man and a woman, police said.

Electric services company Vistra Energy will close four coal-fired power plants in Illinois. 

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY -- A meeting of the McCracken County Fiscal Court is being held Wednesday afternoon, and members are expected to discuss the possibility of retroactively billing properties that were not properly assessed in the county.

Student loan debt held by disabled veterans will be forgiven under an order signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump.

 (CNN) -- Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer is hitting the dance floor and joining the cast of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

Watch live coverage as President Trump delivers remarks to the American Veterans 75th National Convention in Louisville, Ky.

Consumer Reports has put out what they consider good temperatures to keep you house cool during the summer that keep your energy bills from getting too high.

The crash happened as a car backed out of a driveway into another car.

The "Today" host will return to the show after Labor Day weekend following her maternity leave.

John McCain's family is asking Americans to reach out to one another and agree to disagree in honor of the late senator's commitment to civility in public life.

Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites and apps.

Their legislation would gradually raise the state's minimum wage until it reaches $15 an hour by 2027.

President Donald Trump will make his way to Louisville, Kentucky for the 75th annual American Veterans Conference.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is criticizing the motives of the teachers during the "sickouts" earlier this year, indicating they only called in sick to protest in Frankfort when school was in session so they could get paid for stopping work.

A special called meeting of the McCracken County Fiscal Court is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, and members are expected to discuss the possibility of retroactively billing properties that were not properly assessed in the county.

Two days after he said buying Greenland wasn’t a top priority, President Donald Trump canceled an upcoming trip to Denmark, which owns the mostly frozen island, after its prime minister dismissed the idea.

A Southern Illinois school is starting off the year with a big change to its code of conduct. Vienna High School will now be randomly drug testing students.

Patti's 1880's Settlement is close to reopening the popular restaurant that burned down last year.

For victims of sexual assault, it can be difficult to call for help or confide in others. A new statewide training for medical personnel in Kentucky will help make the task a little easier.

At the Marshall County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday, the 911 administrator for the state of Kentucky offered a possible solution to funding issues — regional consolidation. 

In Weakley County, Tennessee schools, they are fighting chronic absenteeism. That's when a student misses more than 10 percent of school days.

A west Kentucky lawyer accused of stealing from the estates of people whom he represented pleaded guilty today in a blind plea. 

Three women filed lawsuits Tuesday accusing Jeffrey Epstein of raping them or subjecting them to other sexual abuse, including one case while he was serving a Florida jail sentence that allowed him out to work during the day.

Last year, a woman was killed and a man was injured in a shooting at a Paducah apartment. Today, the man charged with the crime was sentenced to 28 years in prison. 

Federal authorities say a drug sweep in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia dubbed Operation Crystal Mountain has netted more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine.