President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration from Gov. Andy Beshear Monday, unlocking funds for victims from the recent storms and related floods.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday afternoon that a Graves County man has died as a result of the recent severe weather.

State leadership has announced Floyd County has been added to the list of counties approved for federal assistance following severe winter weather.

During the briefing, Beshear referred to the flooding as a “painful, difficult disaster” and reiterated how this was one of the worst disasters to hit Kentucky in years as the death ...

Kentuckians are assessing the damage from last week’s severe weather, which killed 22 people. Now they’ll have federal help ...

The declaration allows the federal government to provide funds to individuals with flood damages, state and local government ...

The White House already approved a request for an emergency disaster declaration, allowing federal funding to go to areas ...

According to research, about 95 percent of Americans live in a county that has received federal disaster aid since 2011.

Meanwhile, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said that state officials are still waiting for approval of an expedited major disaster declaration.

Governor Andy Beshear says President Donald Trump has approved federal assistance to communities in Kentucky impacted by ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Severe storms last week caused 22 Kentuckians to lose their life. Gov. Andy Beshear made that ...