We will be updating this story as more cases are confirmed in the Local 6 area.

If the Purchase District Health Department finds that anyone has been exposed to the virus, contact tracers will contact those individuals and provide instructions on what they should do, the school district says. 

Gov. Andy Beshear reported 777 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky Friday, as well as eight new virus-related deaths. 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website has updated, yet again, guidelines for testing people who do not have symptoms of coronavirus.

Watch LIVE as President Donald Trump provides a briefing on COVID-19 from the White House. 

As call centers re-open you can bet companies will be busy trying to catch up on lost time since the pandemic began late last winter. 

“You’ve got to level with the American people — shoot from the shoulder. There’s not been a time they’ve not been able to step up. The president should step down,” Joe Biden said. 

Bars and restaurants in Kentucky can now stay open later. 

Overall, the school had two active COVID-19 cases among faculty and staff and 32 among students as of midday Thursday.

Ballard County Schools reported the districts first COVID-19 case of the school year Thursday. 

The goal is "to reduce hospitalizations, to reduce deaths, and to get our society back to a more normal road," Purchase District Public Health Director Kent Koster said. 

Both Hopkinsville and Christian County have played each of the last 49 years, with the last year they didn't play coming back in 1969.

Gov. Andy Beshear reported 628 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky Thursday, including 76 kids and teens ages 18 and younger. 

A Paducah Head Start Preschool staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, according to Paducah Public Schools. 

Gov. Andy Beshear is providing an update on COVID-19 in Kentucky. Tap to watch live. 

Gov. Bill Lee is providing an update on the coronavirus in Tennessee.

Four local governments in the Local 6 area have received nearly $1.5 million in CARES Act reimbursement. 

Out of the 26 total CVS Health testing sites in Kentucky, two of them will be in the Local 6 area.

The Kentucky Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on Gov. Andy Beshear's challenge to court rulings that struck down his COVID-19 emergency public health orders on day care centers and other businesses. 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak.

President Trump predicted Wednesday that a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready as early as next month and in mass distribution soon after.

The youngest cases reported Wednesday are two children under the age of 10. 

 "In both counties, local law enforcement and states’ attorneys are not enforcing important mitigation measures like social distancing and the wearing of face coverings," the health department says. "Additionally, some people refuse to participate in contact tracing."

How are kids learning at home getting the food they need? One parent is worried about kids in her community. 

Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged parents and fans to remember that even if a family decides to let a young person play, the coronavirus can still be spread to other people who aren't participating.

Gov. Andy Beshear reported 776 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky Wednesday, as well as eight new deaths attributed to the illness. 

Governor Mike Parson is providing an update on the coronavirus in Missouri.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has singed an executive order to extend the mobilization of the Missouri National Guard through December 30, 2020. 

Something good has happened as a result of COVID-19 and enforced stay-at-home orders.

Scam and robocalls are at their lowest number since 2017.

Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all.