Kentucky celebrates conservative activist Charlie Kirk with highway

By Britta Miller

Published April 3, 2026 4:42pm ET

The Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday to honor the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk by naming a road after him.

The bill would rename part of Kentucky Route 18 in Boone County as the “Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.”

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