Boyd County residents packed a raucous public meeting about a proposed data center on Monday night, sometimes yelling and booing over non-disclosure agreements signed by local elected officials and whether the environment and ratepayers would be protected. Attendees packed the Boyd County Convention and Arts Center just days after the data center developer TeraWulf announced […]
President Donald Trump has nominated former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Nate Morris to become ambassador to Colombia. Morris’ nomination was among dozens sent to the U.S. Senate Monday evening. The chamber has confirmation power over the president’s appointees. Morris had been one of several Republicans vying to succeed Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, but he […]
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has again gone to court to challenge Republican-backed efforts to shift powers within Kentucky’s executive branch. Beshear’s latest lawsuit, filed in Franklin Circuit Court after the 2026 legislative session ended, is aimed at blocking House Bill 10. The legislation, which the GOP-controlled General Assembly approved over the governor’s veto, would give […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. – In April Gov. Andy Beshear delivered a strong warning about partisan donors exerting “undue outside influence” on the direction of the University of Kentucky. Yet, a different kind of partisan donor – insiders – officially oversee Kentucky’s flagship state university. They are the governors’ appointees to the UK Board of Trustees, and […]
We won. I keep typing that and staring at it. On May 1, 2026, Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian C. Edwards ruled in Sobel v. Cameron that Kentucky’s statutory definition of “human being” as beginning at fertilization was unconstitutionally vague. With this ruling, the Court recognized that Kentucky’s laws created real fear and real confusion. The […]
Like many Kentuckians, state Sen. Chris McDaniel was horrified when he found out that Gov. Matt Bevin had pardoned a group of hardened criminals just as he was leaving Frankfort. The Ryland Heights Republican was so horrified that he embarked on a seven-year journey to make sure it couldn’t happen again. “There were lots of […]
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Friday was sentenced to jail for contempt of court — again — after he ignored a judge’s order to appear in person at a hearing involving his estranged son, Jonah Bevin, who is seeking support. Bevin attended the Jefferson Family Court hearing by Zoom, telling Judge Angela Johnson he […]
Dozens of drinking water utilities in Kentucky disconnected ratepayers who owed less than $50 among other “unreasonably punitive” practices and policies by utilities, a new report analyzing drinking water utility disconnections found. Staff at the Letcher County-based Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center who authored the 16-page report wrote that 114 drinking water utilities — from small, […]
Kentucky communities are grappling with the prospect of hyperscale data center projects — massive, sprawling warehouses of power-intensive computer clusters — potentially moving in. A lot more of them could be on the way. Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, the state’s largest utility, told the Kentucky Public Service Commission in March that 11 […]
Earlier this month, Ebola touched the Commonwealth of Kentucky, if only indirectly. Dr. Peter Stafford, who completed his residency at the University of Kentucky School of Medicine in 2018, was diagnosed with Ebola and flown to Germany for treatment. Dr. Stafford had been working as a physician and missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
“To be educated is to be a better person.” –Retired Clinton County High School principal David Warinner, in his invocation at the groundbreaking for a new high school ALBANY, Ky. – The rap on rural Kentucky is that it’s a swath of largely backward places that don’t value education and where the main export is […]
MURRAY – A Murray man was arraigned Tuesday on attempted murder and wanton endangerment charges after police said he fired a gun during a confrontation at a Back Street residence early Saturday. Vi …
Kentucky officials are facing a second lawsuit over a new law to make Kentucky State University a polytechnic institution. Filing the case in Franklin County Circuit Court last week, a group of anonymously identified students allege that Senate Bill 185 violates the Kentucky Constitution. The students argued that if the law is implemented, it could […]
In 1860, Dr. William Sneed, who had been the chief surgeon at Kentucky’s penitentiary, warned of any “effort to make the inmates a source of revenue for the State.” Flash forward 166 years to a story in the Louisville Courier-Journal reporting that eight Kentucky county jails were holding 1,100 immigrants on behalf of the federal […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be the keynote speaker at the Kentucky Democratic Party’s Forward Together Dinner in August. KDP announced Whitmer’s appearance Tuesday. She is the vice chair of the Democratic Governors Association and serves with DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Beshear praised Whitmer in a press release, saying she “expanded access to […]
As of April 2026, Kentucky county jails are holding 1,079 prisoners for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Who are these ICE detainees? What conditions are they living under in our state? At least nine Kentucky jails have contracts to house federal ICE detainees. As of April 2026, ICE classified only 26% of these […]
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has filed to run for his current House seat in 2028 after losing to a Republican challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump last week. However, the congressman says he still hasn’t made a decision to seek another office yet. In a Monday post on X, Massie posted a copy of paperwork […]
MURRAY – Murray State University’s 10-year multimedia rights partnership with Learfield Communications was publicly hailed as a transformational deal for Racer athletics when it was announced in …
Over the past several decades, rural Kentucky has faced significant changes. In Eastern Kentucky, a shrinking tax base, population loss, and the decline of long-standing industries has made resilience an ever-changing challenge. Through it all, our communities have adapted and searched for new ways to build a stronger, more diverse economy. Increasingly, a new crisis […]
The soldiers returning from victory in World War II launched a new era of American optimism. The country was united and the economy was strong. With the help of the G.I. bill, these veterans got jobs, bought homes and started families in record numbers. The resulting baby boom is the largest generation in U.S. history. […]