Kentucky’s primary whirl is over, and with it, the careers of some politicians, at least for a little while. (We’re already hearing banter about Congressman Thomas Massie running for governor, or even president.) But elections have more than winning and losing candidates; they also reflect winning and losing ideas. Here are some of mine from […]
Even though he lost his reelection bid to Congress Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s supporters signaled they’re ready for his next campaign. Shortly after the Associated Press called the race for Massie’s opponent, President Donald Trump’s candidate Ed Gallrein, Massie took to the stage in a packed ballroom at the Marriott Hotel near the […]
A swath of incumbent county judge-executives lost their primary elections, some by wide margins, failing to secure their political party’s nomination Tuesday in counties both large and small stretching across Kentucky. In all, 18 incumbent judge-executives lost in primary elections in both Democratic and Republican primaries: Adair, Bell, Boone, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Calloway, Campbell, Estill, Fulton, […]
Incumbent mayors of the two largest cities in the Bluegrass State are heading to the general election this November. But in a small Kentucky town, a mayor who was impeached from office narrowly took the lead in his primary. In Louisville, Mayor Craig Greenberg won 52.5% of the vote. The second place winner, Councilwoman Shameka […]
Ed Gallrein, Republican nominee for Congress in the Fourth District, began his victory speech Tuesday night by thanking President Trump. That was certainly appropriate, and arguably required, since Trump picked Gallrein to defeat seven-term Rep. Thomas Massie in what became the most expensive primary election ever held for a seat in the U.S. House of […]
Results for primaries in the Kentucky General Assembly were varied Tuesday night — with some incumbents getting booted by a handful of votes, while others stayed the course with large vote majorities. In Northern Kentucky, State Rep. Kim Banta, R-Ft. Mitchell, lost to a GOP challenger by 13 votes. Meanwhile, state Sen. Brandon Smith, R-Hazard, […]
Louisville Democratic Rep. Daniel Grossberg, who faced calls from within his party to resign from office following allegations of inappropriate behavior towards women, lost his primary Tuesday evening to challenger Mitra Subedi. Subedi, a high school teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools, narrowly lost the 2024 primary to Grossberg by 50 votes before the allegations […]
Voters have decided: Republican former state Sen. Ralph Alvarado and former federal prosecutor Zach Dembo will face off in the general election for Kentucky’s 6th District Congressional seat. Alvarado, with an endorsement from President Donald Trump, beat out State Rep. Ryan Dotson, retired pharmaceutical executive Greg Plucinski, Adam Perez Arquette and Steve Shannon in Tuesday’s […]
President Donald Trump’s Election Day wish came true — U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has been ousted from Congress. Ed Gallrein, the Shelby County Republican and former Navy SEAL Trump recruited last year to take on the seven-term congressman, won the GOP primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race for […]
Republican Congressman Andy Barr swept to victory in the GOP Senate primary election on Tuesday, buoyed by an endorsement from President Donald Trump. The Associated Press called the race at 7 p.m. just as the polls in Western Kentucky closed. The seat, which has been held by Sen. Mitch McConnell since his 1984 election, is […]
MURRAY – Murray State University administrators told employees at a recent budget town hall that compensation remains a priority in the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget, which includes a 2% …
UPDATE (March 29, 2026): Republic has begun collecting the old blue trash carts. The city is asking residents to place empty carts at the roadside on their side so workers know they are ready for …
Content warning: This article contains descriptions of child sexual abuse that some readers may find disturbing. MURRAY – A Kentucky State Police detective testified in Calloway District Court …
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Ahead of severe winter weather beginning late Friday night and continuing through Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear today announced proactive steps being taken by Team Kentucky to treat …
MURRAY – Bob Horne, former Murray Middle School principal who retired in 2025, has been named the 2025-2026 KMEA (Kentucky Music Educators Association) State Administrator of the Year. Horne …
By Liam Niemeyer/ Kentucky Lantern GLENDALE, Ky. - Ford Motor Co. will lay off about 1,500 workers in Kentucky as it converts a ballyhooed plant in Hardin County from making batteries for electric …
UPDATE: (Jan. 6, 2026): In an email sent Monday, Murray State University President Ron Patterson notified the campus community that the search for the university’s next provost and vice president …
MURRAY – “You have two active citations, ma’am.” That was the opening salvo in a 30-minute scam call Friday, during which men posing as sheriff’s deputies invented warrants, threatened …
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A former top academic leader with 30 years at Murray State University is suing the university for breach of contract, alleging he was stripped of his provost position and hit with …
MURRAY – Murray State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tim Todd will be returning to his position as a tenured faculty member in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of …