988 help ‘still there’ for Kentuckians despite loss of dedicated LGBTQ+ support option
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World War II ended 80 years ago; Kentucky veteran reflects on serving in the deadliest conflict
By Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern The lean, bespectacled veteran from Kentucky sat silently in the early evening of Aug. 14…
Kentucky capital’s local courts to return to downtown courthouse after flood damage
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Franklin County courts are moving operations back into the downtown Frankfort courthouse following damage…
Kentucky church urges members to remove books from public library, is it theft or civil disobedience?
By Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern A local church is urging its members to permanently remove books from the Shelby County…
Governor Andy Beshear’s super PAC, In This Together, raised $1.44 million in first half of 2025
By Tom Loftus Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear’s super PAC reported another $824,800 in contributions on Friday…
Kentucky community colleges working to meet students’ ‘severe’ need for mental health support
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern About two-thirds of Kentucky community college students surveyed last year say they have experienced depression…
Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm Picnic is shaping up to be a Republican free-for-all in 2025
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern This weekend, Kentucky politicians hoping to make an impression with voters will travel to far…
Musk enters Massie-Trump fray as two Kentucky Republicans buck president on his ‘beautiful’ bill
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The plot thickened as billionaire Elon Musk waded into the drama between President Donald Trump…
Kentucky GOP senators praise laws to go into effect Friday — hold press conference in new temporary quarters
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Celebrating the passage of a swath of GOP policies this year, Senate Republican leaders, joined…
Kentucky’s ’24 Drinking Water Compliance Report shows water is safe to drink
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Kentucky’s 2024 Drinking Water Compliance Report shows that public water systems across the state continue…
A conversation with Dr. Steven Stack, Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services secretary
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern FRANKFORT — Dr. Steven Stack says Kentucky, which already struggles with poor health, is “on…
Beshear says Trump ups risks by confusing chain of command in LA protest response
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern In the wake of tension between the White House and and elected officials in California,…
US children struggle to catch up educationally while poverty further burdens Kentucky’s kids
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Trump administration’s shutdown of Job Corps will leave ‘big void’ in this rural Kentucky place
By Liam Niemeyer Kentucky Lantern As torrential rains inundated Kentucky in April, Union County Judge-Executive Adam O’Nan needed labor to…
Kentucky Make America Healthy Again task force meets for first time
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern During the first meeting of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Kentucky Task Force, lawmakers…
Ground is broken for Lundergans’ multimillion-dollar religious garden and 70-foot cross in Maysville
By Jack Brammer Kentucky Lantern On a sun-splashed late morning Tuesday, former Kentucky Democratic Party Chair Jerry Lundergan, along with…
Gun safety group says University of Louisville student lied about surviving high school shooting
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Everytown for Gun Safety says a man who spoke at a February rally for gun…
Tewnty-six Kentucky counties are in urgent need of volunteers to review foster care cases
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern Twenty-six Kentucky counties need volunteers to join Citizen Foster Care Review Boards to aid in…
At least 19 dead as tornadoes, severe storms tear through southeastern Kentucky
By Liam Niemeyer and Jamie Lucke Kentucky Lantern The death toll from recent severe weather in Kentucky has reached 19,…
Adopted son of former Kentucky governor may intervene in his parents’ divorce, judge rules
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern A judge has rejected efforts by former Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife Glenna Bevin…
Judge orders NIOSH workers for coal miner health back to work after ‘illegal’ action poses risks
By Caity Coyne West Virginia Watch, via Kentucky Lantern A federal judge this week ordered the “full restoration” of services…
Bevins ‘paid for pain, not protection,’ says lawyer for former governor’s adopted son
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Lawyers for Jonah Bevin, the adopted son of former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, have filed…