The Flooding: Time stopped in our little town — but we pulled together and learned important lessons
In this occasional series, published in partnership with NKyTribune and Kentucky Student Voice Team’s The New Edu, Eastern Kentucky students…
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Nominations are open for The Kentucky Gazette’s ‘Notable Women in Kentucky Politics and Government’
Nominations are open for The Kentucky Gazette’s 2025 edition of “Notable Women in Kentucky Politics and Government.” This annual publication…
Stateline: Conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people, long discredited, could make a comeback
By Anna Claire Vollers Stateline Week after week, a teenage Brandon Long sat through counseling sessions that he said framed…
U.S. Customs in Louisville confiscates counterfeit earrings, $30.3M street value
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville announced they intercepted a shipment containing more than 7,000 pairs of counterfeit…
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife will be at the state fair — special presentations, get licenses, shop and more
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources invites visitors to the Kentucky State Fair to explore the outdoors indoors…
AAA offers safety tips for back-to-school traffic safety as 2025-26 school year begins
With the 2025-26 school year getting under way and students returning to campuses and classrooms, transportation will undoubtedly be impacted….
Sallie Bingham, daughter of former Louisville Courier Journal’s legendary owners, dies at 88 in Santa Fe
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Sallie Bingham, whose family owned the Louisville Courier Journal for nearly seven decades before its…
Prescribed fires play critical role in reducing wildfire risk, legislative committee hears
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Tourism, Small Business and Information Technology heard testimony…
Constance Alexander: Thornton Wilder’s ‘Our Town’ asks timeless questions that resonate with each of us
Audiences everywhere — in school gyms that smell of sneakers and sweat; outdoors, swatting mosquitos, in summer stock productions; nestled…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: After 53 years of covering KY’s natural wonders, the time has come to say goodbye
After 53 years of writing about the outdoors in Kentucky I have decided to retire. I would like to thank…
New novel ‘Pikeville’ by Dan Conti is historical fiction set in 1924 and examines many issues of the time
A new novel of historical fiction by a former journalist follows an Eastern Kentucky sheriff’s investigation into the mysterious death…
Kentucky GOP Senate candidates vie for spotlight with well-placed zingers at Fancy Farm
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern FANCY FARM, Ky. — The top three Republican candidates hoping to represent Kentucky in the…
Queer Kentucky announces placement of harm reduction lockers at 12 locations across Kentucky
Queer Kentucky, a Kentucky LGBTQ+ journalism nonprofit, has announced the launch of a state-wide harm reduction initiative featuring the installation…
Pluto — planet or dwarf planet? — to be celebrated at Cincinnati Observatory with family-fun festival
Bring up the former planet Pluto in conversation and you’re guaranteed to be met with a strong opinion. In one…
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…
Applications open for second round of Kentucky Arts Council America250KY Grants
The Kentucky Arts Council is now accepting applications for the second round of America250KY Grants through August 24, for projects…
’40 Days of Christian Music’ festival returns to Williamstown’s Ark Encounter through Sept. 6
For the fifth year in a row, the world’s largest Christian music festival returns to the Ark Encounter in Williamstown…
KY Fish and Wildlife to host ‘Hunter Education Day’ events at 20 locations across state August 2
Kentucky’s fall hunting season begins mid-August, and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is hosting a special statewide…
U.S. Department of Energy selects Paducah for future energy and AI infrastructure site
The U.S. Department of Energy has named Paducah’s Gaseous Diffusion Plant as one of four federally-owned sites selected for potential…
Back-to-school shopping season kicks off early as families seek savings amid economic uncertainty
Back-to-school shopping season arrived early this year, with two-thirds (67%) of consumers reporting they began purchasing items for the upcoming…
Kentucky joins ‘Check Your Height, Know It’s Right’ campaign promoting low clearance safety
Kentucky is joining other state transportation agencies across the eastern U.S. this week to spread the word about how drivers…
Balloons & Tunes Festival returns to Pendleton County’s Kentucky Wool Festival grounds Saturday
The hills of Pendleton County will glow once again this Saturday, July 26, as the Balloons & Tunes Festival returns…