The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The festival's lineup includes Doom Gong, an eclectic psychedelic rock band that merges elements of jazz and classical music with rock and roll. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to guitarist and vocalist John Anderson ahead of the band's performance.

The total number of Kentucky farms dropped by 20% in the span of two decades – with the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture data showing a loss of over 1.4 million acres of farmland in a little more than two decades’ time.

14 people face second-degree animal cruelty charges after state police responded to a tip about cockfighting at a Casey County home on Sunday.

Tennessee teachers may now be required to out transgender students to their parents, under a measure signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. The legislation requires schools to alert parents if their child has requested to go by a name, or set of pronouns, that differs from their school forms.

A new KET documentary explores the current challenges and history of the Ohio River, one of Kentucky’s defining waterways.

Kentucky is among a handful of states that lost only a small percentage of children from its Medicaid program in 2023 even as the number of kids cut from coverage soared elsewhere under annual renewal requirements that had been suspended during COVID-19.

At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.

During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, Josephine Dusabimana smuggled ethnic Tutsis out of the country as neighbors attacked neighbors and almost a million people died.

There's a good chance your zone shifted when the USDA updated its plant hardiness map in 2023. Zoom in on what that means for your garden.

Almost half of the illicit fentanyl seized by law enforcement last year was pills made to look like prescription opioids, a new study says. The trend suggests a growing supply of illicit fentanyl.

Joy Diaz and her parents were dedicated to helping others. Then, they received some life-changing help themselves.

Childhood myopia, or nearsightedness, is growing rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. Researchers say kids who spend two hours outside every day, are less likely to develop the condition.