Big Rivers, an electric utility serving several Western Kentucky counties, is telling the state regulator it anticipates keeping its existing coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants open beyond 2050. That projection comes amid state and federal efforts seeking to boost fossil fuel-fired power.

U.S. Senator and Tennessee governor hopeful Marsha Blackburn is calling for the state to use the electric chair for executions.

Retired miners, their families and policy groups are lobbying Congress to uphold worker protections and pass legislation that updates black lung disability programs.

Kentuckians from across the state described their frustrations with data center developments in their communities and begged lawmakers to act sooner rather than later.

A new one-hour audio special from WKMS and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom taking a look at the impact of "Harlan County USA" as the transformative documentary turns 50 years old will premiere later this month.

As another death row inmate’s execution arrives, doctors and nurses in Tennessee say they want medical professionals removed from the execution process.

The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.

State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.

While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.

Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.

The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.

President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair.