Joe Sonka
/
KPR
Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie is facing attacks from President Donald Trump, but was lent a hand by Sen. Rand Paul in a six-stop tour through his district.
- News Briefs
- Murray High band director resigns after district says he contracted with former teacher recently charged with raping a minor
- Christian County Jail authorized to house up to 100 ICE detainees
- EPA terminates $156M solar power program for low-income Tennesseans
- Airplane crashes into Graves County home, none injured
- Former Murray High teacher arrested for rape, sexual abuse following seven-year investigation
- Fort Campbell soldiers deploying to southern border
NPR Top Stories
Lauren Smith
/
Netflix
For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy.
Bill Pugliano
/
Getty Images North America
More Regional News
-
The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire computerized voter registration database, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers. -
West Tennessee Healthcare is piloting a new technology that uses artificial intelligence to help case managers prevent patients from being kept in the hospital longer than necessary. -
Thursday was the opening day for the 2025 Kentucky State Fair, and Kentuckians from across the state arrived to join the fun. -
After a shooting last weekend interrupted Eighth of August celebrations in Paducah last weekend, more than 100 people gathered at a town hall meeting Thursday evening to talk about how the community could try to prevent similar tragedies in the future. -
A Kentuckian who works a full-time job earning the state’s minimum wage would now be considered to be living in poverty by government standards, according to a report by a Kentucky research group released last month. -
The Kentucky Republican, who has about 18 months left in office, differs with many in his party over tariffs and isolationism.
More NPR Headlines
-
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday at a federal immigration detention facility in Dallas. One detainee was killed in what the FBI says was an act "of targeted violence." -
For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century. -
For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II. -
This fall, New York City voters will weigh in on a proposal that could move future city elections to even-numbered years. It's part of a growing trend to consolidate election dates. -
Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese coast after leaving deadly destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines. -
NPR talks with Margus Tsahkna, the foreign minister of Estonia, about Russia's alleged incursion into Estonian airspace and NATO's response.
