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.

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.

President Trump is facing low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for rising costs. Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month.

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating.

The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.

Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems.

The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.