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Georgia Power/U.S. Department of EnergyCrowds packed three separate meeting rooms at West Kentucky Community & Technical College in Paducah Wednesday for the Public Service Commission’s hearing on nuclear power generation, part of a series of meetings taking place across the state this spring. Several people used the opportunity to publicly criticize a pair of nuclear projects underway in the area. -
Austin Anthony/Kentucky LanternThe GOP-controlled Kentucky General Assembly has backed adding a statue of longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to a prominent location in the state Capitol. However, not everyone loves the idea.
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As legislators work their way through a bare bones budget, school superintendents are asking for full funding for transportation and construction. -
The legislation requires local government agencies that distribute benefits to check immigration status and report unqualified immigrants to the state’s new immigration office; it includes criminal penalties for public employees who fail to comply -
Ford’s EV battery plant in Glendale was supposed to be the biggest economic development project Kentucky has ever seen. Now that the plant has shuttered, some former workers feel spurned, but community leaders remain cautiously optimistic. -
On the Senate floor Friday, several Kentucky lawmakers held an impromptu discussion of the federal immigration crackdown, with one GOP senator saying we need to “tone it down.” -
Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center received federal and state funding to develop the Merryman Village – a new affordable housing community for survivors of domestic violence. -
Market House Theatre in Paducah is presenting a murder-mystery dinner experience this month with its latest production “Board to Death,” which tells the story of Ricky, a former NFL star who attempts to take control of a fitness company, but tensions are high between him and the board of directors.
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An official who was briefed on the investigation said Alexander Heifler, 26, identified as a member of the JDL 613 Brotherhood, which describes its membership as "Jewish warriors" fighting back against rising antisemitism. -
Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, not far from where he lives on Jupiter Island, Florida. The sheriff's office said he was not injured. -
Aura V is the youngest-ever individually named Grammy winner. But the 8-year-old still struggles with division and would appreciate extra time on the playground at recess. -
Four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual. -
Juries in two big cases have affirmed what research is finding: The design of social media platforms is particularly compelling and hard to resist for kids. There are growing calls to change it. -
Yellowstone's creator is back with two new shows set in the American West. Marshals struggles, but The Madison offers a thoughtful portrait of a family in flux.
