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Crowds 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.
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The 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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A Warren County deputy facing a series of department and constitutional violations was suspended after filing to run for sheriff. The sheriff then oversaw the hearing that led to the deputy's termination. And it was legal.
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Illinois voters can help narrow down the field of candidates running for statewide elected offices during next week’s primary elections.
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Republican Auditor Allison Ball released a report Monday investigating hundreds of cases in which the state housed children in unusual settings she said were often unsafe with little oversight.
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Forever chemicals or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are human-made substances that come from substances like Teflon, non-stick coating, some cosmetics, carpets and various industrial products. Some PFAS can take hundreds of years to break down naturally. Exposure has been linked to increased cancer risks, developmental delays in children, hormone interference and other issues.
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Sgt. Benjamin Pennington was a 26-year-old soldier from Hardin County. On March 1, he was injured during an Iranian attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia. He died Sunday.
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Tennessee leaders have publicly backed ICE activity nationwide, but balked, in some instances, closer to home
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At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States.
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Holly Deiaco-Smith was feeling homesick while studying abroad in France when she was 19 years old. An encounter at the post office changed everything and led to a decades-long friendship.
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NASA's Artemis II mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. Eastern Wednesday. The mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey.
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The two losses — 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal — were a wakeup call for the USMNT and the team's ambitions for this summer's World Cup. But the Americans said they welcomed the lessons learned.
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Countercultural mythmaking and global corporate dominance have helped the tech corporation sail through criticism.
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The Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock's Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspension lifted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.