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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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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Kentucky Republican lawmakers to push for a convention to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
The Hotel Metropolitan is partnering with the McCracken County Public Library to celebrate for Black History Month. -
On May 19, about 1 in 10 registered Kentucky voters will not be eligible to cast a ballot in the state’s partisan primaries because they are not Republicans or Democrats. -
In a "Kentucky Needs Assessment" from the Nature Conservancy, Kentucky ranks last among peer states for conservation funding with just under $2.4 million allocated to just one conservation funding program. -
A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process. -
Legislation allowing health care workers to deny care because of their moral, ethical or religious principles passed the Senate on Friday.
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Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present. -
Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias. -
It has been a year since President Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around the world. So far, those levies have not produced the economic boom the president promised. -
NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey. -
Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners. -
The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness.
