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Concerns about partisan political influence in Kentucky’s judicial elections are growing, as Gov. Andy Beshear and GOP lawmakers are taking sides in a Court of Appeals race.

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.

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday.

The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.

Arizona Republican candidate for Congress Mark Lamb has been accused of sexual misconduct while sheriff. His controversy is turning many voters away as Democrats see an opportunity in the red seat.

Flight data shows the jet dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes, then leveled off for several more minutes, before disappearing.

Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?