Kailee Greer

An analysis from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy published this month found that nearly all of the state’s public school districts are expected to see a decline in state funding for this school year when inflation is taken into account.

WKMS provides readers and listeners in far western Kentucky with coverage of contested races for Congress, the state legislature and several local leadership offices that are up for grabs on Nov. 3.

Voters in Lyon County will decide who leads the far western Kentucky local government in the November election.

November’s race for Livingston County judge-executive features two candidates who have both served in the office before. Incumbent Michael Williams, a Republican, defeated Democrat Teris Swanson in a 2024 special election to serve the remainder of the current term.

A Kentucky legislator wants the state to create a registry to help keep track of people who have been convicted of domestic violence-related crimes.

Murray KY Pride announced Monday that its annual PrideFest in the Park has been canceled, just two weeks before the event was set to take place in Calloway County.

A western Tennessee landmark is paying tribute to the late country legend – and Tennessee native – Dolly Parton.

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With two major uranium enrichment companies looking to build in McCracken County and renewed interest in nuclear energy in far western Kentucky, scientists are putting in more devices to track earthquake activity in the region. Data collected from those instruments could help developers know how they need to factor what’s happening beneath the earth's surface in their projects.

Paducah’s Market House Theatre welcomed back a familiar face as it hosted the world premiere of Michael Cochran’s “Heat Lightning” this week, the newest play from the former executive director of the nonprofit western Kentucky playhouse.