Society

Local artisans and restaurants are once again combining forces to raise money for Paducah’s Community Kitchen, a western Kentucky nonprofit ministry that addresses food insecurity among other issues.

August 24th is the Independence Day of Ukraine. To celebrate, some local Ukrainians have programs at the Discovery Park of America in Union City, Tennessee, this Saturday. We talked with local baker, Kostantin Kostanyan about the event, his experience as a Ukrainian refugee and adjusting to life in Tennessee.

Most Kentucky voters surveyed in June said access to high-quality child care is essential to their ability to work, but they say the state isn’t doing enough to ensure they have it.

Some local business owners in Glendale, Kentucky are already seeing the benefit of the world's largest electric vehicle battery plant making the central Kentucky town its home, while others are worried about Glendale keeping its small-town identity.

Just over half of Kentucky’s 120 counties, including Jefferson, need people to join the state’s Citizen Foster Care Review Boards.

The city of Metropolis, Illinois, unveiled a new historical marker Monday honoring two Black historical icons who once called the southern Illinois city home.

Several western Kentucky communities are holding Eighth of August celebrations this weekend honoring the emancipation of formerly enslaved people in the region.

The LGBTQ+ Truck Driver Network is working to recruit and support drivers as the U.S. trucking industry battles a growing driver shortage.

A year after the flood that devastated much of eastern Kentucky, the people of Whitesburg, in Letcher County, look back — and forward.

Kentuckians need better access to child care and basic needs like food and housing to ensure higher postsecondary degree attainment, a statewide report released Monday says.