Rose Smith and Deondra Kimble, two Louisville mothers, are still waiting for answers. Both lost their sons to gun violence and have yet to learn the full story behind their deaths. Smith has been waiting for nearly 10 years; Kimble, nearly seven. Michael David Sr. was shot and killed Nov. 4, 2017. Kimble found out […]
Popular spots at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge could start costing hikers and visitors a fee to access with a proposed plan from the U.S. Forest Service. According to the proposal, if passed, fees at 22 recreational sites will be implemented, including at boat launches, popular trails for day use and backpacking sites. The U.S. Forest […]
The race for who will be the Democratic nominee for the 6th Congressional District race to unseat Republican U.S. Andy Barr was still too close to call late Tuesday. While the Associated Press reported 99% of precincts’ ballot had been counted, neither the AP nor Decision Desk HQ, had called the race by 11:15 p.m. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — All of Donald Trump‘s top opponents for the Republican nomination for president dropped out of the race weeks ago, but the whole gang will be back together on Kentucky’s primary ballot on Tuesday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie […]
It’s not often that the the Republican-led Kentucky legislature doesn’t pass a priority piece of legislation addressing a hot-button issue among conservatives. But that’s just what happened with Senate Bill 6, which was aimed at restricting diversity, equity and inclusion — referred to as “DEI” — offices at public colleges and universities across the commonwealth. […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky legislation shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability was written broadly enough to apply to in vitro fertilization services, a Republican lawmaker said Friday as the bill won final passage. The measure, which now goes to Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, would accomplish what other bills sought to do […]
A Republican bill to form a group tasked with ensuring Kentucky’s coal plants “aren’t retired too quickly” by creating a series of regulatory hurdles for companies aiming to close those plants got a step closer to final passage Thursday. Senate Bill 349 from Sen. Robby Mills, R-Henderson, would create an 18-member Energy Planning and Inventory […]
A Louisville restaurant located inside an iconic hotel was recently ranked in Southern Living’s “The 23 Best Local Treasures In Every Southern State” for its original Bluegrass dish. J. Graham’s Cafe at The Brown Hotel was recognized in the ranking. The restaurant is known for being the home of the first “hot brown,” an open-faced […]
My grandmother was born near New Castle in 1911, the youngest of 9. Her family moved to Indiana when she was five. She started school in a one-room school and completed through the 11th grade. She was the most educated person in her family. She hated being called a dumb Kentuckian. Grandma was a young […]
History lost. Modernity won. Homeowners at the 95-year-old Commodore Condominiums voted Wednesday to replace the 11-story building’s vintage manual passenger elevator – thought to be the only one of its kind left in Kentucky − with a glitzy new automated one. Joyce Lichtenstein, a resident who has been fighting to keep the old elevator, said […]
The Kentucky Board of Education had received 15 applications for the new commissioner of education, spokesperson Jennifer Ginn told the Herald-Leader Monday. That is far less than when the position was last open in 2020 when 46 applications were reviewed. The Education Commissioner post is open following the resignation of Jason Glass, who said in […]
Murray State University could be the first school in Kentucky to offer doctorate-level veterinarian degrees under new legislation filed this week. House Bill 400 filed by Rep. Richard Heath, R-Mayfield, has more than 50 sponsors and would allow Murray State to offer “doctor’s degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine” in Kentucky, […]