FRANKFORT, Ky (July 27, 2026) — The following is a statement from Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, regarding his potential run for Kentucky’s next governor in 2027. “I am …
Your right to know what your public officials are saying and doing was recently gutted by the Kentucky supreme court. Overturning a lower court decision, in a 4 to 2 ruling on …
FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 7, 2026) – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 11, in honor of a Kentucky airman …
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2026) — Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, filed Senate Joint Resolution 116 directing Kentucky’s public teaching universities to develop a comprehensive, …
Last week we witnessed the fast-tracking of House Bill 312 — to allow 18 to 20 year-olds to concealed-carry firearms — when it was first heard in the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning and breezed right through the full House 48 hours later with a vote of 73-17. One lawmaker, Rep. T.J. Roberts, a Republican […]
Kentucky officials are investigating three deaths that may be related to the weekend’s severe snow and ice. In a Monday morning press conference, Gov. Andy Beshear said at least one fatality may be a result of running a generator indoors. “Check on your neighbors, just make sure they’re OK,” the governor said. “What a good […]
Imagine a vulnerable child alone in a small life raft, struggling within a vast ocean as storms rage onward. The raft isn’t secure. The shoreline is far away. Now imagine a rescue boat pulls up alongside. This crew is made up of the same people who provided the raft. They don’t lift the child out. […]
A bill that aims to revise restrictions on how Kentucky teachers communicate electronically with their students has passed out of the state Senate. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tichenor, R-Smithfield, builds on her law from last year that required public school teachers and students to electronically communicate only by traceable forms, like emails and […]
The incarcerated man in Eastern Kentucky who died Tuesday after injuring his head while on a snow and ice removal detail had volunteered for the work, a corrections spokeswoman said. Marvin Knuckles, 48, was eligible for parole in 2028, according to his online inmate profile. Knuckles, who was incarcerated at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex […]
Free speech is often celebrated in theory and resisted in practice. At its core, the First Amendment is not meant to protect speech that is popular, polite, or affirming. It exists to protect speech that challenges authority — speech that makes people uncomfortable, exposes misconduct, and forces public officials to answer questions they would rather […]
MOREHEAD — In a warehouse in Rowan County sits an experiment that Tom Manning-Beavin and his nonprofit have been brainstorming for years — a wooden rectangular frame he calls one of their “boxes.” When the Frontier Housing CEO explains the concept, he hearkens back to when he played with Lego bricks growing up. Just like […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A high school football coach in eastern Iowa has stepped down, saying his decision was motivated by concerns over the safety of his players and a hope that the school …
Frustrations over long wait times at Kentucky's regional driver licensing offices have prompted Republican legislators to explore possible changes. Long waits and long drives to Kentucky …
In a matter of a few days, nearly $1,000 has been donated to the Shelby County Public Library to replace 16 LGBTQ+ books a local church had recommended to check out and never return. “The response to the missing books has been overwhelming and mostly positive for the library,” said Pamela W. Federspiel, the library’s […]
The Trump administration has refused to fund a study that was to have measured toxic air pollution in West Louisville. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied an appeal of the EPA’s cancellation of the grant that was paying for the study, a spokesperson for Louisville’s air pollution regulator said. The Lantern previously reported the Louisville […]
As conservative lawmakers work to restrict online access to abortion medication, a new report shows how popular it has become for women who live in states that have outlawed abortion. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin led a team that analyzed 15 months of prescription data from Aid Access, one of the largest […]
SHEPHERDSVILLE — Kentucky Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer said that while he supports President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting moves in Washington, D.C., he hopes similar efforts will not be replicated in Kentucky. Trump mobilized National Guard troops and asserted control of police in the nation’s capital on Monday under what he declared a “crime emergency.” He […]
BEREA — A safer era for Madison County and the region is just three months away, according to the governor’s top man for overseeing the destruction of chemical weapons previously stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. Craig Williams, a Berea resident and Vietnam veteran, has been leading the way to decommission the toxic gasses […]
As Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie asserts strong positions in opposition to President Donald Trump, he increasingly looks like the future of the Republican Party. Americans who appreciate political courage, including Trump supporters, are celebrating Massie’s push for release of the “Epstein files,” the records of the criminal investigation into the late pedophile and child […]
People who get their flu shot while attending the Kentucky State Fair will receive a $20 Kroger gift card from the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. The Kentucky State Fair is Aug. 14-24 at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville. The Kentucky Association of Health Plans will have a flu vaccine clinic in the Healthy […]