Source: Kentucky Lantern

In 1947, Wendell and Edith Foster were determined to support their daughter, Louise, and seven other children in Owensboro, all of whom had disabilities. This was not the norm, nor was it popular, but it was their mission. Seventy-nine years later, Wendell Foster remains a nonprofit with that same mission: empower people with disabilities.…

Farmer LeTicia Marshall grew up helping her grandparents grow tobacco on 40 acres in Metcalf County. She has fond memories of riding the setter. After becoming a mother, Marshall began gardening as a way to ground herself. That practice grew into a small urban farm in Jefferson County and her life’s work of advocating…

The Planning Commission Zoning Committee will consider a zone change request from Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 452 for the former Southside Technical Center on Harrodsburg Road, plus three new zoning ordinance text amendments addressing solar energy, donation centers, and data centers.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close Maple Grove Road at a bridge near Tates Creek Road in Madison County on June 30 to remove flood debris left by the weekend’s devastating flash flooding that killed four in Central Kentucky.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close the intersection of Tates Creek Road and Maple Grove Road in Madison County on June 30 to remove flood debris following devastating weekend storms that killed at least four people across Kentucky.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close the inbound right lane on South Broadway (U.S. 68) at Virginia Avenue on June 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for sewer drainage cleaning work.

Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Sunday as deadly flooding affected multiple Kentucky counties, with some areas receiving up to 8 inches of rain. Search-and-rescue operations continue while state officials plan to request federal assistance.

A report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows over 42,000 Kentuckians lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” took effect in July 2025, with an additional 114,000 at risk as the law’s work requirements expand.

This week, Councilmembers will get an update on what local enforcement efforts look like.

Gov. Beshear declared a statewide emergency after heavy rains inundated Kentucky, killing four people and requiring multiple water rescues across 18 local governments. Some areas received up to 8 inches of rain.