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Report: More than 40,000 Kentuckians have recently lost SNAP benefits
About one in 14 Kentuckians who rely on food assistance have lost their benefits since the implementation of House Resolution 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” according to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Jessica Klein, senior…
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Two people who died in flooding identified in Madison County
Two of the three people who died in weekend floods in Madison County have been identified. According to the Madison County Coroner, John Powell, 57, drowned after his basement apartment flooded. Garnett Isbell, 73, died after his car was swept off the highway on Page Creek Road in Richmond in a presumed drowning. The…
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Education and Labor Cabinet Announces July Meeting Schedule
The Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet has announced public meetings scheduled for July, with sessions available both in person and via teleconference.
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Residents debate controversial church event and search for community
Residents debate a controversial church event involving children, discuss finding community fit in Lexington, and share nostalgia about 1992 flood coverage—reflecting concerns about judgment, belonging, and media change.
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FCC adopts new rules as states transition to Next Generation 911
The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules designed to improve the reliability of Next Generation 911 systems as states continue replacing decades-old emergency call infrastructure with internet-based networks. The rules require companies that operate critical parts of Next Generation 911 systems, known as NG911, to adopt reliability and redundancy measures intended to reduce…
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1 new immigration-detention habeas petition filed in E.D. Kentucky
One immigration-detention habeas petition was filed June 23, 2026. The district has received 159 such petitions year-to-date.
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Kentucky crime report shows homicide decreases, more animal cruelty
Homicides decreased from 582 in 2024 to 491 in 2025.
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Kentucky’s most vulnerable need more support, not less care
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.…
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New chicken processing waiver will keep small KY farmers from running afoul of the law
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…
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Zoning panel to weigh trade union headquarters, solar rules
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.