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By Ken Miller, Kentucky Lantern · May 8, 2026 An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel have continued the joint attack on Iran that began Feb. 28. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) In April…

Kentucky’s top health official sought to allay public concerns about a hantavirus outbreak affecting a cruise ship that departed from Argentina in early April, according to reporting from WUKY 91.3 FM. The outbreak aboard the vessel has raised alarm among travelers and the general public, but state health authorities indicated that the risk to…

By Peter Hall, Kentucky Lantern · May 8, 2026 Constellation Energy’s Eddystone Generating Station in Delaware County is one of two fossil fuel fired power plants ordered by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright to remain ready to produce electricity beyond their retirement dates. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star) The nation’s largest electricity grid operator has…

By Adam Friedman, Kentucky Lantern · May 8, 2026 Tennessee Sen. Charlane Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, unfurled a large sign reading “No Jim Crow 2.0, Stop the TN Steal” while standing on her desk during debate Thursday on a GOP-led redistricting plan to slice majority Black Memphis into three districts. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Fayette County Public Schools board will vote Monday on whether to authorize a $110 million loan, according to the meeting agenda published by WUKY 91.3 FM. The school district regularly pursues capital funding through bonds and loans to support infrastructure improvements, facility maintenance, and modernization efforts across its schools. The…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct maintenance work on Interstate 75 and New Circle Road next week, closing shoulders on both major thoroughfares during daytime hours. According to a KYTC District 7 press release, work is scheduled daily from Monday, May 11 through Friday, May 15 between 9 a.m. and 3…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close one lane on KY 39 in Jessamine County beginning Monday, May 11, for roadway slide repair work near mile point 4.2. The work will continue through Friday, May 22, weather permitting. Crews will work daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding weekends. At times, both lanes may…

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will conduct bridge deck pothole repairs on New Circle Road in Fayette County from May 12-15, with scheduled lane closures during daytime hours expected to impact westbound traffic. Work will occur from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, at three locations along the inner loop. On…

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has begun a major rehabilitation project along 16 miles of Interstate 64 that will include bridge repairs, drainage improvements, and repaving across Clark, Montgomery, and Bath counties. According to a KYTC District 7 press release, the $19.6 million project stretches from mile point 101.7 to mile point 117.8 and is…

By Deborah Yetter, Kentucky Lantern · May 7, 2026 Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson wrote that she would be “improperly avoiding her duty” by granting the Bevins’ request that she recuse herself from the case involving their adopted son. The Kentucky Supreme Court declined to remove her from the case. (Pool photo by…