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Lawmakers hear from youth suicide prevention advocates June 18, 2025 Sen. Karen Berg, D-Louisville, speaks about youth suicide during Wednesday’s meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Health Services, which was held at The Madison Event Center in Covington. A high-res version is available here. COVINGTON — Jaimee Kelley Seitz is one of several…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 15, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 12 in Frankfort is investigating a single-vehicle fatal collision that occurred in Franklin County earlier today, at around 12:30 PM EDT (Sunday, June 15). The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2007 Ford van was traveling west on East Main Street when it…

Childhood trauma is costing Kentucky millions each year, according to a new report released today by Kentucky Youth Advocates and Bloom Kentucky. The report claims that between 2015 and 2020, 62% of Kentucky adults reported having at least one adverse childhood event – with those experiences resulting in a total economic burden of $295…

Thousands of Kentucky families face utility disconnections this summer, and the latest budget reconciliation bill would eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps millions of Americans afford their heating and cooling expenses. The move would significantly impact Eastern Kentucky counties, where many households spend more than a third of their income on…

LEXINGTON, Ky.–A recent federal detention order has revealed explosive new details in the unsolved 2023 murder of Kristopher Lewis, a Lexington man who was set to testify against a major drug trafficker. Prosecutors now say Lewis’s killing may have been a paid hit, allegedly orchestrated by members of the West End gang “Hot Boyz”…

Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky are concerned as the Department of Health and Human Services has revoked a policy requiring hospitals to provide abortion care in emergency situations. Known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, the rule offered federal protection for the procedure, particularly in Kentucky and other red states with near…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A hard-won decline in opioid overdose deaths across Appalachia is at risk as sweeping federal budget cuts threaten to dismantle critical treatment and prevention efforts in Kentucky, West Virginia and surrounding states. Recent years have showcased remarkable gains in the region’s battle against opioid misuse. Kentucky recorded a 30% drop in…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 10, 2025) — Recent University of Kentucky graduates Lucas Gastineau and Asa O’Neal have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to…

Congress is considering a bill which would for the first time create a nationalized school voucher program, redirecting billions in federal funding from public schools toward private schools. Kentucky educators said it would hurt counties across the Commonwealth, where 90% of kids, around 650,000, attend a public school. Last November, Kentuckians weighed in on…

LEXINGTON, Ky.—A 22-year-old Lexington man pled guilty Friday to distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine across three separate Kentucky counties, along with firearms offenses, according to a federal plea agreement. Jay’von M. Guy was initially indicted in October 2024 following an extensive investigation by Kentucky State Police and the ATF. Under the plea deal filed in…