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Lawmakers broach pro-growth housing policies July 29, 2025 Rep. Joshua Watkins, D-Louisville, speaks Monday during a meeting of the Kentucky Housing Task Force 2025. Lawmakers heard from business leaders and others about ways to possibly implement pro-growth housing policies. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — According to a leading statewide business…

LONDON, Ky. – A London, Ky., man, Brandon Bustle, 39, was sentenced on Monday to 13 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and for violating the conditions of his federal supervised release.  According to his plea agreement, between December 2023 to March…

***UPDATE*** LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 27, 2025) –Both escapees from Blackburn Correctional Complex, Michael Reynolds and Jonathon Mullins, have been apprehended without incident and lodged in the Woodford County Detention Center. The Kentucky State Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.  Original News Release below: LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 27, 2025) – Blackburn…

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves…

By Elizabeth ChapinUniversity of Kentucky University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have discovered a genetic biomarker that could help identify patients with glioblastoma most likely to benefit from the cancer drug bevacizumab. The study, published in JCO Precision Oncology, found that brain tumors from patients treated with bevacizumab who lived longer were more likely to have…

By Sarah LaddKentucky Lantern Nearly 600,000 Kentuckians got help buying food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in June, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. But the program, better known as SNAP, faces an uncertain future after Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping and controversial tax and…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the sale of  Juul Labs’ e-cigarettes, which had been banned previously out of concerns for the company’s role in the youth vaping epidemic. The FDA made the announcement July 17 after “an extensive scientific review” that showed Juul’s e-cigarettes are less…

By Rebecca HonakerUniversity of Kentucky Heat is a serious workplace hazard that can cause illness — or even death — if proper precautions aren’t taken. While outdoor workers face the greatest risk during high temperatures, indoor workers can also be affected, especially those working near heat sources or in poorly ventilated or non-air-conditioned spaces.…

By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health News The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded $4.3 million to 28 postsecondary healthcare programs across the state, providing training scholarships to more than 200 Kentucky resident students studying fields with workforce shortages, according to a CPE press release. Monies were made possible through the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund…

BEREA, Ky.–Celebrated Kentucky author Silas House, known for his vivid portrayals of Appalachian life, is poised to release a gripping new historical crime novel titled Dead Man Blues under his pen name, S.D. House. Set for publication by Crooked Lane Books on October 14, 2025, the novel marks House’s entry into the crime fiction…