Pate announces bid for State Rep., aims to bring servant leadership to Frankfort

Lewisport native and longtime Owensboro Health nurse Wes Pate has announced his intent to run for Kentucky’s 14th District State Representative seat, saying his campaign will focus on servant leadership, unity, and community connection. Pate, 36,...

Trump OKs tariff relief for US auto production, issues new truck duties 

Jamie L. LaReau, Reuters WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed orders approving significant tariff relief for U.S. auto and engine production and setting new 25% tariffs on imported medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts...

Kentucky Supreme Court to decide the scope of Gov. Beshear’s appointment powers

Who gets to choose the people who sit on the boards and commissions that make decisions across Kentucky? The Kentucky Supreme Court heard two cases Thursday over the Republican supermajority legislature’s recent efforts to move powers away from...

Michigan joins lawsuit challenging EPA's termination of solar energy funding

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with 22 other state plaintiffs, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Administrator Lee Zeldin. The lawsuit challenges the EPA's decision to terminate a $7...

KSR’s takeaways of Kentucky WBB at the Blue-White Game

Of course, the big story surrounding the Blue-White Game is Jaland Lowe‘s shoulder injury, but to take a glance in a more positive direction, we saw some really good stuff from the Kentucky women’s basketball program on Friday night. Here’s KSR’s...

KSR’s top takeaways from Kentucky MBB’s Blue-White Game

The air let out of Historic Memorial Coliseum like a balloon flapping in the breeze, Jaland Lowe getting tangled up with Otega Oweh to open the Elam Ending period and going down to the floor in excruciating pain, immediately grabbing his right...

Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments on governor’s appointment powers

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — The Kentucky Supreme Court heard two cases Thursday regarding the separation of powers between the governor, constitutional officers and the General Assembly. The cases come after lower court rulings on cases regarding the...

Production paused at Warren Truck site after fire at aluminum supplier

Stellantis NV's Warren Truck Assembly Plant has halted vehicle production for at least three weeks due to disruptions caused by a fire at a crucial aluminum supplier in New York last month, a union official said. The facility where the automaker...

LIVE BLOG: Kentucky Basketball Blue-White Game

We’ve gotten glimpses of the Kentucky Basketball team at Pro Day and Big Blue Madness. Tonight, we get our best look yet in the annual Blue-White Game at Historic Memorial Coliseum (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network+). The women’s team will tip things off at...

What Company Owns KFC?

Have you ever wondered who actually owns Kentucky Fried Chicken? You might think the company owns itself, or that Harland Sanders, the man behind its famed mascot Colonel Sanders, is the owner — but neither is true. Many popular fast-food eateries...

Kentucky farmers feeling pressure amid U.S.-China trade war, agriculture commissioner says

"There's no question that it's concerning if a trade deal does not get done with China, but we have to work on the rest of the world's economy," Jonathan Shell said. LANCASTER, Ky. — Few people, if any, in Kentucky have a better sense of the...

Kentucky's electric vehicle market lags behind national average, new report shows

(LEX 18) — Kentucky ranks 41st nationally in electric vehicle market share, with EVs accounting for just 3.49% of new light-duty vehicle sales in the second quarter of 2025, according to a new report from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation....

America’s Deadliest Industrial Disaster And the Cover-Up That Erased It from History

They arrived in Gauley Bridge by the dozens, and then by the hundreds, until their numbers reached into the low thousands, swarming the tiny West Virginia town with the kind of hope that’s hard to tell from desperation. Some of the men were as...

Elizabethtown airport expanding to keep pace with growing Kentucky city

Elizabethtown Regional Airport expands to support booming local industry, employing 12,000 industrial employees. ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — The Elizabethtown Regional Airport is expanding amid booming industry in Hardin County. The main terminal is...

Tariffs Prompt Foreign Manufacturers to Expand U.S. Production

Kentucky’s business-friendly legislation and strong focus on industrial recruitment are showing results for our region By Jeff Jobe Community Publisher As a result of U.S. tariffs on imported goods, multinational manufacturing firms like Union...

Kentucky's Andy Beshear writes Trump urging him to block $24 billion in energy cuts

Gov. Andy Beshear said of the $24 billion that would be cut, $537 million of it had been awarded to five Kentucky projects. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky's governor is urging the President to oppose billions in federal funding cuts from the U.S....

Kentucky Launches AI Assistant

By Jared Jeffers and Katie Rowe, Contributing Authors As planners and engineers, we strive to create better and safer streets for the people in communities large and small across Kentucky. We plan and design safer facilities and connect with...

Public Policy: Kentucky’s Emerging Nuclear Energy Future

Kentucky stands on the cusp of an energy transformation that could reclaim its historical significance in American nuclear energy. At the forefront is Paducah, which is poised to reinvigorate its legacy through innovative uranium enrichment...

Kentucky candidates already raising and spending large sums in US Senate race

Kentucky’s next primary election is still seven months away, but candidates of both parties in a key U.S. Senate race are already raising large amounts of contributions from donors. In the Republican primary for the seat of departing Sen. Mitch...

Kentuck patrons, artists, volunteers and city officials praise 54th festival

Tradition built Kentuck, and its centerpiece annual festival. The Oct. 11-12, 2025 54th Annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts was just the second in its new location, at Tuscaloosa's Snow Hinton Park, but dots are being connected to lessons learned,...