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The Jefferson County Republican Party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets. -
Roughly 1.4 million federal workers are going without pay due to the government shutdown. About half of them are furloughed, while the other half has been deemed essential and is working without pay. -
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office wants to supplement Louisville police officers in addressing "quality-of-life" issues in Louisville Metro. -
Prosecutors say Rozier and others passed confidential intel to organized crime groups to help wager on NBA games. Billups allegedly participated in a separate scheme involving underground poker games. -
The owner of the Florida company intending to purchase several facilities from Addiction Recovery Care in Kentucky says ARC’s owner Tim Robinson will use funds from the sale to make a payment to the U.S. Department of Justice over Medicaid violations. -
As Halloween brings bats into the spotlight, wildlife biologist Matthew Springer explains the real challenges facing Kentucky’s bat populations and how people can help protect them. -
The Imagination Library of Louisville offers free books to kids under five as part of an effort to improve youth literacy and book access in the city and statewide. -
Louisville Metro has settled a class-action lawsuit with 2020 racial justice protesters who accused police of using excessive force at demonstrations following the police killing of Breonna Taylor. -
President Donald Trump threw his support behind Ed Gallrein before he officially entered the race. -
The proposed settlement between the Kentucky attorney general and the state’s largest electric utility company would cut proposed electricity rate increases in half. -
Middle East expert Brian Katulis spoke with LPM’s Bill Burton about how the U.S. affects the region -
The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's executive orders.
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Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges System President Ryan Quarles is visiting campuses across the state to learn how the system's colleges can best serve their communities. In an interview with WKMS ahead of a forum at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, he spoke about KCTCS' role in academics and workforce development in the Commonwealth. -
Part of Interstate 65 in Louisville will be completely shut down to traffic next summer. It’s expected to cause headaches for drivers and residents. -
Several lawmakers voiced support Tuesday to bring back legislation that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky’s public water systems. -
The Louisville Republican Party nominated retired U.S. Army veteran Calvin Leach to go up against Democrat Gary Clemons, a local union leader, in a special election for a vacant state Senate seat in south Louisville. -
President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind a Kentucky businessman who has not yet entered the race for Rep. Thomas Massie's House seat. -
At an environmental summit in Louisville, people celebrated big plans for the Ohio River Basin and weighed new challenges. -
Funding for food assistance benefits next month isn’t coming, Gov. Andy Beshear said, due to the federal government shutdown. Funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is also delayed. -
State Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton of Louisville has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in 2024. It’s the second time she has been sentenced for DUI in the past five years. -
The Louisville Democratic Party has nominated Gary Clemons, the president of the United Steelworkers Local 1693 union, as their candidate to fill a vacant state Senate seat in south Louisville. -
Who are you calling a nuisance? Conservationists work with, not against, nature's greatest engineersTeams like Bernheim Forest and Arboretum's Beaver Brigade are working with landowners and policymakers to shift the narrative surrounding beavers. -
The Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund has helped create more than 4,000 apartments and single-family homes, but not everyone understands how it works. -
The expansion is set to open in fall 2026 and will increase the museum's capacity for vehicle preservation, small artifact conservation, and long-term storage.
