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While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller. -
Medicaid, concealed carry and telework ban: Friday was the final day for the Kentucky General Assembly to pass legislation that is veto proof, with some notable bills making the cut, and some left behind. -
The Jefferson County District Court is expanding its partnership with local nonprofits for an amnesty docket that lets people settle old arrest warrants and get a fresh start. -
The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Taylor Six spent months investigating jail deaths across the state. -
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Trying to prove the real inventor of the March Madness pool seems about as implausible as picking a perfect bracket. A Staten Island pub says it was the first in the late 1970s to design what would become the modern-day bracket. The family of a U.S. Postal Service worker out of Kentucky says he was the first one to create the bracket. -
A man died at the Louisville Metro Corrections jail Friday. His is the 20th in-custody death since 2021, and the second death this year. -
As midnight and the governor’s veto period approached Friday night, the Kentucky General Assembly pushed through several highly controversial bills, including one that cuts gender-affirming hormone treatments from Medicaid. -
Paleontologists at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed an ancient shark species previously unknown to science. -
Kentucky has a system to cut the income tax rate annually, so long as budget triggers are met. A new bill passed out of the legislature makes hitting those triggers easier. -
About 30,000 fewer Americans die each year from street drugs. Survivors in one of the most drug-scarred cities say their community is trying to help, but the safety net feels dangerously thin.
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Dorothy Thompson saw the rise of Nazi Germany as a foreign correspondent in Berlin. A new series from Radio Diaries tells the story of Thompson's career as a radio broadcaster. -
This week at the Indiana Statehouse: A bill boosting local prosecutors’ salaries is discussed in the Senate. A House lawmaker proposes an overhaul to the property tax system. And lawmakers want to increase minimum teacher salaries. -
Every week WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew breaks down what we know and what we don't about the climate and weather here in Louisville. -
At the West Broadway Kroger, a $1.8 million renovation is complete, along with a wage increase for employees. Residents hope the revamp can make their shopping experience easier and help Kroger build trust with the community. -
Incarcerated Kentuckians would be housed according to their “original biological sex” under a floor amendment attached to an unrelated bill Friday. -
Proponents of a proposed fire territory in Southern Indiana say they hope legal intervention can bring it back to the table. Members of the Utica Township Fire Protection District board who were removed this week are taking legal action. -
Lawmakers want to cut off extra funding for multilingual students after four years. -
Louisville will spend $2.9 million in one-time opioid settlement funding on expanding addiction prevention programming in schools and other services. -
Louisville and Southern Indiana residents are advised to prepare for severe weather over the weekend. -
As the U.S. remains embattled in an ever-changing trade war with Canada and tariffs from the European Union loom, bourbon makers in Kentucky are trying to find their footing and plan a path forward. -
Advocates say police would have wide discretion to deny the public access to open investigation records under legislation that barely passed through a Senate committee Thursday. -
Kentucky businesses are feeling the impacts of President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs — even when they use metal made in America.
