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The U.S. Dept. of Education was supposed to monitor JCPS until 2026 for overdisciplining Black students. Once Trump took office, they stopped answering the district’s emails. -
If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits. -
Every week, LPM’s Bill Burton and WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew break down what we know - and what we don't - about the climate and weather in Louisville. -
Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories. -
In a lot of ways, we’ll look back on 2025 as a critical moment, both for the environment and humanity. -
How has the government shutdown affected what we know about local jobs? LPM News’ Bill Burton talked with Michael Gritton from KentuckianaWorks to find out. -
Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn't stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil. -
Louisville Public Media provided a lot of conversations in 2025. LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson shares a few of her favorite discussions from the year. -
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. -
UPS flight 2976 crashed as it attempted to take off on Nov. 4. Local officials said another victim died Christmas Day. -
Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies. -
From federal rulemakers all the way down to Kentucky lawmakers, 2025 was full of regulatory wins for mining companies. Meanwhile, health researchers confirm that deaths from black lung disease are rampant in the mine industry.
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The candidate filing deadline passed Friday in Kentucky, with Democrats again leaving many General Assembly races unchallenged to the Republican supermajority. -
LPM’s Roberto Roldan sat down with Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and his new artificial intelligence chief to discuss the technology’s promises and some of the public’s concerns. -
A naturalized citizen was inspired to run for the Kentucky House a day after GOP bills were filed to ban immigrants from public office, saying it’s “not the time to sit on the sidelines.” -
Indiana Republicans in the House and Senate have released their legislative priorities for 2026. Leadership say they are focused on fraud, deregulation, and keeping the legislative session short. -
Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Louisville on Thursday evening from Metro Hall to a nearby federal customs and immigration office for a moment of silence. -
Louisville Metro Council held its first meeting of the year Thursday night, where members selected leadership for 2026. -
A Republican lawmaker has filed two bills designed to keep naturalized Americans and those with dual citizenship from serving in local or state elected offices in Kentucky. -
Momentum behind a proposed large-scale data center in Franklin, Kentucky appears to be slowing. Simpson County Fiscal Court has passed an ordinance requiring the developer to obtain a conditional use permit before construction. -
Needle exchange programs give people access to clean syringes for drug use. Data show those programs have helped spread disease and protect law enforcement, but not everyone is in favor of an extension. -
With the Winter Olympics around the corner, Derby City Curling Club president Joe Sorg explains how curling works and how Louisville residents can get on the ice. -
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear revealed his budget priorities for the next two fiscal years in his State of the Commonwealth address, calling for major new investments in education and to address affordability. -
There’s no reason to spend the next three months on the couch, unless you want to.
