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Months after the Environmental Working Group found what it declared an unsafe level of the carcinogenic chemical compound hexavalent chromium (chromium 6), the Louisville Water Company has confirmed the substance's presence in city water. But, company officials say the water is still safe to drink.

The Indiana General Assembly convenes Wednesday for its short,30-day session. The calendar will be dominated by heated debate over the power of labor…

For over 25 years, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has believed in the education system in Kentucky. This has been no easy feat considering Kentucky was ranked near the bottom when they started. Now, our schools are in the middle of the pack nationally and KERA made us a model for reform. But the Prichard Committee doesn't want Kentucky schools to rest comfortably in the middle, so they've come up with a plan. Achieiving the Top 20 by 2020 sets out goals and objectives to boost Kentucky schools to the top twenty in the nation by the year 2020. Can we do it? Listen to the Show

The state will expand a child care subsidy to cover an estimated 6,000 more low-income working families starting in August, Gov. Steve Beshear announced...

Kentucky was on the list of 16 finalists the U.S. Department of Education announced today in the running for more than $4 billion in Race to the Top…

Louisville Metro Government is facing a $6 million deficit based on early revenue projections.Mayor Greg Fischer's budget allocates $504.2 million for the…

Let me just say that these are my ten favorite records that I added to my personal collection this year. There has been a lot of great music in 2007,…

Community members in Louisville and Southern Indiana had a lot of reasons to celebrate this year. LPM News told their stories.

These are in no particular order...they're the albums that seemed to take up permanent residence in my cd player....Robert Plant and Alison Krauss/…

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for late tonight and Thursday across the WFPL listening area.Forecasters predict the snow…

Well, it's that time of year again where we share our picks for favorite albums of the year. Why this always causes me such great anxiety and anguish I…

1. John Mellencamp - No Better Than This [Rounder] Not that he needed it, but this may well be John’s Nebraska moment, where he finally wins over his…