Republicans still hold the majority of Kentucky’s congressional seats and a commanding majority in the General Assembly, but faced pushback from voters for the first time in years.
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Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.
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Kentucky's measles outbreak continues to grow during one of the worst years regarding illness in the U.S. this century.
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On Friday, Ben Grimes, Paducah’s Market House Theatre managing artistic director, will perform “Death of Kings,” a one-man show in Shakespearean style that tells the story of his service in the military and his struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after returning home.
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Governor declines to give any timeline for considering the presidency
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Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency is entangled in more than 20 lawsuits across several counties
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Trump won central Kentucky’s congressional district easily in 2024. Democrat Zach Dembo flipped the script this week, overperforming in both urban and rural counties.
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In order to expand the issues its drafted plan focuses on, Kentucky Heritage Council is asking for the public to give their own experiences and ideas that can contribute and help with preservation efforts across Kentucky.
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Vehicle transaction prices are up to a new record high, according to the Kelley Blue Book — and some buyers are extending their car loans to finance them.
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Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.
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"School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play," is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocelyn Bioh.
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Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement.
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Hopes of progress in ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II are tempered by the absence of any significant breakthroughs in three previous rounds of talks early this year.
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After sweeping losses in the midterm elections, the House GOP will vote on Tuesday to elect a successor to Mike Johnson, who says he's stepping down as the chamber's top Republican.