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News Articles: kentucky

A worker leads a racehorse back to the stables on the backside of a horse racing track in Louisville, Ky., on April 29.

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  • USPS

Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration

Horse racing depends on thousands of workers without legal status, and industry leaders fear that Trump's soft touch toward the industry in his first term will not persist in his second.

May 19, 2025
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Family members cull through the debris of their home that was destroyed by a severe storm in London, Ky., on Saturday.

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  • National

At least 27 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri

Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.

May 17, 2025
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  • Alana Wise and
  • Sandhya Dirks
Anthony Broughton digs through the debris of his destroyed home following a severe storm in London, Ky., on Saturday.

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  • National

Photos: Deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri

Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage.

May 17, 2025
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  • Emily Bogle
A worker bathes a racehorses on the backside of a horse racing track in Louisville, Ky., on April 30, 2025.

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  • USPS

As Trump aims to deport millions, one pathway to legal status got bigger

A Biden-era rule eases the path for workers to be sponsored for U.S. permanent residency, an attractive option for those in horse-racing looking for a competitive edge.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to cast his vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 24.

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  • Politics

Sen. Mitch McConnell says he will not seek reelection in 2026

The Kentucky Republican has served more than 40 years in the chamber, and became one of the most consequential and divisive legislators in recent history.

February 20, 2025
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  • Susan Davis and
  • Lexie Schapitl
A lawsuit filed by the Kentucky attorney general says TikTok considered ways to use its content to appeal to Sen. Mitch McConnell.

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  • National

Kentucky TikTok suit says company considered using Ky. creators to sway Sen. Mitch McConnell

The suit says videos by Kentucky small businesses were identified as possibly of interest to the senator, who has expressed concern about the app's effect on kids

October 19, 2024
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  • Sylvia Goodman
The Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg, Ky., is where Sheriff Mickey Stines is accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins, a friend and co-worker, on Sept. 19.

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  • National

Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a mystery

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive.

October 15, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt
Former Letcher County Ky. Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines looks over at the prosecutors during his arraignment at the Morgan County Courthouse in West Liberty, Ky., on Tuesday. Stines is accused of murdering District Judge Kevin Mullins.

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  • National

Video shows the moment a Kentucky judge was shot to death

People in the courtroom wept as the footage was shown during a preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, who is charged with first-degree murder.

October 01, 2024
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  • Frank Langfitt
Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. His fiancee, Edith Lisk (left), hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

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  • Climate

He survived the water, but not the flood

Climate-driven flooding destroyed Tony Calhoun’s home in 2022. But as the water receded, his despair only grew. Now, his family hopes to bring attention to the mental health toll of extreme weather.

September 17, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
The $5.5 million grant to NPR comes at a time when local newsrooms are struggling to stay afloat.

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  • Media

NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread

The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New England, the Midwest and California.

July 11, 2024
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  • Lola Murti

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  • Elections

Here are Kentucky's 2024 primary election results

Voting concludes Tuesday in Kentucky's presidential and U.S. House primary contests. President Biden and former President Donald Trump are already their parties' presumptive nominees.

May 21, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Greg McDougle walks near debris on Friday, following a severe storm in Lakeview, Ohio.

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  • Weather

Suspected tornadoes kill at least 3 in Ohio as severe storms tear through central U.S.

Tornadoes tore through several states, flattening homes and trailers in an RV park and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said.

March 15, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
In this file photo, workers assemble Ford trucks at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant on Oct. 27, 2017, in Louisville, Ky.

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  • National

Autoworkers threaten to strike again at Ford's huge Kentucky truck plant

The United Auto Workers union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if a local contract dispute is not resolved.

February 17, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
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  • National

Ex-Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses must pay $260,000

The federal judge's ruling on Kim Davis is in addition to $100,000 in damages a jury said the former Rowan County clerk should pay the couple who sued.

January 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Georgia State Capitol was among several state legislatures evacuated Wednesday following bomb threats.

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  • Politics

Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

January 03, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
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