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This Kentucky County Feels Like Another Era, With Buggies On The Roads And Amish Shops Down Gravel Lanes

Horse-drawn buggies share the two-lane roads here with pickup trucks, and nobody seems to mind. Hand-painted signs point down gravel lanes toward farm stands, furniture shops, and bakeries run by Amish families. The community here ranks among the larger Amish settlements in Kentucky. Shops sit on family farms instead of...

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Flu activity higher in Kentucky than this time last year

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Flu season is starting early in Kentucky, and state health officials say they are already seeing more flu activity than they did at this time last year. Dr. Steven Stack said the flu can cause fever, body aches and exhaustion. “The flu is a miserable disease for...

Kentucky · 15h
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Young Kentucky voters shifted toward Democrats, analysis shows

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Young voters in Kentucky swung sharply toward Democrats this year compared with 2024, according to a New York Times analysis, and young Democrats say candidates who look like them helped drive the change. Kentucky Democrats flipped a U.S. House seat and nine statehouse seats on Tuesday.

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Midterms were a blue wave, but for the first time, no Democrats will represent EKY in Frankfort

Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty of Martin, the last remaining state Democratic legislator in office from Eastern Kentucky, did not seek reelection.

Kentucky · 1d

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In rural KY, low turnout means tight election results — and a magistrate selected by coin toss

Some Eastern Kentucky races were decided by margins of fewer than 50 votes.

Knott County, KY · 1d

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2 Kentucky schools were on soft lockdown after report mistakes leaves for ‘hunter’ in safety orange

2 Kentucky schools were on soft lockdown after report mistakes leaves for ‘hunter’ in safety orange.

Kentucky · 2d

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Commentary: Blue wave changes Kentucky’s political landscape, raises questions

This column was originally published in the Northern Kentucky Tribune. Tuesday’s blue tsunami that gave Kentucky one more Democratic congressman, two more Democratic state senators and eight more Democratic state House members raises at least two questions: Would Gov. Andy Beshear have won the race for U.S. senator, and does the Democratic surge give that […]

Kentucky · 3d

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How to donate to Team Kentucky’s food drive

After launching the second annual Team Kentucky Food Drive on Nov. 1 for state employees, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that the general public can now donate.

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Kentucky attorney general moves to dismiss appeals against Fayette County circuit judge

Kentucky's attorney general has moved to dismiss appeals against a Fayette circuit judge after her impeachment hearing was indefinitely placed on hold.

Kentucky · 2d

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NKY police hope to bring holiday cheer to more kids through shopping program

Police officers in Northern Kentucky are working hard to bring holiday magic to more kids in the communities they serve this year. Last year was the first time the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #75 held its Cops and Kids event. The event saw 15 local kids accompany police officers as the kids chose fully-paid-for Christmas gifts off store shelves for themselves and their families. Now, with the second annual event on the horizon, the FOP is looking to grow the number of kids in the program.

Independence, KY · 1d

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Kentucky lawmakers push for juvenile mental health facility

PADUCAH — Kentucky lawmakers are continuing efforts to fund a specialized juvenile mental health facility. This renewed effort comes after reports that an autistic teenager was left in a flooded cell for more than 20 hours at the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center. The incident happened in April, according...

Kentucky · 1d

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Midterms 'changed the dynamic' at all levels, but GOP agenda remains dominant in Kentucky: Senate President

"There were some things that were across the board and the reality is it hurt. It's there It changed the dynamics all the way down to the local level," Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers said Thursday. "I called it not trickle-down economics... (but) trickle-down politics." The Manchester Republican acknowledged that...

Kentucky · 1d

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Life After Service: A Veterans Day Message From Senator Max Wise

Trampus Miller lost a leg to an improvised bomb in Iraq in 2008. His recovery at Walter Reed took three and a half years and more than 100 surgeries. Later, he attended a deer hunt through Jason’s Box, a Paris, Kentucky, nonprofit that provides free outdoor activities for severely injured veterans.

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Kentucky chief justice says court systems is struggling with hiring, low pay

Kentucky's chief justice said Thursday afternoon the state's court system is struggling to find and keep employees.

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This Kentucky Cathedral Copied Notre Dame, Then Built A Stained Glass Window Taller Than Paris Has

A cathedral just across the river from Cincinnati holds one of the largest stained glass windows in the world. It was patterned after Notre Dame in Paris. Then it went a step further, with a window bigger than its famous French cousin. The details only get better from there. There...

Covington, KY · 2d

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Kentucky governor says Democratic gains in midterm election could shape 2028 presidential race

Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms, led by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear as DGA Chair, have resulted in Democrats controlling a majority of U.S. governorships for the first time in 16 years.

Kentucky · 1d

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Weekend Roundup: Kentucky Book Festival, Kentucky Cider Days and holiday market

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The 45th Kentucky Book Festival, the sixth annual Kentucky Cider Days and the first holiday market of the season at Midway Art Studios are scheduled for this weekend. Kentucky Book Festival. The festival returns to Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. It is described as the largest book...

Lexington, KY · 1d

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Beshear Addresses PREA Landowner Concerns, Promises Answers on State Funding Oversight

Governor Andy Beshear says landowners who believe the Pennyrile Regional Energy Agency has failed to negotiate fairly for pipeline easements can raise those concerns in court. But he did not immediately identify the reporting requirements governing the agency’s $30 million state appropriation. Beshear’s comments came during his Thursday Team...

Kentucky · 1d

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Amendment to curtail Kentucky governor’s pardon power wins by large margin

Kentucky voters have approved a constitutional amendment to curb governors’ pardon powers around elections. The amendment won at the ballot box Tuesday by a vote of almost 40 percentage points. The change limits Kentucky governors’ power to grant pardons and sentence commutations around elections by blocking them 60 days before their election through the inauguration in December.

Kentucky · 3d