Derek Operle

Thousands turned out across Kentucky for a day of peaceful protest. Many wore inflatable animal costumes, carried signs and chanted protests against the Trump administration.

Meal deliveries are going down to three days a week Pennyrile Area Development District.

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders in recent months aimed at accelerating nuclear energy developments across the country.

Patterson comes to Murray State after serving as the president of Chadron State College in Nebraska. He has 25 years of experience in higher education.

Gov. Andy Beshear said during the event Wednesday that the state has invested more than $230 million to support productions since 2022, which helped create 22,000 jobs.

Kentucky is among several states in recent years that have put together initiatives to attract nuclear developments to their part of the country.

Patterson will be the school’s 15th president – and its first Black president.

Driskell will be officially inducted as poet laureate on April 24 as a part of the state’s celebration of Kentucky Writers Day at the Capitol.

The December 2021 tornado outbreak killed 14 people in the Hopkins County town and destroyed or seriously damaged north of 70% of its residences, decimating its tax base.

A spokesperson for MSU said they hope to have the school's 15th president appointed and in place "prior to the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year."