Regional & State

Regional & State news.

Several special programs about Kentucky's history are available on the KET website to view on demand.
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Kentucky lawmakers failed to pass ratepayer protections with data centers this year
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Concerns over non-disclosure agreements, power and water dominated the town hall.
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A state senator says the constitutional amendment will prevent pardons and commutations from being issued "in the dark," while others are wary of the change.
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Monarch butterflies take a generational migration path north every year — meaning that they reproduce multiple times along their trip — before eventually returning south for the winter.
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An nalysis by Kentucky Lantern finds current UK board members have given nearly $1.7 million to Beshear
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Lack of regulations, cheap energy costs make state a prime target for new industry.
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The offices will close June 4-5 as the state migrates to a new online system — one of several steps being taken to ease long-running frustrations over wait times and available appointments.
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Kentucky journalist Al Cross travels to his home county and appraises the community's future after the school board passed a double nickel tax to built a new Clinton County High School.
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A group of Kentucky State University students has filed a second lawsuit challenging a new law that would reshape the state’s only public HBCU into a polytechnic institution.
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As warmer weather brings tick season back to the commonwealth, most of the U.S. is experiencing the highest rates of tick-related emergency room visits in nearly a decade.
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