Regional & State Archives

Western Ky. man reflects on career path to White House

by Dustin Wilcox
November 26, 2021

Sharron McClerkin serves as a presidential communications officer for the White House Communications Agency, facilitating communications with the president’s office at home and abroad. He assumed this role in 2018.

Celebrate Thanksgiving with special holiday programs on public radio

by WKYU
November 23, 2021

Thanksgiving Day will offer some special holiday programs on WKU Public Radio.

AG Cameron joins lawsuit against national vaccine mandate for health care workers

by Ryland Barton
November 23, 2021

This is the third national effort Cameron has joined seeking to block federal vaccine mandates in recent weeks.

Farmers get 14 cents of every dollar spent on Thanksgiving meal

by The Rural Blog
November 23, 2021

The National Farmers Union says farmers are underpaid because of food supply chains that are uncompetitive and fragile.

Ky. free-range turkey farm helps make Thanksgiving special

by Cheri Lawson
November 22, 2021

Tewes Poultry farm, a family business in Erlanger, will sell about 2,500 free-range turkeys this Thanksgiving.

Lawmaker wants to make it easier for police to draw blood in Kentucky DUI cases

by Ryland Barton
November 21, 2021

Sen. Whitney Westerfield, a Republican from Crofton and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he was “stupefied” that police can’t get search warrants for some DUI cases.

Health commissioner: With more COVID surges expected, it’s important to keep encouraging vaccines

by Melissa Patrick
November 21, 2021

Stack said that ultimately, society will need to "normalize the expectation" that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is "something all of us have to do," just like we have to follow the rules of the road when we drive an automobile.

Former Kentucky Secretary of State faces ethics charges

by Lydia DePillis and Carson Kessler
November 21, 2021

Alison Lundergan Grimes, a onetime Democratic rising star and subject of a ProPublica series, is accused of using state resources for her political advantage.

AFG picks site in Missouri for beef processing plant

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 19, 2021

The Wisconsin-based company dropped Christian County from consideration on Oct. 4.

Beshear proposes merging cabinets amid unemployment system woes

by Ryland Barton
November 18, 2021

Like much of the nation, Kentucky’s unemployment insurance system couldn't handle the record number of claims early on in the pandemic. The backend of the system dates back to the 1970s.

Kentucky State University tries to dig out of financial mess

by Ryland Barton
November 17, 2021

The university has been under state oversight since its former president, M. Christopher Brown, resigned amid growing concerns about KSU’s financial health and several lawsuits accusing officials of misconduct.

Western Kentucky precautions urged to curtail wasting disease in deer

by Dustin Wilcox
November 16, 2021

There have been no positive cases of chronic wasting disease in the region, but officials have taken proactive measures after a case was found in Tennessee.