Regional & State Archives

Kentucky’s new health chief cautions against e-cigarettes

by Melissa Patrick
September 23, 2019

According to the Kentucky Incentives for Prevention survey, 26.7% of the state's high-school seniors reported they had vaped in the past 30 days in 2018, up from 12.2% in the 2016 survey.

Kentucky ranks 9th in states with highest unique jail admissions

by Becca Schimmel
September 23, 2019

The group’s research implies a correlation between high rates of jailing in a county, and that same area not having the resources to deal with health problems or economic inequality, a spokeswoman said.

Dry spell puts some Kentucky counties in moderate drought

by Rhonda Miller
September 23, 2019

Unusually wet conditions earlier this year delayed some planting on Kentucky farms, and now the long, dry spell may affect some of those late-planted crops.

Murray’s hemp field day highlights developing research, industry risk

by Liam Niemeyer
September 20, 2019

There’s still an “enormous” amount of risk growing hemp this year in part because of a lack of crop insurance and the learning curve to cultivate hemp for many hemp growers, a college official said.

Ky. Supreme Court to decide if 18- to 21-year-olds should get death penalty

by Ryland Barton
September 19, 2019

The arguments stem from a judge's ruling, which cited scientific evidence that people in the age group can’t yet fully control their impulses.

Kentucky scraps REAL ID pilot program ahead of 2020 deadline

by Ryland Barton
September 19, 2019

Transportation Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas said that the cabinet would work with the legislature “to consider implementing a network of regional offices” to issue the ID cards.

K-Count determines 4,000 homeless in Kentucky

by Rhonda Miller
September 18, 2019

The point-in-time count was conducted by community groups on Jan. 30.

Rural suicide prevention toolkit can help communities

by The Rural Blog
September 18, 2019

The toolkit has six modules that include resources and information focused on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining rural suicide prevention programs.

Monarch butterflies begin annual migration that passes through LBL

by WKMS
September 18, 2019

Around October every year,, fourth-generation monarch butterflies in the United States make an annual 3,000-mile journey to the oyamel fir forests of central Mexico, without ever having been there themselves.

Ky. citizens own the plane and have a right to know how governor uses it

by Amye Bensenhaver
September 18, 2019

The frustration for reporters and the public, thus far, has been an inability to correlate the records documenting flights in the KSP jet to specific destinations and associated events at those destinations.

FBI historian will give Sid Easley lecture Sept. 24 at Murray State

by Constance Alexander
September 18, 2019

Douglas Charles will present the third annual Sid Easley Lecture in the Curris Center Ballroom on the Murray State University campus at 7 p.m. The presentation, entitled “The FBI in Time and Place, Then & Now,” is free and open to the public.

Lawsuit seeks to remove Republican Cameron from state AG race

by Ryland Barton
September 18, 2019

Cameron’s campaign accused Democratic candidate Greg Stumbo of being involved in the lawsuit and trying to “steal the election.” A representative of Stumbo's campaign said he had never met the plaintiff.