Regional & State Archives

Governor’s Derby guests?

by Tom Loftus
May 3, 2024

Though Kentucky Lantern had no luck in learning from Beshear who bought tickets from his allotment in 2023, other public records show that a large number of tickets from the governor’s batch may have been purchased by his political supporters in the Democratic Governors Association.

Judge dismisses ethics violations against former Secretary of State Grimes

by Jack Brammer
May 2, 2024

She called the judge’s order “a victory for my staff, my administration and our work.” The commission had been investigating Grimes for several years.

U.S. Supreme Court’s camping ban case could affect new Kentucky law

by Sylvia Goodman
May 2, 2024

At a recent rally in downtown Louisville, protestors chanted “Housing, Not Handcuffs,” and called for more affordable housing in the city.

Kentucky’s next education commissioner says building relationships across the state is a priority

by McKenna Horsley
April 29, 2024

Starting in July, Robbie Fletcher will oversee education for more than 630,000 Kentucky students.

Resurrecting an Appalachian tragedy with poetry, prose and photography

by Constance Alexander
April 29, 2024

Constance Alexander's last column in a National Poetry Month series looks at creative techniques applied in the book "Appalachian Ghosts."

University of Kentucky Board of Trustees votes to change governance model

by Sarah Ladd and McKenna Horsley
April 26, 2024

Currently, the University Senate “determines broad academic policies” for UK. Under the new model, faculty, staff and student representatives would largely have an advisory role. The board will take feedback from campus stakeholders before giving final review to the proposal in June.

Warmer weather means ticks are active and looking to suck your blood

by Kentucky Health News
April 26, 2024

Experts provide tips on how to avoid ticks and the disease that some spread.

Kentucky land conservation fund gets ‘new lease on life’ from lawmakers

by Liam Niemeyer
April 25, 2024

A driving force behind many state parks, the Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund’s financial resources dwindled recent years.

Kentucky becomes first state to decriminalize medical errors

by Lisa Autry
April 25, 2024

The new legislation follows a 2022 Tennessee case in which a nurse was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after a patient died from a medical error.

Warnings ignored, says sex abuse lawsuit filed by former University of Kentucky swimmers

by Tim Sullivan
April 23, 2024

A lawsuit filed April 12 by a pair of former UK swimmers and coaches, which accuses the university's head swimming coach of recurring sexual abuse, alleges the university expressed “complicity and deliberate indifference.”

Say, whatever happened to that bill?

by Kentucky Lantern
April 23, 2024

Here's your 2024 Kentucky General Assembly scorecard.

Kentucky to receive $62 million to expand solar energy access to low-income households

by Liam Niemeyer
April 22, 2024

The EPA says Kentucky will use the $62 million to “expand access to low-income solar through financial assistance models and workforce development programming.”