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Regulating short-term rentals is a balancing act that sometimes falters - NKyTribune By David Rotenstein NKyTribune reporter Second of two parts Short-term rentals are a fraught topic for many Northern Kentucky cities. As one Kentucky state senator seeks to strip communities of the po...

How can cities distinguish AirBnB-type short-term rentals from bed and breakfasts? And, what impacts do short-term rentals have on housing supplies? My latest on the situation in Northern Kentucky. nkytribune.com/2026/02/regu...

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paducah drive-in theater, route 45c, paducah, kentucky, 1979

Love to see it! Brave patriots standing against tryanny.

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Lexington, KY turned out around 800 for today's anti-ICE protest.

More than 400 people showed up in Newport, Kentucky, to demonstrate against ICE. It was 28 degrees!

ICE OUT FOR GOOD silent march in Frankfort, Kentucky. Marchers hold up anti-ICE signs as they cross the Capital Avenue bridge.

PSC chair: Kentucky Power customers could see 'scary' rate increase The utility is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to approve a settlement that would raise customer rates 8% this year and 9% next year over current rates.

The chair of the Public Service Commission said that Kentucky Power customers could see 'scary' rate increase in coming years. From @tatecurtis.bsky.social at @weku.bsky.social #kyga26

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77 Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.

Diane Crump, First Woman to Ride in Kentucky Derby, Dies at 77 She was the first professional female jockey to compete at a track in the United States where betting was legal, and notched up 228 career victories.

Breaking News: Diane Crump, a trailblazing jockey who in 1970 became the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, has died at 77.

Finished my last painting of 2025! Acrylic on 9x12 canvas. Chimney Rock in Kentucky. Happy New Year!
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KY women were allowed to vote in 1838, but the right was later revoked. What changed? In 1838, women in Kentucky were allowed to vote for school board elections.

In 1838, women in Kentucky were allowed to vote for school board elections.

Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery amid Trump’s tariffs Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery amid Trump’s tariffs

Jim Beam shutting down bourbon production at Kentucky distillery amid Trump’s tariffs

Dr. Nancy Dawson – Russellville, KY Dr. Nancy J. Dawson has lived many lives, but they are all rooted in land. A land that she sees as sacred. “Overall, there is a disrespect,” Dr. Dawson explained. “Human beings se…

"Human beings see themselves as superior to the land and to the Earth, not one with it."

In Russellville, KY, Dr. Nancy Dawson turned a few container gardens on her back porch into the Russellville Urban Gardening Project.

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Republican disquiet over hemp ban threatens passage of bill to end shutdown Kentucky trio oppose provision restricting hemp-derived products, with House to vote on Wednesday on funding bill

At the eleventh hour, Mitch McConnell slipped a provision into the federal spending bill that could end the shutdown—banning Delta 8 THC, THCA & even most CBD products. Congressional Republicans in Kentucky, one of the largest producers of hemp, are unhappy. My latest.

McConnell, Paul clash over Senate provision that critics say will destroy US hemp industry Kentucky GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell are clashing over a provision that opponents say will destroy the growing hemp industry in America.

Jim Higdon, an owner of Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp, said McConnell's hemp provision in the CR “will eliminate every product made by Cornbread Hemp” and put his and every other CBD company/hemp farmer in America out of business.

In Louisville, almost every kid being tried in adult court is Black Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.

Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.
The 16-year-old boy pleaded with the judge through scratchy handwriting on a crinkled piece of notebook paper.

Martha Layne Collins, 88, Dies; Kentucky’s First Female Governor She rose from a junior high school teacher to the state’s top official, and helped persuade Toyota to build its first American factory in Georgetown, Ky.

Martha Layne Collins, who in 1983 became Kentucky’s first female governor and the only female governor nationwide, and who was known for a corruption scandal involving her husband but also for bringing the auto industry to her state, died on Saturday in Kentucky. She was 88.

Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88   • Kentucky Lantern ​Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as Kentucky governor, revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota has died. She was 88.

Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88.
She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...

Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff Kentucky Public Radio spoke with food banks across the state bracing for a surge in clients ahead of the Nov. 1 suspension of federal food assistance.

Kentucky food pantries call for community support ahead of SNAP cliff — latest from me

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Michael George – Louisville, KY When Louisville native Michael George first put a shovel into the soil behind his home, he didn’t imagine it would grow into an urban agricultural project that now feeds his neighbors in one of the…

"If you take away resources, we’ll just do it ourselves."

In West Louisville, Michael George turned a pandemic-era backyard project into Fifth Element Farms, showing us what food sovereignty can look like when the community steps in.

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'I love America': 'No Kings' protesters rally across Kentucky opposing Trump • Kentucky Lantern Thousands of Kentuckians turned out to protest President Donald Trump’s administration, some pointedly refuting Republican claims disparaging their motives.

No Kings across Kentucky, including my photos from Lexington. kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/18/i...

Steven Wright – Owenton, KY Steven Wright was born and raised in Owen County and has never lived anywhere else — aside from his own farm. Wright began his career in farming, but by the 1980s and 1990s, he had transitioned int…

"You can’t live on it as a farmer... you’re working somewhere to take care of your farming habit." | Steven Wright of Owenton, KY, shares his deep roots and the choices that come with keeping land in the family.

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Report: Kentucky jails contracting with ICE have 659% increase in detainees this year Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900.

Data from the study shows one county jail in Kentucky had contracted with ICE to hold roughly 120 detainees in January. By August, nine county jails held more than 900. www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

Perception brought to life: Multi-sensory art installation opening in Clifton A new art installation in Clifton honors the neighborhood’s history with mosaic details visitors have to “get a feel for.”

A new art installation in Clifton honors the neighborhood’s history with mosaic details visitors have to “get a feel for.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...

100 Days in Appalachia's Call for Pitches 100 Days in Appalachia began as an experimental pop-up publication, designed to candidly narrate the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency from within the heart of a region dubbed “Trump Country...

Student + early career journalists in Appalachia (or young folks who want to write): pitch 100 Days! Looking for stories w/ angles on young people, related to education & what's happening on campuses, politics, life & identity, & more. Rates start at $150 for opinion, $200-$400 for reporting.

"It’s meditative…hands in the dirt, seeing things grow."

Rachel and Joel Grimes of Paducah, KY, grew up surrounded by gardens, cattle, and the rhythms of farm life.

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A school in Kentucky banned phones. Remarkable things started happening. After Ballard High School banned phones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books.

After this high school in Kentucky banned cellphones, they saw a 67% increase in students checking out library books.

Kentucky joins a growing number of states, schools and districts that have been implementing new phone bans.

This is awesome news! It’s still early days but phone bans in Kentucky schools are having a huge impact on library book check outs!