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Climate change has Kentucky flood victims weighing safety against tradition
The state is planning to create seven new neighborhoods, most on top of old mining sites in eastern Kentucky. But can they make the homes affordable and attractive enough to draw locals in to settle them?
Data will need time to reflect Indiana's near-total abortion ban effects, expert says
It’s been nearly one year since Indiana’s near-total abortion ban took effect, limiting access to care to just a few narrow exceptions. It will take some time for data to better reflect the impact the law has had on Hoosiers.
Kentucky county jails ask for more state help, citing financial woes
County officials have, for years, come to the Kentucky legislature to discuss the state of their jails. Frequently dealing with overcrowding and rising operating costs, county jails are once again asking the state for more money and long-term solutions.
Kentucky's Kiefer and New York's Scruggs take gold and silver in women's individual foil
The pair made history, with Kiefer becoming the first American woman to earn two gold medals in individual foil. Scruggs became the first Black fencer to medal for the U.S. in an individual women's event.
Proposed Urban Government Center TIF sent back to committee amid legal threat
Louisville Metro Council voted Thursday to send an ordinance approving a subsidized project on the former Urban Government Center site back to a council committee. It comes as a group of residents threaten legal action over the planned development.
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