Kentucky State

Columbus, OH

HuffPost

Trump's running mate claimed the Kentucky Democrat was "wishing" harm on Vance's family with his comments about pregnancies caused by sexual assault.

JD Vance Twists Gov. Beshear's Abortion Remarks Into Sick Accusation

Mediaite

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Monday and was asked to respond to JD Vance’s reaction to comments he made earlier in the day on Morning Joe. “JD Vance, I don’t know if you know this, is blasting what you said this morning on...

Beshear Responds to Spat With Vance Over Abortion After Rape Comment: ‘As a Man, JD Vance Will Never Have to Face Any Of This’

Iowa State

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Minnesota State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley today, particularly impacting southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa. These storms will be capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Check below for further details.

Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Isolated Tornadoes Possible; Upper MS Valley; Evening; August 26th 2024

Business Insider

Louisiana was ranked the worst state to live in, according to a report by WalletHub. Find out what other states are part of the list.

The 10 worst states to live in, ranked

Alabama State

A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over Kentucky at 01:43 UTC on Friday, August 23, 2024 (21:43 LT, August 22). The breakup unleashed an energy of about 10 tons of TNT, which generated a pressure wave that traveled to the ground. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received...

Very bright fireball explodes over Kentucky

New Jersey State

Vermont State

Stateline

Vermont is the first state trying a new approach to climate policy: charging fossil fuel companies money to cover the damages caused by natural disasters worsened by climate change. Other states could be close behind. New York lawmakers passed their own measure in June, though it’s unclear if Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the […]

Facing natural disasters, more lawmakers look to make oil companies pay for the damage

South Carolina State

The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son. The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh’s appeal of his murder convictions....

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

TheDailyBeast

The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration’s new rules on gender discrimination in education to allow a battle over transgender teens’ rights to play out. The move stops a federal blockade on so-called “bathroom bans,” which prevent transgender students using facilities— including changing rooms and bathrooms—which align with their gender identity. The court ruled 5-4 to put the entire 1577-page rule on how to enforce Title IX—which bans discrimination by gender in education—on ice while lower courts consider the transgender rights measures. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, split from the conservative block to unsuccessfully vote with liberals for...

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Administration’s Bid to End Bathroom Bans

Mississippi State

COVID Health

For Roderick Givens, a radiation oncologist, the expansion of Medicaid isn’t just a policy issue. He practices medicine in a rural area in the Mississippi Delta and he sees daily how Medicaid coverage could help his uninsured patients. “I can’t tell you the number of patients who I see...

The Politics Holding Back Medicaid Expansion in Some Southern States

Tennessee State

Pigeon Forge, TN

The longest continuous zipline in the United States is set to open next year. The new attraction coming in the spring of 2025, named the "Mega Zip at WildSide," will be part of the WildSide outdoor adventure park in Pigeon Forge, per WATE. The zipline will extend over a mile — 5,771 feet in length — with a total vertical drop of over 1,000 feet. Riders will start from an elevation of 2,472 feet and descend to a height of 1,377 feet during the ride.

Longest Continuous Zipline In The U.S. Opening In Tennessee

West Virginia State

Jefferson County, WV

West Virginia Watch

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals released an order this week upholding a lower court’s decision to remove two Jefferson County commissioners from office due to their refusal to attend meetings or perform their obligatory duties as elected officials. The order came after former Jefferson County Commissioners Jennifer Krouse and Tricia Jackson filed an […]

WV Supreme Court upholds decision to remove two Jefferson County commissioners from office

California State

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of eight state attorneys general in filing a court brief supporting Ohio’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over California’s electric vehicle mandates. California’s mandate requires all new cars and vehicles sold in California to be electric by 2035....

8 States file court brief challenging California’s electric vehicle mandate

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Glen Dale, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The chair of a key West Virginia state legislative committee was removed from his position by chamber leadership Wednesday after being charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Republican Sen. Mike Maroney, who led the state Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, was arrested Tuesday...

West Virginia Senator Removed as Committee Chair After Indecent Exposure Charges

FOX 56

Bevin's adopted son, now 17 years old, is part of an international spectacle after he and seven other boys were removed from the Atlantis Leadership Academy (ALA) in Jamaica.

Former Gov. Bevin’s adopted son returns to the US, but not to Kentucky: What we know

Texas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Wyoming State

Pinedale, WY

WyoFile

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

Arizona State

The Hill

An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters about a constitutional amendment to create a right to abortion can use the words “unborn human being” to describe a fetus, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The justices ruled the language was impartial, reversing a lower court’s decision and siding with...

Arizona Supreme Court allows ‘unborn human being’ language for abortion amendment voter pamphlet

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In Focus: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear discusses climate change

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talked about how recent flooding and tornadoes in the state...

In Focus: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear discusses climate change

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