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The 2026 midterm elections in southcentral Kentucky netted major wins for critics of the data center industry. Local races in three cities featured successful campaigns centered around the issue, and officials are already eyeing new restrictions on the facilities. -
Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking Kentucky voters to speak up if they see something they believe could be election fraud. Coleman spoke Tuesday morning at the Election Integrity Command Center in Frankfort, which is staffed by investigators, prosecutors and support staff. -
The man charged with fatally shooting a Kentucky State police trooper has entered a not guilty plea. Emonnie Branch was in Warren County Circuit Court on Tuesday for arraignment. -
The debate over data center development continues to dominate many voters’ conversations in the lead-up to Election Day. What remains uncertain is how those conversations will play out at the polls. -
For the first time since 2018, Daviess County Democrats are fielding candidates in all four state legislative races.
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Eric Stone/Alaska Public MediaKreiss-Tomkins, a former state legislator, ran a campaign emphasizing bipartisanship in the the state that usually votes Republican. At 37, he'll be the youngest governor in the state's history.
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