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Senate Majority Caucus Chair Julie Raque Adams, a Louisville Republican, confers with Sen. Stephen Meredith about the implementation of Senate Bill 151 during an Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children meeting.

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PACs help Kentucky GOP legislative candidates dominate ad spending

Joe Sonka

Political action committees have spent nearly $900,000 on independent ads to boost Kentucky GOP legislative candidates, while Democrats are mostly left to themselves.

Ryan Van Velzer

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Here’s how Kentucky’s suburban Democrats are faring ahead of midterms

Sylvia Goodman

Kentucky Democratic governor candidate Rocky Adkins.

Justin Hicks

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Rocky Adkins builds dominant fundraising lead in 2027 Kentucky governor’s race

Joe Sonka

Victoria Long

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Kentucky's 2026 General Election Voter Guide

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State lawmaker, veteran questions Beshear's emergency regulation on CDL testing

Lisa Autry

A military veteran and state lawmaker says Gov. Andy Beshear is taking credit for something the General Assembly did two years ago to help service members.
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Funeral arrangements set for fallen KSP trooper, suspect denied bail

Lisa Autry

The public will have three days to honor a Kentucky State Police trooper murdered in the line of duty. Funeral arrangements have been announced for Trooper Hayden Phillips of Glasgow as his alleged killer remains in jail without bond.
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Kentucky's 5th veterans nursing home opens in Bowling Green

Lisa Autry

A ribbon will be cut on Tuesday at The Robert E. Spiller Veterans Nursing Home in Bowling Green that will serve those who served. The opening of Kentucky’s 5th veterans nursing home fills a long-term care need for those living in southern Kentucky.
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'He was our brother': Suspect arrested after fatal shooting of KSP trooper

Lisa Autry

A 30-year-old Kentucky State police trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop on I-65 in Warren County on Monday. The suspect from Portland, TN was captured in Louisville.
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Local efforts aim to mark Todd County Training School’s place in history

Hope Heffley

Generations of Black students walked the halls of Todd County Training School before its closure in 1963. Lines of school buses now sit in storage at the former site.

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Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Dave Davies

As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.
Starlink access restricted in Ukraine as Russia ramps up attacks

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine are without power on Wednesday after Russia attacked the country’s energy infrastructure overnight.
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Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost

Scott Horsley

Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
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Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made

James Perkins Mastromarino

We got to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
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Zelenskyy sits down with NPR. And, Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer

Brittney Melton

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a sit-down interview with NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the 5-year mark. And, Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
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These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs

Diaa Hadid, Omkar Khandekar

Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPro cameras to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?