Liam Niemeyer
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The connections between LGBTQ rights and the other political battles aren’t lost on these rural organizers. Pikeville Pride was founded in response to a 2017 neo-Nazi march. A number of hate groups united in hopes that Pikeville, which is 98% white, would find common cause with them.
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Abortion rights advocates in Kentucky and at least six other states have filed challenges arguing that state constitutions guarantee access to abortion. Similar lawsuits around the country have led to temporary reprieves from abortion bans in Kentucky, Louisiana and Utah. But opponents are doubling down on restricting the procedure out of existence.
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A ferry that transports hundreds of cars across the Ohio River each day between western Kentucky and southern Illinois could see its operations grind to a halt by the end of the week because of ongoing contract negotiations.
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Inflation is stripping purchasing power from people buying food, gas and other necessities even as politicians in Congress and state legislatures chip away at enhanced public assistance provided during the pandemic.
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The agriculture research center took a direct hit from the catastrophic long-track tornado that ripped through western Kentucky in December, taking historical curing barns from the 1940s with it.
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Barbara and Bill Patterson are one of three families who received the keys to a new home Friday from Homes and Hope for Kentucky, a Mayfield organization aiming to rebuild homes for 100 Mayfield residents.
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Gov. Andy Beshear said it’s important for Kentuckians to be there for grieving families following a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school classroom that killed 19 children and two adults.
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A prominent member of Kentucky’s Republican legislative leadership will be the emcee of the 142nd Fancy Farm picnic in August, hosting the annual event in Graves County known for political speeches, rhetorical barbs, barbeque and bingo.
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Kentucky State Police has officially identified the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office deputy killed Monday in a shooting at the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office as Jody Cash.
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Leadership of a public-private partnership building more than 3,000 miles of fiber broadband cable to all Kentucky counties says the project could potentially be finished by “mid-fall” after seeing mounting costs, years of delays and strong scrutiny in the past from state lawmakers.