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@kentuckypublicradio.orgThe Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting reviewed court records and found at least dozens of truckers have been stopped by Indiana State Police handed over to ICE, then locked up in Kentucky jails between November 2025 and July of this year.
From @morgreports.lpm.org
@kentuckypublicradio.orgKentucky Power says it intends to build a new a 760-megawatt gas power plant in Lawrence County to support the proposed 1 gigawatt data center from developer TeraWulf.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgFormer Beshear advisor Rocky Adkins has tripled the fundraising haul of Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, his main Democratic rival in the 2027 Kentucky governor’s race. #kygov
Adkins is also aided by a super PAC that raised another $285K, together breaking $2 million in less than three months.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgOct. 15 marks 50 years since the premiere of "Harlan County USA," the Academy Award-winning documentary about an eastern Kentucky coal mining community and their fight for a union contract. Listen to the hourlong Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom special commemorating the anniversary here:
@kentuckypublicradio.orgKentucky’s international college students will only have four years to complete their studies without additional effort under new federal visa regulations that went into effect last month.
@wkmsfm.bsky.socialReposted by @kentuckypublicradio.org“Harlan County USA at 50," a new audio special from WKMS and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, is now available online! Listen to learn more about Barbara Kopple's transformative documentary "Harlan County USA" and its lasting impacts on Kentuckians, artists and labor movements.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgGov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced more than $22 million in federal grants Friday for communities in Eastern Kentucky.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgAhead of her confirmation as ambassador to Greece, former northern Kentucky lawyer Eric Deters says Kimberly Guilfoyle asked him to wire $100,000 to her American Express account.
From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
@wkmsfm.bsky.socialReposted by @kentuckypublicradio.orgThe lawsuit alleges the procurement director was pushed out of her job by the Murray State University president for voicing concerns about potential violations of state law on purchases and contracts.
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@joesonka.lpm.orgReposted by @kentuckypublicradio.orgA Cook Political Report analyst told me last month they'd consider moving the R+15 #ky06 race from "Likely GOP" to "Lean GOP" if more polling showed the Dembo-Alvarado race tightening. They just did so.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgThe Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council extended its countywide data center moratorium for another year in a fast-tracked move Thursday night.
From @weku.bsky.social
@kentuckypublicradio.orgUSA Today’s parent company filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in New York federal court Thursday for allegedly using reporting from its 19 publications, including the Louisville Courier Journal, without permission.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgA whistleblower lawsuit alleges the Murray State University procurement director was pushed out of her job by the school's president for voicing concerns about potential violations of state law on purchases and contracts.
@kentuckypublicradio.org*Correction, it was KSU student Amina Seck who was detained by ICE at the Louisville airport. She was also ordered released from detention yesterday.
@kentuckypublicradio.org@kentuckypublicradio.orgThe Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council on Thursday will consider extending an existing, but temporary ban on data center development in Fayette County.
From @weku.bsky.social
@kentuckypublicradio.orgUPDATE: A state official now says the inmate appears to have died by suicide, though autopsy results are still pending.
@kentuckypublicradio.orgFormer GOP state Sen. Ralph Alvarado is facing off against former federal prosecutor Democrat Zach Dembo for the Lexington-area Congressional district, which Trump won by 15 points in 2024. #ky06
KPR's @sylviaruthg.lpm.org breaks down the competitive race:
@kentuckypublicradio.orgHigh diesel fuel costs add to the burdens faced by Kentucky farmers
@kentuckypublicradio.orgA federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a Louisville resident Armelle Bondonga, who’s been in ICE custody in Southern Indiana for eight weeks after being detained at the Louisville airport.
