Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall • Kentucky Lantern

A new report found that working veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from black lung at the highest rates in nearly 50 years.

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When the last reporter leaves: Kentucky’s spreading news desert • Kentucky Lantern

In the late summer of 1974 somebody set fire to the Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg. It survived arson, it may not outlive the death of rural newspapers.

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Louisville mayor calls for a data center moratorium as city considers regulations • Kentucky Lantern

The mayor of Kentucky’s largest city is calling on city council members to pass a temporary ban or moratorium on data center construction.

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Beshear joins Democrats to block Trump admin’s access to sensitive TANF recipients’ info • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined a coalition of Democratic state officials in suing to block the Trump administration from getting access to sensitive data of families receiving Temporary Assistance ...

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CBD, THC combo proven to help late-stage dementia patients’ quality of life  • Kentucky Lantern

New research in Kentucky shows a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can help late-stage dementia patients feel less agitation.

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Bell County passed a data center moratorium. Resident worry that work continues. • Kentucky Lantern

A construction contractor says a hyperscale data center developer asked him to continue to clear Bell County land where a data center is planned, despite a two-year temporary ban on data center constr...

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Renee Shaw has no regrets (and plenty of gas left in the tank) • Kentucky Lantern

Renee Shaw reflects on 29 years as a journalist at Kentucky Educational Television.

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The Fauci-Paul battle shows real cracks in public health. One group has answers. • Kentucky Lantern

a nonpartisan commission — which includes a former Kentucky governor — is pushing for better relationships between elected and public health officials.

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Data centers need massive power. They’re eyeing Kentucky’s idle industrial sites to get it. • Kentucky Lantern

Local economic development directors see an opportunity for new life at languishing industrial sites. But one environmental attorney has a warning.

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Adams ends governor run speculation at Kentucky’s annual Fancy Farm Picnic • Kentucky Lantern

FANCY FARM — After fueling speculation about a run for governor, Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams said he wouldn’t step into the ring next year and instead was backing U.S. Rep. James Comer...

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Woman detained by ICE released from KY jail after family speaks about her lack of care • Kentucky Lantern

A woman who was detained by federal ICE agents at the Louisville airport a couple of weeks ago has been released from custody Friday.

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Bell County has seen this movie before • Kentucky Lantern

A proposed data center in Bell County brought up old concerns about pollution, water quality.

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A $300 million Fleming County solar project will get state tax refunds • Kentucky Lantern

A state economic development board voted Thursday to give state tax refunds to an international renewable energy company looking to invest $307 million to build a 188-megawatt solar installation in Fl...

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Couple denied wedding license by Kim Davis allege she has covered up assets owed them • Kentucky Lantern

Attorneys for the couple denied a marriage license by former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis more than a decade ago now allege she lied about her assets to avoid dishing out the roughly $570,000 she owes...

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Beshear tour to support his upcoming book. Two stops are in states with early primaries. • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will go on a tour starting in September to promote his upcoming book, “Go and Do Likewise.”

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Most states temporarily house foster children in hotels, offices • Kentucky Lantern

More than 9,000 children in foster care had to temporarily stay in hotels, office buildings and other potentially unsafe settings when states couldn’t find suitable places for them, according to a new...

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Woman detained by ICE is not getting proper medical care in a Kentucky jail, brother says • Kentucky Lantern

A brother of a woman detained by federal immigration agents in Louisville said she has been denied proper medical care for sickle cell anemia while being held in a Kentucky jail.

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Col. Sanders auction, with fried chicken recipe, Nixon letters, nets $300,000 • Kentucky Lantern

The auction of items from one of the most widely known Kentuckians — Colonel Harland Sanders — generated nearly $300,000 in sales.

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Barbecue and Kentucky campaign previews are on the menu for Saturday’s Fancy Farm Picnic • Kentucky Lantern

The Fancy Farm Picnic is where Kentucky politicians go if they want to get a boost ahead of an upcoming election — whether on stage or not.

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Fauci pleads the Fifth to COVID questions by US Sen. Rand Paul at intense hearing • Kentucky Lantern

Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational he...

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There is a role for a new civics center at UK, but it must be done the right way • Kentucky Lantern

Commentary: The General Assembly was right to create a new civics center at UK. Provided it's done the right way.

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Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant • Kentucky Lantern

More than $100 billion in private investment will go to build a massive hyperscale data center along with new natural gas-fired power plants at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in McCracken ...

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Former Gov. Matt Bevin once again a no-show at child support hearing • Kentucky Lantern

A hearing on whether former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, are required to support their estranged son, Jonah Bevin,  got underway Tuesday without Matt Bevin.

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Beshear to McConnell: Provide ‘proof of your capacity to serve’ or leave office • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wrote in a Monday letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his staff that the senator should “provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”

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Beshear to McConnell: Provide ‘proof of your capacity to serve’ or leave office • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear wrote in a Monday letter to Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his staff that the senator should “provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”

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Democratic House members go to Northern Kentucky jail to review treatment of ICE detainees • Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky’s lone Democratic congressman, U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, joined two of his House colleagues to get a closer look at a Northern Kentucky jail holding federal immigration detainees Monday.

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Former Gov. Matt Bevin once again a no-show at child support hearing • Kentucky Lantern

A hearing on whether former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his ex-wife, Glenna, are required to support their estranged son, Jonah Bevin,  got underway Tuesday without Matt Bevin.

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