"Since the coal is gone, it's mainly health care here"

The CBO estimates that Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” would kick millions of people off Medicaid. Health care providers in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, a region especially dependent on the federal program, are sounding the alarm on what it could do to patients, clinics and the economy.

Volunteers are out en masse helping people recover from tornado damage in Kentucky, as another round of strong storms looms. @justinhicks.lpm.org of KPR reports from London, which was the hardest hit area.

Kentucky Public Radio’s @justinhicks.lpm.org has been reporting on the tornadoes from London, Kentucky this week. Here he discusses what he saw and what we know about the disaster so far.

Since abortion became almost entirely illegal in Texas in 2021, the state has seen a significant rise in the number of women who die in pregnancy or after giving birth. A new bill aims to change that.

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.

The Kentucky attorney general’s office argued Tuesday that a Franklin County judge should throw out a student lawsuit alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.

The Kentucky Housing Corporation says the state stands to lose nearly half its funding for federal housing programs if Congress agrees to the Trump administration's proposed budget, impacting more than 149,000 Kentuckians in about 85,000 households. From @justinhicks.lpm.org

Kentucky's 502 area code is running out of numbers. @sylviaruthg.lpm.org reports on how to weigh in on what happens next.

Pakistan says India's strikes on Wednesday is "an act of war." India's military described its operation as targeting "terrorist infrastructure."

BREAKING NEWS: A jury finds three former Memphis police officers not guilty of all charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, including the most serious charge of second degree murder.

The Tennessee Valley Authority had previously stated its intentions to retire its four coal plants in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2035. But now, the utility’s CEO said some of the plants could be operating “for the foreseeable future.” From @hannahsaad.bsky.social of @wkmsfm.bsky.social

Kari Lake says Voice of America to rely on coverage from pro-Trump network OAN She previously laid off almost the entire workforce and cut contracts with AP, Reuters and Agence France-Presse My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n... via @npr.org

How a top marijuana company in Chicago landed Kentucky’s most-coveted medical cannabis cultivation license operation.

Kentucky libraries and programs face uncertainty with recent federal cuts. A Marshall County librarian says smaller ones that are not set up as taxing districts and rely heavily on federal grants "may honestly have to close the doors." From @wkmsfm.bsky.social

New coal mine safety requirements from the Mine Safety and Health Administration were supposed to take effect this month until a federal court blocked the rollout. Now miner unions and lung doctors have been blocked from defending the safety rule in court. From @justinhicks.lpm.org of KPR:

Here’s who owns every Kentucky Derby horse and how they amassed their fortunes www.kentucky.com/sports/horse... via @heraldleader.bsky.social

A coalition of unions, nonprofits and local governments has sued President Trump, Elon Musk and the heads of nearly two dozen agencies in an effort to block mass layoffs in the federal government.

President Trump offered to cut coal plants a break on a significant air pollution rule. Two Kentucky utilities sought the pollution exemption, but others didn’t. @morganwatkins.lpm.org of KyCIR explains why:

Four freed from prison in Hong Kong after national security convictions www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...

29 Kentuckians are naturalized U.S. citizens after a ceremony inside Mammoth Cave National Park. From WKU:

Congress returns from a two-week recess with a massive item on its to-do list: budget reconciliation. Lawmakers barely passed the plan's framework along party lines and now face an uphill battle on reaching consensus.

Canada's snap election has been dominated by one politician — who's not even in the race — President Trump.

Russia declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine starting May 8 for the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. Ukraine called for an immediate, 30-day truce instead.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez said a nationwide blackout of this scale had never happened before in Spain. He added that the underlying cause remains unclear.

Putin wants a 3-day ceasefire for WWII anniversary next month. Ukraine says why wait? www.npr.org/2025/04/28/n... via @joannakakissis.bsky.social @charlesmaynes.bsky.social @npr.org

The Kentucky Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a resident who attended a fitness center in Frankfort on Monday while infectious.

The first major union election in the South this year is headed to Glendale, Kentucky, a small farming community south of Louisville. www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

Kentucky lawmakers hope to follow Tennessee as the second state to ban what they call “geoengineering” — the theoretical concept to counter climate change that some baselessly claim is already happening as “chemtrails.” www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

Hispanic community turns out in rural Mayfield for ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ protest. From @wkmsfm.bsky.social

200+ rallied at the Kentucky Capitol today to protest the sweeping executive action of President Donald Trump in his first weeks in office. From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org

KPR and LPM are launching a new tool to help readers learn more about their state lawmakers, including links to ethics documents and bills sponsored. www.lpm.org/news/2025-02...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration has not received any requests for assistance from immigration authorities under the new Trump administration, but would “evaluate anything and everything that comes to us, and then try to do the right thing for the people of Kentucky..."

Ky street camping ban faces constitutional challenge from woman cited while in labor www.lpm.org/news/2025-01...

Workers at BlueOval SK EV battery plant in Kentucky file for first major union election in the U.S. South in 2025.

Here are the industrial facilities that directly released the most greenhouse gases – mainly carbon dioxide – in Kentucky, as well as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.

She told a police officer she was in labor. The Louisville Metro Police Department lieutenant cited her for unlawful camping as the ambulance arrived. She had a baby later that day. www.lpm.org/news/2024-12...