Leaves crunch under Kasia Bradley’s boots as she walks through the woods on Kentucky State University’s campus, listening for another sound — the knocking of a woodpecker against a tree. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/25/m...

Kentucky attorney general’s office demands resignation of fish and wildlife board chair kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/22/k... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social

Kentucky has received a request from the DOJ for voter registration data, including sensitive information, but so far has supplied only publicly available information, says Secretary of State Michael Adams. @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/17/e...

Ford to convert KY battery plant for energy storage business, reportedly laying off 1,500 workers @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/15/f...

Chris Evans, who runs the Crittenden Press newspaper in Western KY, on AI use in rural journalism: www.wkms.org/business-eco... @wkmsfm.bsky.social

Kentuckians could save billions over the next 25 years if utilities moved beyond fossil fuels, an energy consulting firm finds. Report makes case for renewables and efficiency and against Kentucky law that impedes retiring coal plants @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/11/k...

A worthwhile read from @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social: "This is a time when we really need to mobilize, and really need to ensure that social work voices are being heard so we can work together to protect our people — all people — right?" kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/o... @kentuckylantern.com

The Kentucky Lantern is suing the University of Kentucky for records related to an internal governance change. "Bigger picture is the University’s attempt to buy its way out of the Open Records Act.” - Attorney Michael Abate @mckennahorsley.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/05/k...

No Kentucky Home: An update The Breakthrough Base of Muhlenberg County has little money but plenty of volunteers, ‘big hearts' and hopes of opening a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to sleep outdoors. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/01/f...

KY task force recommends easing regulation, more funding to address housing shortage @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/24/k...

Via @annabjournalist.bsky.social: Alabama's new state Senate map was designed by an 18-year-old University of Alabama freshman who submitted his proposals, unsolicited, to a federal court hearing a lawsuit over the districts.

State utility regulator, attorney general to appeal dismissal over Kentucky Power transmission costs kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/19/s... @kentuckylantern.com

Funding ‘pause’ for KentuckyWired infrastructure urged by legislative committee. Republican senator eyes remaking board overseeing state broadband network. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/17/f...

Kentucky lawmakers warn of state budget hit because of federal cuts kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/10/k... @kentuckylantern.com

Good morning from Lexington. A slew of KY state lawmakers will be speaking throughout the morning and afternoon for the Kentucky Chamber’s annual legislative preview conference — starting with lawmakers talking about education. I’ll be tweeting out updates as they come. #kyinterim #KYGA26

Advocates call on Beshear to stop utility disconnections during the government shutdown kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/07/a... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social

Baseball agony, summed up: “The sharp pain may age to a dull ache, but it will never go away. You will go hours, then days, then weeks without thinking about how close you came—and then something will remind you, and it will hurt all over again.” defector.com/toronto-will... @defector.com

Martha Layne Collins, Kentucky’s only woman governor, dies at 88. She landed a Toyota plant that has become a mainstay of the state's economy. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/01/m...

PSC gives permission to LG&E and KU to build gas-fired power for prospective data centers kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/30/p... @liamniemeyer.bsky.social

A growing crowd of hundreds is gathering in downtown Louisville, KY for today’s planned No Kings protest this afternoon. LeRoy Smith of Louisville, holding the sign below, said he feels like rights have been “chipped away” since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.

Colon cancer screening program seeks more funding from Kentucky legislature. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/15/c...

Doctor. Teacher. Mamaw. Meet some ‘No Kings’ protesters organizing in ‘deep-red’ Kentucky. @jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/16/d...

Oldham County board unanimously rejects off-campus Bible classes during school day @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/08/o...

Kentucky legislature created EPIC last year to review utilities' proposals for retiring coal- and gas-fired power generation. The commission recently named Eric King its first executive director. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/08/u...

Pop-up pet vaccine clinics could be out of business in some stores in Kentucky under a proposed change in regulation. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/30/s...

Dam! Congrats to @liamniemeyer.bsky.social.

An outbreak of a prion disease similar to mad cow on a Kentucky deer farm is renewing questions about whether stronger rules are needed for the more than 100 “captive cervid facilities” the state has permitted. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/08/d...

Over 100 deer were killed in July on a KY farm that raised deer as livestock to stem the spread of a "zombie" deer disease. It's renewing questions over how to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease in KY and the role of these deer farms: kentuckylantern.com/2025/09/08/d... @kentuckylantern.com

Kentucky advocates for people with Alzheimer’s are excited by new research showing that lifestyle interventions like exercising and keeping the brain active can slow cognitive decline and improve brain health. @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/20/f...

Kentucky could be on the brink of a data center boom. But in Mason County details are sketchy. Local officials sign non-disclosure agreements with the developer. Residents have concerns about the potential impacts and the secrecy. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/21/k...

In Mason County, locals are organizing to demand more answers about a potential $1 billion data center “campus” that could land in a rural part of the county. Local officials have signed NDAs and won’t say who the data center developer is. kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/21/k... @kentuckylantern.com

Kentuckians tell state utility regulator to oppose new gas-fired power for prospective data centers kentuckylantern.com/2025/08/05/k... @kentuckylantern.com

GOP Rep. John Blanton says he feels the drinking water utility serving his area is "driving into a brick wall." The Salyersville utility has grappled with water leaks, staffing shortages and a recent lawsuit over sewage backing up into homes. kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/30/s... @kentuckylantern.com

“I think Eastern Kentucky has spent a lot of time waiting for other people to show up with resources. And that’s — quite honestly — that’s the dynamic I’m actually interested to change." kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/28/e... @kentuckylantern.com

As homelessness rises in Kentucky, especially outside the two largest cities, the Trump administration wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in federal support for state housing programs. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/11/n...

Pesky PFAS present in Louisville water, data show www.lpm.org/investigate/... @morganwatkins.lpm.org @lpm.org

Dr. Steven Stack says Kentucky, which already struggles with poor health, is “on the cusp of having a significant backslide” if the federal government cuts programs like Medicaid and SNAP. MORE: kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/23/a...

Bill is a fantastic reporter, but he's an even better human. He knows everything about everything, he's got a phone number for whoever you need, and he's a nonstop good idea machine. I'm happy he gets to step back and relax — though I'm not sure he actually knows how.

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@agomezfcc.bsky.social, the lone Dem at the FCC, is on a national tour speaking out against what she sees as efforts by Trump to undermine the 1st Amendment. Her first two stops included LA and Washington D.C. Her latest stop? Letcher County. kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/18/p... @kentuckylantern.com

From LA to Letcher County, Anna Gomez takes her anti-censorship crusade on the road. Lone Democrat on Federal Communications Commission talks in Fleming-Neon about the First Amendment. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/18/p...

Portraits of protest: A Kentucky photo gallery @austinanthony.com @photoprofdavid.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/14/p...

Thousands of Kentuckians turn out in cities large and small to warn that democracy is under threat from what they say is an autocratic president. Protesters assail Trump's purge of law-abiding immigrants. @liamniemeyer.bsky.social @jamielucke.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/14/n...

The planned “No Kings” protest is well underway in Louisville, KY, where hundreds have gathered at city hall. Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey mentions the news of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker being shot and killed. “When you normalize political violence, this is what happens.”

"...the efforts to drive change and build resilience can’t happen overnight. It takes consistent investment to help build that resilience so that we can eventually save people and help people survive some of these extreme heat events.” www.eenews.net/articles/ins... @eenews.bsky.social

The @kentuckylantern.com's @mckennahorsley.bsky.social is featured in Your First Byline! yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...

The Union County seat of Morganfield in Western KY is home to one of the largest Job Corps centers in the country. Locals are dismayed at the thought of the vocational training center closing, especially for at-risk youth the center served: kentuckylantern.com/2025/06/05/t... @kentuckylantern.com

A tribute to Bruce Mitchell of the Athens NEWS, who founded the weekly paper in my college town that had a big impact on my view of what journalism can be. “A newspaper’s duty is to print the news and raise hell.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/05/30/a... @daviddewitt.bsky.social

"Though there are currently no plans to build nuclear power plants in the state, Carroll said the Kentucky Nuclear Energy Development Authority has 'identified some sites' for potential development." www.wkms.org/energy/2025-... @wkmsfm.bsky.social @doperle.bsky.social

A relatively new clinic in Lexington is a model for treating child abuse, featuring therapy rooms and a therapy dog named Darcy: “There’s kids that won’t talk to anybody, but will tell a dog something.” kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/28/k... @sarahelizabethladd.bsky.social @kentuckylantern.com