Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers. They’ve approved new power plants to meet the electricity demands of data centers. Customers may not have known about the hidden cost they’re paying for two coal plants.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-11-11/unprofitable-out-of-state-coal-plants-costing-kentucky-electricity-customers

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Latinos, many from outside the U.S. mainland, have risen in prominence in horseracing, from the grooms to some of the winningest jockeys.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-05-03/the-most-exciting-two-minutes-in-sports-is-a-show-of-latino-excellence

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County election officials across Kentucky say they’ve already seen massive voter turnout for both excused and no-excuse early voting. Officials say it indicates that Election Day may also have record-breaking turnout.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-11-01/kentucky-officials-expect-record-breaking-voter-turnout-this-election

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Louisville residents went to the polls Tuesday to decide who they want to represent their party in the Metro Council election in November.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-05-21/louisville-metro-council-races-are-set-following-tuesday-primary

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Following criticism that the GOP-backed House budget proposal did not adequately fund water infrastructure grants, a bill to create a revolving loan program for public water and wastewater systems passed a committee hearing Tuesday.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-03-05/loan-program-for-struggling-water-systems-progresses-in-ky-house

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The Supreme Court of Kentucky denied an emergency motion by Attorney General Daniel Cameron to reinstate two statewide abortion bans.

https://wfpl.org/ky-supreme-court-denies-daniel-camerons-emergency-request-to-enforce-abortion-bans/

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District officials say 47 routes are canceled because 85 drivers had called out by late Sunday night. More are expected.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-11-05/jcps-cancels-dozens-of-bus-routes-monday-due-to-no-show-drivers

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The ACLU announced Tuesday that the woman at the center of a new lawsuit against Kentucky’s strictest abortion bans has experienced a change in the condition of her pregnancy.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-12-12/aclu-says-woman-suing-over-kentuckys-abortion-bans-learned-her-embryo-lost-cardiac-activity

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Bob Dole, a longtime Senate Republican leader and the party's presidential nominee in 1996, died Sunday at age 98.

https://wfpl.org/bob-dole-longtime-gop-senator-and-1996-presidential-nominee-dies/

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President Biden came to western Kentucky to tour areas damaged by last week's deadly tornadoes as communities continue to recover.

https://wfpl.org/biden-tours-western-ky-tornado-damage-as-communities-work-to-recover/

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Louisville Metro Council passed a slate of amendments to the 2022 budget Monday night that included more money for police and other public safety employee raises.

https://wfpl.org/proposed-metro-council-budget-amendments-increase-money-for-lmpd-libraries/

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Hundreds gathered in downtown Louisville Friday afternoon to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

https://wfpl.org/a-post-roe-world-hundreds-gather-in-louisville-to-protest-scotus-ruling/

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Jefferson County Public Schools is bringing students back to the classroom in stages, starting Friday with elementary and middle schoolers.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-08-14/jcps-to-bring-some-students-back-friday-after-transportation-debacle

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Indiana’s daily COVID-19 cases have topped 17,000 for the third time in less than two weeks. Clark and Floyd counties have a record 864 combined.

https://wfpl.org/indianas-covid-19-cases-again-top-17k/

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The overarching lawsuit against Kentucky’s abortion ban will continue, but the new ruling means abortion is, for now, outlawed in the state.

https://wfpl.org/kentucky-appeals-court-orders-state-abortion-ban-into-effect/

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The DOJ announced in April it's investigating whether Louisville police have a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing.

https://wfpl.org/officials-doj-recommended-police-reforms-will-cost-louisville-millions-annually/

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