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A wide shot of the front entrance to the Kentucky Capitol.

Ryan Van Velzer

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Kentucky lawmakers pass session rules, introduce income tax cut bill on opening day

Sylvia Goodman

State lawmakers met in Frankfort on Monday to begin the 2025 legislative session — welcoming new members, introducing legislation and arguing over their own rules and procedures.

Heavy snow fell across Louisville Sunday, with more snow expected into the afternoon Monday.

Ryan Van Velzer

KPR

Winter Storm Blair blows through Kentucky bringing snow, black ice, power outages

Sylvia Goodman

Ryan Van Velzer

KPR

The 2025 Kentucky legislative session kicks off Tuesday. Here’s what to look for

Joe Sonka

The Kentucky state Capitol building in Frankfort.

Ryan Van Velzer

LPM

Here’s how Kentucky’s budget trigger mechanism to cut taxes works

Joe Sonka

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Winter Storm Blair cuts power to nearly 100,000 Kentuckians

Michael J. Collins

Kentuckians woke up Monday under a sheet of snow and ice amid ongoing Winter Storm Blair. Over 80,000 Kentuckians lacked power as of Monday morning and a state of emergency has remained in effect since the weekend.
Kentucky’s unique citizen science program helps stop the spread of invasive pests

Justin Hicks

Kentucky is the only state with a citizen science program to track the spread of invasive insects. The insect researcher who started it says it’s a great way to get people interested in science — and helps him stretch a tight budget a lot further.
What you need to know about Kentucky’s medical marijuana program

Joe Sonka

Medical cannabis is technically legal for eligible patients in Kentucky on Jan. 1, but it will likely be many months until homegrown marijuana makes its way into stores for purchase.
Kentuckians must pass vision test to renew driver’s licenses starting Jan. 1

Sylvia Goodman

Beginning in the new year, all Kentuckians will have to undergo vision screenings to renew their driver’s licenses thanks to a 2021 state law.
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'It’s really about community:' Silent Book Clubs are having an impact on Kentucky towns, including Bowling Green

Alana Watson

If you’ve walked into your local library, a restaurant, a community center, or a bar, you might have come across a group of diverse people each reading a different book during Silent Book Club.

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Florida judge blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases

Carrie Johnson

Florida federal judge Aileen Cannon ordered the Justice Department not to share Jack Smith's final report until a federal appeals court resolves the legal fight.
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NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission

Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA has announced it is moving forward with several plans to return rock samples from Mars.
Evan Vucci

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Trump in news conference says 'all hell will break out' if Gaza hostages not released

Franco Ordoñez

The president-elect made a similar pledge on social media in early December. His latest comments came during a wide-ranging news conference from Mar-a-Lago.
Brendan Smialowski

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Meta says it will end fact checking as Silicon Valley prepares for Trump

Huo Jingnan

CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company's previous content moderation policies "censorship," repeating talking points from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.
Sam Mednick

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The U.S. says Sudan's rebel forces have committed genocide

The Associated Press

The Biden administration said the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces group and its proxies are committing genocide in a civil war with the country's military that has killed tens of thousands of people.
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A list of half a million names shines new light on Dutch collaboration with Nazis

Rachel Treisman

The names of some 425,000 suspected Dutch collaborators went online 80 years after the Holocaust ended, making them accessible to historians and descendants as the country grapples with its past.