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Matt Bevin must serve out the rest of his 60-day jail sentence, a Jefferson County judge said Friday following his arrest on an outstanding contempt of court order.

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Judge upholds 60-day jail sentence for former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin

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A Jefferson County judge said Matt Bevin must serve out the rest of his 60-day jail sentence following his Thursday arrest on an outstanding contempt of court order.

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Kentucky misses budget trigger for income tax cut by more than $1 billion

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Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin arrested, booked in Louisville jail

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Kentucky elections official could win judgeship with one write-in vote. The current judge objects.

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10th Kentucky Acoustic Music Festival

Save the date, Dec. 12, 2026 at The Capitol in Bowling Green, KY!
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As universal pre-K expands in Kentucky, Glasgow schools prepare to welcome every 4-year-old

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Beginning this school year, any 4-year-old living within the Glasgow Independent district can attend preschool, regardless of household income or whether the child has a diagnosed disability, as long as space remains available.
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Fall '26 WKU students arriving at campus in transition

Lisa Autry

In his annual opening convocation to faculty and staff on Monday, President Timothy Caboni highlighted the challenges of having three of the school’s newest residence halls shuttered due to faulty construction.
Metcalfe leaders combat 'food desert' with new grocery grant

Hope Heffley

Metcalfe County residents survive each week in a ‘food desert,’ driving over 20 miles to surrounding areas for groceries. A regional development organization partnering with local governments hopes a new grant will change that.
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Former director of Kentucky State Police youth camp charged with theft

Lisa Autry

Former Kentucky State Police Trooper Jonathan Biven has been indicted by a Clinton County grand jury on a charge of theft by unlawful taking involving more than $10,000 but less than $1 million.

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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport

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Video showed thick smoke rising from the plane crash of the Boeing 767 that the Federal Aviation Administration says overran the airport runway in Miami.
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German exit polls suggest far-right party has big lead in regional election

Esme Nicholson

Exit polls show Germany's AfD taking a commanding lead in a regional election, but it remains unclear whether the far-right party can form the country's first state government since World War II.
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American Muslims are giving Texas barbecue a halal makeover

Ulaa Kuziez

Even as anti-Muslim rhetoric rises in Texas, Muslim pitmasters are winning over diners and reshaping one of the state's most iconic culinary traditions.
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Witkoff and Kushner call Kyiv talks 'substantive' after Moscow Putin meeting

Willem Marx

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held meetings in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Sunday, a day after lengthy conversations with Russian President Putin in Moscow.
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QUIZ: Ugh, I'll do it later. How much do you know about procrastination?

Malaka Gharib, Marielle Segarra, Sylvie Douglis

Learn a few surprising facts about procrastination — and helpful tools to overcome it — with this quiz. It's based on social scientist Itamar Shatz's new book, Solving Procrastination.
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Whatever happened to kindness? Spoiler alert: Our readers prove it's alive and well

Laurel Dalrymple

We asked readers to share stories about a moment of kindness involving a stranger. Here are some of their heartwarming anecdotes.