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A group of students associated with the Kentucky Student Voice Team has filed a lawsuit in Franklin County, arguing the state has failed its constitutional obligation to provide an “adequate and equitable” education. -
Fiber artist “Sunshine” Joe Mallard grew up watching his great-great-grandmother quilt. Now a quilt of his own is part of the permanent collection at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. -
Misty Wright and Chan Kemper will aim to help Louisville Metro address some of its most persistent problems. -
Louisville-based spirits purveyor Brown-Forman says it’s closing its Louisville cooperage amid a 12% reduction in its workforce. -
Hear directly from Indiana lawmakers, journalists and community experts about what to expect in this year’s legislative session and how you can engage with the process. -
State records show police and sheriffs seized at least $7.5 million in cash last year, but the full total is unknown. -
Kasey Noel, daughter of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel, was taken into custody Monday after pleading guilty to nine felonies for theft and tax evasion. -
Home of the Innocents began construction Monday on a 50-bed expansion to their facility for medically-complex children and young adults with $30 million in state funding. -
Louisville Metro and the U.S. Department of Justice were in federal court Monday to defend a police reform agreement they signed last month. -
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data that shows a recent spike in outbreaks of norovirus — a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea. One expert said that spike is pretty typical for this time of year, but people can still take precautions to avoid getting sick. -
Mike Braun will be sworn in as the 52nd governor of Indiana Monday, while Micah Beckwith will take the oath of office as lieutenant governor and Todd Rokita as attorney general. -
A Louisville restaurateur wasn’t aware he needed a change of occupancy permit to run a temporary emergency shelter for the unhoused. But the information and process for getting one isn’t straightforward.
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There are so many great books to look forward to in 2025. But first, you'll want to catch up on these perspective-shifting titles from 2024, exploring art, the afterlife, nuns, nuclear war — and more. -
Our guts are home to trillions of microbes that influence our health. A new study finds the key to a healthy microbiome is the variety of plant-based food in your diet, even if you eat meat. -
The official numbers are in: 2024 is the hottest year on record. Climate change is the main culprit. But there might be something else going on, too. -
Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to complications while recovering from surgery, his publicist said. -
This week’s snow, ice and bitter cold has meant more people seeking warmth and safety at an emergency shelter in Southern Indiana. But a homeless advocate says this season’s weather is taxing the program’s already strained budget. -
Alt-weekly newspaper LEO is down to just one content-focused staffer after the remaining two editors were fired earlier this week. -
In a TV interview, Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey said that, in hindsight, it was a mistake to cite a homeless woman in labor for camping outside weeks after Kentucky Public Radio released footage of the encounter. -
All 16 of Indiana’s designated senior care organizations are now required to have a dementia outreach specialist. The goal is to create consistent access to education, treatment and care. -
As humans of Louisville dig themselves out of snow and ice, the Louisville Zoo is prepped to keep its animal residents in healthy habitats. -
More than 200,000 Louisville residents now have a new representative on the Metro Council. -
The bill to cut Kentucky’s individual income tax rate to 3.5% passed the House with bipartisan support and is expected to clear the Senate next month. -
A federal judge in Kentucky previously found the Biden administration's expansion of Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students overstepped the president’s authority. In a decision issued Thursday, a U.S. District judge scrapped the entire regulation.
