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LG&E and KU have asked to retire some coal-fired power generation in favor of natural gas and renewables. Will the state allow it?

Gov. Andy Beshear's executive order has restored the voting rights of 190,726 former felons, but Daniel Cameron hasn't said if he would rescind it.

Housing advocates have asked Louisville officials to pause homeless camp clearings during an ongoing heatwave. But the city says it doesn't plan to.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul quipped, "(The Democrats') new strategy for turning the vote out is to use Jefferson County Public School buses."

Two Kentucky state prisons -- Northpoint Training Center and Roederer Correctional Complex -- are struggling with AC issues as heat wave hits state.

Riley Gaines, former University of Kentucky swimmer and an advocate for women in athletics, spoke at the 107th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner.

Officials did not respond to multiple requests from The Courier Journal asking if any policies would be changed in the wake of the shooting.

A minor rider was injured after their horse died during the World's Championship Horse Show at the Kentucky State Fair.

The UAW has $825 million in its strike fund. It sounds rich, but it would drain fast if the UAW struck all three carmakers — unless the union did this.

The Louisville Metro Police Department show body cam footage of a Jonna Wilson, who was chained to the floor, being rescued. Moises May was arrested.