KPR is a network of stations covering Kentucky state government & all 120 counties.
We're @lpm.org, @weku.bsky.social, WKU & @wkmsfm.bsky.social. Posts by @sylviaruthg.lpm.org, @joesonka.lpm.org, @ryanvanvelzer.bsky.social & @justinhicks.lpm.org
Kentucky Public Radio
Loading...
On the heels of a new data center announcement, Lexington's council unanimously passed a moratorium Tuesday that would temporarily halt local data center development. From @weku.bsky.social
Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is facing a 60-day jail sentence after failing to turn over all documents ordered by a court for his divorce and child support case. Unlike last week, he can not avoid it by just paying a fine.
Democratic Rep. Nima Kulkarni of Louisville presented an “aspirational” proposal to study and monitor forever chemicals in Kentucky. #kyga26
Louisville Metro Police officer Nathan Stotts, who fatally shot a naked and unarmed man experiencing a mental health crisis in late May, resigned before he could be fired. From @lpm.org:
Alleged abuse in a Jefferson County classroom is sparking calls for camera surveillance of special education rooms.
From @storiesbyjess.bsky.social at KyCIR:
A year-long project led by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is using herbicide-spraying drones to control kudzu, the rapidly growing vine that has swallowed tens of thousands of acres of land. From WKU:
Kentucky Power and East Kentucky Power Cooperative will receive $51 million and $90 million, respectively, for projects at three of their coal-burning plants. The Trump administration is providing the funds to keep coal plants on the grid longer. From @weku.bsky.social
The "Creek Don't Rise Coalition" of Kentucky Power customers are calling for increased transparency and rate review ahead of a state audit of the far-eastern Kentucky utility company.
From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
Recent polling shows data centers are increasingly unpopular. That opposition was a factor in several local primary races in Kentucky where data center projects have popped up.
Kentucky Public Radio
Kentucky Public Radio
My latest Kentucky Power customers have the states' highest residential power bills and rates keep going up
With a comprehensive management audit ordered, this coalition is pushing a resolution calling for full transparency and a rate pause until that audit is done
Kentucky wildlife officials are testing whether a new generation of drone technology could become one of their most effective tools for fighting kudzu, an invasive vine that's spread across tens of th...
Kentucky Power and East Kentucky Power Cooperative will receive $51 million and $90 million, respectively, for projects at three coal-burning plants in Kentucky and West Virginia.
www.weku.org
A coalition of Kentucky Power customers are calling for increased transparency and rate review ahead of a state audit of the far-eastern Kentucky utility company.
Recent polling shows data centers are increasingly unpopular. That opposition was a factor in several local primary races in Kentucky where data center projects have popped up.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council unanimously passed a moratorium that would temporarily halt local data center development during a Tuesday meeting.
A coalition of Kentucky Power customers are calling for increased transparency and rate review ahead of a state audit of the far-eastern Kentucky utility company.
www.lpm.org
Louisville Metro Police say officer Nathan Stotts, who killed an unarmed man in late May, is no longer employed by the department.
