Heeding a call from President Trump to give Republicans more seats in Congress, Tennessee’s GOP-led statehouse voted to carve Memphis into three reliably red districts on Thursday.
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The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season. It will add more early-round games in the first week without altering the overall format.
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced an emergency executive order that would lower the state's gas tax by 10 cents during a Tuesday press conference.
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Organizers with the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic announced Tuesday that longtime Lexington sports broadcaster Dave “Buzz” Baker will emcee for the 146th edition of the far western Kentucky political gathering.
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Cameron says he can win a head-to-head matchup against Barr despite Trump endorsing his GOP rival, saying the 14-year congressman is beholden to the D.C. “swamp.”
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As part of the process to develop a new strategic plan setting goals for Murray State University’s future, President Ron Patterson has announced that the school is also working to develop a guide on the best use of the campus’s existing buildings – and address whether any new structures are needed.
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The Jesse Williams Band makes their WKMS Live Lunch debut on May 15, 2026, bringing their unique mountain blues sound to Studio B.
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WKMS provides readers and listeners with coverage of a competitive Kentucky House race and contested judge-executive races in four counties around western Kentucky.
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The U.S. military also says that it "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The exchange occurred Thursday as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.
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A new study finds updated warning labels pointing out the increased risks of specific diseases, like cancer, would do a better job of encouraging people to drink less alcohol than the current warning.
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The outbreak began in early April on a cruise ship. Now health authorities around the world are working to contain it. Here's what infectious disease experts have to say.
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She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.
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After an appeals court tried to end telemedicine access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in a medication abortion, the Supreme Court stepped in. Here's what's happened and what's to come.
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A group of emergency experts wants the Trump administration to raise the bar for federal help after disasters, and also make it easier for survivors to get money quickly.