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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is planning a trip to Tennessee next month to speak out against the neighboring state's sweeping abortion ban. It's the latest sign that Beshear is looking to improve his party's prospects in Republican territory and build up his own name recognition.
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The 2024 Voter Guide from Kentucky Public Radio is live. Here’s a post about how we made it a reality.
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival comes to Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Saturday's lineup will be headlined by West Kentucky native Kelsey Waldon, who got her start playing local hall shows and has now played some of the biggest halls in country music, including the Grand Ole Opry. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to Waldon ahead of her performance.
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More than two dozen paintings by the late Helen LaFrance – a celebrated Black artist from far western Kentucky known for her “memory paintings” of rural life – are up for auction and a local group is hoping to buy them.
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The Paducah office of the National Weather Service is forecasting that Wednesday afternoon and evening in far western Kentucky, southern Illinois and western Tennessee hold the possibility of severe weather.
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The festival's lineup includes Bungalow Betty, an all-female band that merges elements of 1960s garage and surf rock with grunge style made popular in the 1990s by artists like Nirvana and Liz Phair. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to guitarist and vocalist Vanessa Blades ahead of the band's performance.
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The Lowertown Arts & Music Festival will be held in Paducah's historic Lowertown Arts District on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. The festival's lineup includes Doom Gong, an eclectic psychedelic rock band that merges elements of jazz and classical music with rock and roll. Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt speaks to guitarist and vocalist John Anderson ahead of the band's performance.
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The huge container ship that struck the Key Bridge had electrical problems the day before it left the Port of Baltimore, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by federal investigators.
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Caitlin Clark has sold out arenas nationwide. But can she, alongside 2023's Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, turn around the league's worst team? Or will the Las Vegas Aces pull off a three-peat?
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The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. At least 40 were injured.
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The courtroom has continued to be one of the main arenas for Trump's 2024 campaign, welcoming his allies from across the country in for a day of testimony.
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The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
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It's rare for Israelis and Palestinians to join together for any reason during these days of war. But some did so this week for a ceremony honoring victims from all sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict.