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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear calls for unity in GOP-leaning Kentucky to uplift the economy and education
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear reached across the partisan divide Wednesday night to urge a unified effort with Republican lawmakers to uplift education, health care and the… Read More
A Kentucky woman seeking court approval for an abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity
By: Bruce Schreiner | Kimberlee Kruesi | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday…. Read More
A pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
By: Bruce Schreiner | Kimberlee Kruesi | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that… Read More
Towboat owner pleads guilty to a pollution charge in the oil spill along West Virginia-Kentucky border
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towboat that sank and resulted in pollution of a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution… Read More
Multistate search for a murder suspect ends with a hostage situation and fatal standoff at a gas station
By: Associated Press
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CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — A man suspected of murder in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky was killed by West Virginia police in a standoff outside a gas station where… Read More
A Louisville bank employee livestreamed the attack that killed 5
By: Dylan Lovan | Claire Galofaro | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people — including a close friend of Kentucky’s governor — while… Read More
At least four people are dead after a shooting at a downtown Louisville building
By: Dylan Lovan | Claire Galofaro | AP
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others Monday, police said. The suspected shooter was… Read More
Eastern Kentuckians wrangle with cold and flood aftermath as winter sets in
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LITT CARR, Ky. (OVR) — On the outside, it looked like an ordinary shed. But inside, the building bustled. Moving between two long tables, neighbors caught up while they looked through… Read More
Kentucky and Ohio will get $1.6B to fix overloaded bridge and add span
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI – Kentucky and Ohio will get more than $1.63 billion in federal grants to help build a new Ohio River bridge near Cincinnati and improve the existing overloaded span… Read More
What the abortion debate in Kentucky reflects post-Roe America
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Across America, midterm voters in five states had abortion rights on the ballot. In all five, voters decided to protect those rights. Kentucky voters rejected a… Read More
Once numerous, the few remaining ferry boats on the Ohio River carry on
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — 62-year-old Rick Turner has seen plenty of sunrises steering his ferry boat, the Loni Jo, between the banks of the Ohio River. But he’s grown… Read More
A tax to provide benefits to black lung victims is permanent, but might not fix all the fund’s problems
By: Justin Hicks | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HAZARD, Ky. (OVR) — It’s early in the morning outside a Hampton Inn in Hazard, Ky. A bright blue-and-white RV covered in larger-than-life portraits of coal miners sits smack in the… Read More
Independent voter registration is increasing in Kentucky
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT. Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the number of people registering to vote as independent is outpacing those who are registering with the two major… Read More
Legal advocates applaud FEMA changes in Kentucky, but they say transparency is needed
By: Justin Hicks | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — After heavy flooding in eastern Kentucky, locals and officials are frustrated with the federal government’s system for disaster aid. People say the process is confusing, sending… Read More
Nelsonville residents collect donations for Eastern Kentucky flood victims
By: Claire Schiopota
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – A group of Nelsonville residents are collecting donations for relief as they travel to Eastern Kentucky this weekend. For the past several weeks, Kentucky has been… Read More
In the epicenter of Kentucky’s flooding, communities help each other and wait for assistance
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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KNOTT COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — Runnels Branch is a long, winding holler that travels deep into a mountain from the Carr Fork Lake area in Knott County, Kentucky. Usually, the creek… Read More
Whitesburg, Kentucky begins to clean up and recover after record flooding
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — In the Parlor Room, a longtime tattoo shop and music venue in downtown Whitesburg, the art-covered walls meet a bare floor, covered in mud. John Falter… Read More
Eastern Kentuckians sift through the debris after a historic flood
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Andy Morell and his family watch layers of mud roll down into the storm gutter as a man power washes the residue left behind on their street… Read More
At least 25 people have died in Kentucky’s floods, governor says
By: Associated Press
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (NPR) — Kentucky’s governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns… Read More
Flooding devastates eastern Kentucky with more rain expected
By: Ryland Barton | Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HINDMAN, Ky. (OVR) — Eastern Kentuckians are living through one of the most devastating floods in state history. Torrential rains rolled in Wednesday night, washing away homes and submerged entire downtowns by… Read More
As a storied Kentucky town ‘dissolves’, others may follow
By: Katie Myers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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BLACKEY, Ky. (OVR) — The mayor of Blackey stepped down years ago. The city council dwindled down to nothing. No one stepped up to replace them. Though the former coal camp town… Read More
Feds issue guidance on the cleanup plan for abandoned coal mines
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued guidance for nearly $725 million in funding available this fiscal year for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines… Read More
Refugees, evacuees find homes and support in the Ohio Valley
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Refugees, evacuees find homes and support in the Ohio Valley LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — On a warm April afternoon, Ruhullah Rezai, his wife Mahriya and son… Read More
As the Supreme Court deliberates abortion rights, access is already limited in the Ohio Valley
By: Kaitlin Thorne | Ohio Valley ReSource, Katie Meyers | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Reproductive Health in the Ohio Valley 02/18/22 KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (OVR) – On a cold Wednesday morning in February, cars arrive at an abortion provider in Knoxville,… Read More
Displaced Kentuckians are still searching for housing after tornadoes
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MAYFIELD, Ky. (OVR) — Jimmy Galbreath works hard. The scrap dealer and father of nine from Mayfield, Ky. started working when he was 12 years old. He grew up in… Read More
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