Kentucky
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Kentucky clinic receives grant to battle poverty, food insecurity
A Kentucky community health center is one of eight facilities nationwide to participate in a program addressing food scarcity. The National …
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Report: Most of KY’s 988 crisis hotline calls answered locally
More households, workplaces and schools are struggling with mental-health crises, and a new report by the mental-health advocacy group Inseparable …
Billion-dollar proposal aimed at reducing KY, other state prison populations
In Kentucky, about 37,000 people are behind bars, one of the highest rates of incarceration anywhere in the country. A new proposal has been made to …
Advocates: Kentucky Power needs a more robust energy-efficiency proposal
Kentucky Power, one of eastern Kentucky's largest utilities, has a new energy efficiency and conservation proposal for its customers. The state's …
East Kentucky Power Cooperative invests in two large solar farms
Two new solar farms will soon be under construction in the Lexington and Lebanon areas to bring affordable and clean energy to eastern Kentuckians…
Childhood diabetes becoming more common in Kentucky
Experts say sedentary lifestyles, food insecurity, and other factors are driving an increase in childhood diabetes in Kentucky. Research shows …
Kentucky receives $74 million for abandoned mine land cleanup
Kentucky will receive $74 million to clean up legacy pollution in regions decimated by decades of coal mining. The money is part of $725 million in …
KY to use $12M to boost internet access in underserved communities
Kentucky is set to spend $12 million over the next three years to boost internet access in communities across the state. The funding will go toward …
Report: Kentucky faces education crisis
New data shows most Kentucky kids are not academically prepared for a successful future. The latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey …
New recommendations could enhance flood resilience in Appalachia
Flooding disasters in the Appalachian region have raised the urgency for better flood risk management. The nonprofit ReImagine Appalachia and …
Kentucky debates AM radios in cars amid electric vehicle shift
The "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" now in Congress would mandate all new cars in the U.S. be equipped with AM radios, and it is stirring a debate …
Survey: 70% of parents report concern over child’s mental health
Across the nation, 70% of parents say they're now more concerned about their child's mental health than physical health, according to a new survey by …