Kentucky’s Republican attorney general should be allowed to defend the state’s abortion law in court after the state’s Democratic governor refused to do so, the Supreme Court heard Oct. 12. Although it was the court’s first abortion-related case since Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s addition to the bench last year gave its conservative wing a 6–3 majority,…
KY Attorney General Asks Supreme Court to Allow Him to Represent State in Abortion Case Governor Doesn’t Want to Pursue
Exploration in Kentucky Expands the World’s Longest Cave
Cave explorers discovered eight miles of tunnels at Mammoth Kave, bringing the total length of explored passageways in the world’s longest subterranean system to 420 miles. The Mammoth Cave National Park and the Cave Research Foundation announced the underground discoveries as cavers continue to explore the vastness of the cavern system while verifying past research. The…
Police: One Dead in Drive-By Shooting at School Bus Stop
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A drive-by shooting at a school bus stop Wednesday morning in Kentucky left one student dead and another hospitalized, police said. A third child was injured by unknown means as the youths waited at the bus stop just west of downtown Louisville, authorities said. A car drove by and shot at the waiting children,…
CSIRO Looks To Bring Back Gold For Australia in Robot Olympics
An Australian robotics team will test itself against the world’s best as it explores a series of underground courses built inside a massive cave in the United States. The six autonomous robots from CSIRO’s digital research arm Data61 must locate and report back on items and environmental conditions in three courses built inside the Louisville…
Kentucky Supreme Court: New Laws Limiting Governor’s Emergency Powers Can Go Into Effect
Laws passed by the Kentucky legislature should not have been blocked from going into effect earlier this year, the state’s highest court ruled Saturday. A judge in March blocked three bills that were passed to curtail Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive powers, including a bill that let certain businesses remain open if ordered to close by…
Man Forms Amazing Friendship With Red Cardinal, Shares Lunch With Him Every Day for 20 Months
Kentucky man Joe Castello became known as “The Cardinal Guy” after he befriended a red bird in 2019 and posted a video on TikTok. It was a snowy December in 2019 and Castello, 58, was at work, having lunch in his truck, parked next to a protected wild space, when he spotted a cardinal on…
Kentucky Med Student Expelled, Harassed For Pro-Life Views, Lawsuit Alleges
A Kentucky student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine (ULSOM) who was set to graduate in May was expelled for his views on abortion, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Western District of Kentucky alleges that Austin Clark, who was a fourth-year medical…
Senate Republicans Vote to Block Debate on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to block debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal that was previously touted as bipartisan. A group of 22 Democratic and Republican senators issued a statement to media outlets after the vote that they are “close to a final agreement” and are hopeful that a package will be finalized. “We…
How Bourbon Rose From a Humble Grain to Embody American Exceptionalism
Commentary BOURBON COUNTY, Ky.—About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus corn crop profitable decided to distill it. Today, that leftover grain has become a billion-dollar industry and a symbol of the Bluegrass State’s identity, economy, and culture. “How bourbon came about is (what) … the American spirit looks like:…
48 People Charged During ‘Redneck Rave’ in Kentucky
Forty-eight people were charged with various offenses from a five-day party known as “Redneck Rave” in Kentucky. The aftermath of the party delivered reports of log impalement of a man, a slit throat, and drug trafficking. Blue Holler Offroad Park in Edmonson County hosted the event, which occurred last week from June 16 to 20….
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