Kentucky Lantern

12/02/2025

Louisville nonprofit publisher Sarabande Books forfeits federal grants rather than bow to Trump's orders on diversity, gender.

A Kentucky publishing house forfeited $25,000 because it disagrees with the Trump administration's vision for the arts.

12/02/2025

"He loved the buildings. He loved the craft. He loved the land."

James Thomas transformed a fading Kentucky historic site into one of the nation’s most admired restoration projects at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, writes Keith Runyon.

Preservationist James Thomas, who helped transform Kentucky's Shaker Village into one of the nation’s most admired restoration projects, died Nov. 24.

12/01/2025

Commentary by James Branscome

When Eastern Kentuckians move today, it’s next door, not north.

Reversing a historical migration pattern, Appalachian Kentucky families now are more likely to resettle nearby than in a northern city.

12/01/2025

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12/01/2025

Jefferson Circuit Judge Brian Edwards once again heard arguments Monday in a three-year old court case seeking to strike down Kentucky’s abortion ban and clarify the legality of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state.

A Louisville judge heard new arguments in a 2022 court case challenging Kentucky’s abortion ban and seeking to clarify the legality of IVF.

12/01/2025

The Kentucky Democratic Party has sold its longtime headquarters near Interstate 64 and plans to move to a new office in downtown Frankfort.

12/01/2025

As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure.

12/01/2025

The New York Times described Big Stone Gap as “a mountain town with a barbershop, a few restaurants and some shuttered shops.”

The people who live there know that the town is more than that.

News media from as far away as Great Britain descended on the Wise County town, but local fans just wanted to talk about the team.

12/01/2025

Reporter Liam Niemeyer returns to Muhlenberg County to update his "No Kentucky Home" series from earlier this year and finds progress.
A fledgling nonprofit made up of volunteers with "big hearts" has leased a building and is raising money to equip and open a "white flag" shelter for when it's too cold for people to safely sleep outdoors.

A fledgling Western Kentucky nonprofit takes over a former pool supply store to try to serve people experiencing homelessness.

11/27/2025

Author and jjournalist Bob Bill makes his debut in the Lantern with a story about some young Kentucky poets and their mentor, Mizz JJ. They're out to show that women in Appalachia "can reimagine the world with pencil and paper.”

Meet young Kentucky poets and their mentor, Miss JJ, who says women in Appalachia "can reimagine the world with pencil and paper.”

11/25/2025

Commentary by Teri Carter

Piggy see, piggy do?

As we approach the 2026 General Assembly and election season, we have yet another example of Kentucky Republican officials and/or candidates behaving badly.

11/25/2025

A University of Kentucky law professor is challenging a widespread but controversial definition of antisemitism as he seeks reinstatement to his UK teaching duties in a lawsuit that could reach beyond Kentucky.

A University of Kentucky law professor challenges a widespread controversial definition of antisemitism as he seeks reinstatement to teach.