Written by the Kentucky Lantern’s Sarah Ladd If you bought frozen fruit containing strawberries at a Kentucky Walmart between Jan. 24 and June 8, a new recall may apply to you. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week that because of potential Hepatitis A contamination, Willamette Valley Fruit Company is choosing to recall […]
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‘Disappointing’ report shows how Kentucky children are faring
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern A new report that evaluates the well-being of children in the United States every year shows that Kentucky is one of the worst places for youngsters to live. In fact, the commonwealth ranked No. 40 overall for key indicators of well-being, including financial security, education and child deaths. […]
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As Kentucky’s largest coal producer mines Bitcoin, its power discounts draw scrutiny
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Union County in Western Kentucky has been the state’s top coal-producer for years, mining more than 10 million tons in 2022. Something else is being mined in Union County: Bitcoin. In both cases, the mining is done by Alliance Resource Partners (ARP) headed by Joseph Craft III, whose […]
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Debt limit deal hits turbulence in Congress as leaders prep for vote
Written by Jennifer Schutt and Ariana Figueroa for the Kentucky Lantern Congress began moving the bipartisan debt limit package forward Tuesday, though frustrations with provisions in the bill could make for narrow passage in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie cast the deciding vote in the House Rules Committee advancing […]
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Kentucky’s population is getting older: Here’s how and why it matters
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s population is shifting older, new data shows, with the oldest counties in the western part of the state. Counties with colleges and military clusters are home to the younger populations, according to analyses of new Census data by the Kentucky State Data Center (KSDC). Eastern Kentucky is aging faster […]
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Kentucky officially unveils COVID-19 memorial in Frankfort
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Kentucky officials unveiled a new memorial honoring those lost to COVID-19 at the Capitol Wednesday. The installation, called “United We Stand. Divided We Fall,” is an Amanda Mathews design and sculpture. Matthews is the CEO of Prometheus Art in Lexington. She sculpted the Nettie Depp statue, the first of a […]
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Rep. Lamin Swann dies after ‘significant medical emergency’
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lanter Rep. Lamin Swann, D-Lexington, died Sunday four days after his mother said he had a “significant medical emergency requiring hospitalization.” Swann’s mother, Pamela Dixon, in a statement said “there are no words to fully describe the grief and impossible loss that others and I feel right now.” Dixon […]
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Patients still call Kentucky abortion providers as advocates struggle to find a legal path forward
Written by Deborah Yetter for Kentucky Lantern With Kentucky’s abortion ban now in its 10th month, advocates have returned to court to argue that abortion is a right under the state constitution after the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck it down as a federal constitutional right. But a February ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court curtailed […]
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Wildfire at Natural Bridge state park is ‘100% contained’
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern A wildfire at an Eastern Kentucky state park that has been burning for about a week has been “100% contained” by firefighters from local, state and federal agencies. A social media post Monday from the Kentucky Division of Forestry stated the wildfire at Natural Bridge State Resort Park was contained to 125 […]
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COVID-19 interrupted Kentucky nursing students’ education
Written by Sarah Ladd for Kentucky Lantern Adelaide Quaye-Mansell always liked caring for people, so becoming a nurse was her “passion” goal. In fact, when she was 15 back in Ghana, before moving to the United States, she helped nurse her bedridden uncle back to health. She cooked for him and gave him medicine. She […]