Kentucky Public Radio has covered a tumultuous year of federal cuts and shifts, the lawsuits challenging them, state governance and another hefty legislative session. Rediscover our top politics stories of 2025.

Used Christmas trees can have another life after the holiday season as fish habitats

The Kentucky State Veterinarian said the National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed the presence of the bird flu in samples taken from the Jessamine County premises.

Members of the Kentucky Public Service Commission heard from Kentucky Power customers in Hazard on Thursday.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an Order approving Kentucky-American Water Company’s request for a rate increase.

A Thursday court hearing in Whitesburg for former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines was delayed for an undisclosed reason.

After a nonpartisan forecasting group predicted a smaller shortfall, Gov. Andy Beshear said he is implementing reductions across state government — but some constitutional officers are declining to do the same.

A year after upholding a law limiting the power of the Jefferson County school board, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck it down in a new ruling, thanks to a new member.

City officials in London passed a budget amendment that Mayor Randall Weddle says would lay off 51 city employees at the beginning of next year, including its entire fire department.

All but two members of Kentucky’s U.S. House delegation voted for a bill to discourage the retirement of coal generation. The House of Representatives passed the Power Plant Reliability Act on Tuesday by a vote of 222 to 202.