County election officials across Kentucky say they’ve already seen massive voter turnout for both excused and no-excuse early voting. Officials say it indicates that Election Day may also have record-breaking turnout.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-11-01/kentucky-officials-expect-record-breaking-voter-turnout-this-election

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Louisville residents went to the polls Tuesday to decide who they want to represent their party in the Metro Council election in November.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-05-21/louisville-metro-council-races-are-set-following-tuesday-primary

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Following criticism that the GOP-backed House budget proposal did not adequately fund water infrastructure grants, a bill to create a revolving loan program for public water and wastewater systems passed a committee hearing Tuesday.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-03-05/loan-program-for-struggling-water-systems-progresses-in-ky-house

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The ACLU announced Tuesday that the woman at the center of a new lawsuit against Kentucky’s strictest abortion bans has experienced a change in the condition of her pregnancy.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-12-12/aclu-says-woman-suing-over-kentuckys-abortion-bans-learned-her-embryo-lost-cardiac-activity

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District officials say 47 routes are canceled because 85 drivers had called out by late Sunday night. More are expected.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-11-05/jcps-cancels-dozens-of-bus-routes-monday-due-to-no-show-drivers

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Jefferson County Public Schools is bringing students back to the classroom in stages, starting Friday with elementary and middle schoolers.

https://www.lpm.org/news/2023-08-14/jcps-to-bring-some-students-back-friday-after-transportation-debacle

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The Supreme Court of Kentucky denied an emergency motion by Attorney General Daniel Cameron to reinstate two statewide abortion bans.

https://wfpl.org/ky-supreme-court-denies-daniel-camerons-emergency-request-to-enforce-abortion-bans/

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President Biden came to western Kentucky to tour areas damaged by last week's deadly tornadoes as communities continue to recover.

https://wfpl.org/biden-tours-western-ky-tornado-damage-as-communities-work-to-recover/

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Bob Dole, a longtime Senate Republican leader and the party's presidential nominee in 1996, died Sunday at age 98.

https://wfpl.org/bob-dole-longtime-gop-senator-and-1996-presidential-nominee-dies/

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Indiana’s daily COVID-19 cases have topped 17,000 for the third time in less than two weeks. Clark and Floyd counties have a record 864 combined.

https://wfpl.org/indianas-covid-19-cases-again-top-17k/

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Hundreds gathered in downtown Louisville Friday afternoon to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

https://wfpl.org/a-post-roe-world-hundreds-gather-in-louisville-to-protest-scotus-ruling/

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Louisville Metro Council passed a slate of amendments to the 2022 budget Monday night that included more money for police and other public safety employee raises.

https://wfpl.org/proposed-metro-council-budget-amendments-increase-money-for-lmpd-libraries/

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The DOJ announced in April it's investigating whether Louisville police have a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing.

https://wfpl.org/officials-doj-recommended-police-reforms-will-cost-louisville-millions-annually/

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The overarching lawsuit against Kentucky’s abortion ban will continue, but the new ruling means abortion is, for now, outlawed in the state.

https://wfpl.org/kentucky-appeals-court-orders-state-abortion-ban-into-effect/

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