Signal species are constantly sending humans messages about our changing world, and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom produced an hourlong radio special all about them.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball, an election predictor out of the University of Virginia, moved Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District from a “likely Republican” win to “leans Republican.”

Lexington resident Will Penn posted doorbell camera footage to Facebook after the incident. It's since been shared thousands of times.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the creation of the Governor's Office of Music Friday during an appearance at Bourbon & Beyond in Louisville, one of the state's marquee music festivals.

Election Day is just over a month away, but there’s still time to register in Kentucky and Indiana.

After community members denounce a lack of transparency from public officials in a Carroll County data center project, some people are pursuing ethics complaints against those who approved it.

Southern Indiana voters in the state's 9th Congressional District will choose between four candidates this November to represent them at the national level.

JCPS Chief Academic Officer Nathan Balasubramanian ordered staff to cancel a high school musical over racial slurs.

Addiction Recovery Care, once Kentucky’s largest treatment provider, was ordered by a federal judge to pay $18.4 million to two creditors for defaulted payments.

In “Louder Than Guns,” musician Ketch Secor and journalist David Greene challenged people from differing perspectives to have open conversations about guns.

The town council president hopes to have a permanent manager in place by the first of the year.

Low-income Hoosiers may be getting back $117 million in grant funding for solar panels cancelled by the federal government.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.

Newspapers are shutting down and shedding reporters across the country, especially in Central Appalachia. Andrew Henderson sat down with a Lexington Herald-Leader reporter who was recently laid off alongside a dozen colleagues.

In Louisville, there are many ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with food, dance and art.

Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel has until Oct. 12 to file an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit.

As Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear continues testing the waters for a potential presidential run in 2028, his new book “Go and Do Likewise” hit shelves Tuesday. Here are our five takeaways from the book.

Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?

One woman is responsible for many of the Kentucky Opera’s thousands of costumes. And it’s been this way for more than 40 years.

Most of the eight organizations seeking to get tax-credited donations in Kentucky starting next year are designed for religious and private schools.

With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances.

Super PACs affiliated with President Donald Trump and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear are both spending big on ads in central Kentucky’s surprisingly competitive U.S. House race.

The letter from a top Department of Justice official said Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams was “under investigation” for not complying with demands on voter data.

See how much Louisville’s mayoral candidates have raised, as well campaign funding in key Metro Council races.

A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge granted Matt Bevin’s emergency request to be released from the Louisville jail, where he was serving a 60-day sentence for contempt of court.

Residents of a Jeffersonville homeless shelter are stuck, with its leader blaming a lack of affordable housing in the area.

Louisville Metro Police leaders are creating new restrictions around the controversial license plate reader technology.

Indiana could soon take over some coal waste permitting from the federal government, part of an effort to deregulate at the federal level.

Committee members indicated they plan to continue discussing the recommended data center regulations. The rules impact future data center development in Louisville.

Using housing funds, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said his administration is partnering with Undue Medical Debt to erase $250 million in debts for Kentuckians.

The poles of U.S. politics are coming together over AI. Sanders and Bannon will appear at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to convince Congress to work faster to curb the impact of AI.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell finally ended his monthslong medical leave, returning to the Senate floor ahead of a congressional marathon.

Earlier this year, OpenAI launched a feature on ChatGPT meant to help people at risk of suicide connect with someone they trust for support. But its setup may prove challenging to someone in crisis.

Food donations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture declined significantly in the last fiscal year. Paired with less food assistance, Kentucky food pantries are struggling to keep up with demand.

The U.S. marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Events will honor those lost, at a time when Americans are divided about the meaning and legacy of the terrorist attacks.

Licensed massage therapists in Louisville say they’ve been caught in the crossfire of city officials’ attempt to crack down on illicit businesses linked to human trafficking.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, said Democrats will see a resurgence as Trump pushes to make midterms a referendum on his presidency.

The Clark County Republican Party told election officials this week they don’t plan to fill a council seat after their previous candidate was disqualified.

McClatchy laid off 12 journalists at the Lexington Herald-Leader, a majority of its positions, as a part of its deep, nationwide layoffs.

As more rural hospitals shut down maternity wards, one hospital in Minnesota has a survival strategy that could spur others to imitate it.

A Flock Safety executive faced skeptical Kentucky lawmakers in a committee hearing, where members of both parties advocated more regulatory “guardrails” for camera use.

Wendell Berry made famous his community of Port Royal, Kentucky, through his writings about agrarian philosophy. The Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom caught up with his hometown newspaper to reflect on Berry's life and legacy in Henry County.

Kathleen Jameson brings nearly two decades of museum leadership experience to the Speed Art Museum as its new director.

It’s fall festival season in Southern Indiana.

The mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee says a hyperscale Meta data center is the city's largest taxpayer and has done a lot of charitable giving in the community. But two years into operation, residents in the northern Tennessee town still have concerns about its effect on utilities, the environment, and property values.