Online Gun Purchase

A Kentucky teen tragically took his own life with a ghost gun—these are guns sold online in parts that are shipped through the mail, and can be assembled at home. This is one way to avoid background checks and age verification. You need to be 21 to purchase a handgun....

Auditor Sues Beshear Admin. Over Kinship Care

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball has filed a lawsuit against Governor Andy Beshear, challenging the administration’s refusal to implement a law passed unanimously in 2024 to support relatives caring for children removed from unsafe homes. The law, which would allow...

Organs Nearly Harvested from Living Person

In a shocking medical error in Kentucky, a man declared brain-dead in 2021 woke up on the operating table just before his organs were about to be removed. Anthony “TJ” Hoover II showed clear signs of life—moving and crying—forcing staff to stop the...

KY Legislators Propose Regulating AI

Kentucky lawmakers are examining generative artificial intelligence and the effects on society. State Rep. Deanna Gordon raised concern about AI’s role in decisions such as denying medical claims. She favors policies that mandate human review. Co‑chair of the...

KY AG Coleman Sues Chinese Company

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is suing Chinese e‑commerce platform Temu—it’s China’s version of Amazon, but cheaper. Coleman accuses Temu of misusing personal data, counterfeiting iconic Kentucky brands, and overall consumer fraud. According to...

Canadian Church Fined for Controversial Speech

A Montreal church has been fined $2,500 after hosting U.S. worship leader Sean Feucht—who’s known for his outspoken support of Donald Trump and opposition to LGBTQ+ rights and abortion. Feucht’s crime? He and the church failed to get permission from the...

AI Bot Argues Case in NY Court

Earlier this year, an AI Bot recently argued a case in a New York court. On March 26 a panel of judges gathered in the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department to hear from Jerome Dewald concerning his employment dispute. Dewald...

Cannabis Casualties Increase in Commonwealth

Cannabis-related emergencies in Kentucky are increasing—especially among youth. And according to some this isn’t just a trend, it’s a health crisis. Within the last two years cannabis poisonings in children under 18 surged 43%. In 2024 there were 212...

Judge Blocks Defunding of Planned Parenthood

Congress cut Planned Parenthood’s funding for one year. According to their 2024 annual report they received $792 million in government health services reimbursements and grants. But U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a preliminary injunction....

KY AG Coleman Urges NCAA to “Do the Right Thing”

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is urging the NCAA to restore all records, and titles to female athletes who lost to biological males in competition. Coleman said in an interview with Kentucky Today this is “common sense”and joined attorneys generals from 25...

Christian Bookstore Sues Colorado 

A Christian bookstore is suing the state of Colorado after it passed a law that requires citizens to refer to each other using preferred pronouns. Some insist that using preferred pronouns is common courtesy and that the state has a right to enforce this speech code....

DeAngelis Unblocked

Last year, the Pulaski County School district was heavily involved to defeat the school choice amendment, largely through social media. Many local residents commented in the posts  and shared their thoughts on the matter. But to the surprise of some the district...

Court Will Hear Abortion Case

A Kentucky appeals court has ruled that a Louisville woman can move forward with her lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s abortion ban. Jessica Kalb has nine living embryos frozen at the moment. But she contends the state shouldn’t tell her what to do with them....

Teens Turn to AI for Friendship

An alarming study by the group Common Sense Media found that more teens are using artificial intelligence or AI for friendship. The study found that 31% of teens said that their conversations with AI companions were “as satisfying or more satisfying than talking...

Louisville Drops Sanctuary City Status 

Louisville has considered itself a sanctuary city—a safe-place for those who are in the country illegally. But that changed last week after the Trump administration threatened to cut millions in federal assistance. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the stakes are too high...

Court Upholds Trump’s Right to Fire 

Does the President have a right to fire federal workers? The Supreme Court just ruled that he does. The Court says that Trump administration can move forward with plans to fire tens of thousands of workers across the federal government. A judge in California attempted...

Kentucky Professor Calls Pro-Lifers White Nationalists

A professor at the University of Kentucky is mired in controversy for her upcoming book called From the Clinics to the Capitol: How Opposing Abortion Became Insurrectionary. In it Dr. Carol Mason ties the pro-life movement to “white nationalism and authoritarian...

Kentucky School Board Chair Resigns 

Last week a Kentucky school board chairman resigned after a local official accused him of calling for political violence on a social media post. A Facebook comment from resurfaced from Jeffrey Miller the Erlanger-Elsmere school board chairman who said he would “be ok...

Beshear Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Admin. 

Last week Governor Andy Beshear joined a coalition of states in suing the Trump administration for withholding billions in educational funding. Though the 25 attorney generals leading the suit are all Democrats, Beshear says this suit is not partisan. Rather, he says...

ACLU Sues Over SB 2

Last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky filed a federal lawsuit over SB 2, which bans so-called gender-affirming care for incarcerated Kentuckians, including hormone therapy and gender transition surgeries. The ACLU says this ban is unconstitutional,...