New data shows Louisville-area families struggle to afford necessities
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Metro United Way is using new cost-of-living data to better target assistance across its seven-county Louisville region as nearly 2 in 5 families struggle to afford basic necessities, according to the organization. The organization is using ALICE data alongside the federal poverty level to get a...
11 Lesser-Known Kentucky Italian Restaurants Locals Quietly Recommend
Say the word Italian and your brain does not go to Kentucky. Fair. Your brain also thought Olive Garden counted, so let us not treat it as an expert. Somewhere in this state there are people rolling pasta before sunrise for reasons nobody has questioned in forty years. These dining...
Silver Alert declared for missing Charlestown teenager
CHARLESTOWN, Ind. — A Silver Alert has been declared for a missing teen from Charlestown. The Charlestown Police Department is searching for 16-year-old Anna Knowles. She’s described as 5’6″ and 159 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 11 p.m. wearing a white hoodie and black
Tiny Lanesville Braces as Heritage Weekend Returns
Lanesville Heritage Weekend kicks off Thursday at Lanesville Heritage Park, bringing three full days of tractor pulls, live music and old-fashioned pioneer craft demonstrations to a Harrison County town of 1,098 people. Festival organizers describe the event as a celebration of the community, agricultural heritage and
The US Cities Where Workers’ Wages Are Growing the Fastest
Median pay raises outpaced inflation year over year in all 56 metros ADP Research tracks. Workers in Buffalo, New York, had the highest growth in total wages, with a 6.4% year-over-year increase. Construction workers have consistently received higher pay raises than workers in any other industry this year. American pay
America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.
Credit card debt climbs as Lexington, Louisville households carry $4.6 billion in balances
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Americans added billions of dollars to their credit card balances during the second quarter of 2026, and Kentucky households are carrying their share of the nation’s growing consumer debt. Consumers added approximately $29 billion in credit card debt during the second quarter, according to a...
Bruce Lunsford, Kentucky businessman and former Democratic candidate, dies at 78
William Bruce Lunsford, the Kentucky businessman who ran for governor and founded a healthcare company, died in Louisville Sept. 5. He was 78. The Kenton County native graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1969 and the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 1974. He worked for a Cincin
Couple repeatedly pistol-whipped woman outside McDonald’s before robbing and shooting at her: Cops
A man and woman from Kentucky allegedly robbed, pistol-whipped and fired a gunshot at a woman outside a Louisville McDonald's during lunchtime. The post Couple repeatedly pistol-whipped woman outside McDonald's before robbing and shooting at her: Cops first appeared on Law & Crime .
Fire Scorches Solar Array Atop Grainger’s Massive South Louisville Warehouse
A fire broke out just before 3 p.m. Wednesday atop the massive Grainger Industrial Supply distribution center in south Louisville, scorching a section of the building's rooftop solar panel installation. No injuries have been reported, and officials have not determined how the fire may have started. The blaze struck the
