KENTUCKY FILM INDUSTRY GAINS MOMENTUM: STIVERS MEETS WITH MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 19, 2025) — Kentucky’s growing presence in the film industry took another step forward this week as Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, met with Motion Picture Association (MPA) Chairman and CEO Charles H. Rivkin to...

Duke Energy presented grants totaling $150,000 to NKY and Greater Cincinnati charitable organizations

Duke Energy and its Foundation hosted its 2025 workforce development grant ceremony this week at Brighton Center in Newport. The company awarded $150,000 in grants to 14 organizations in Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati that are working to...

Northern Kentucky landscapers OK after gunfire in service area

Duke Energy restores power after storms hit Ohio/Kentucky

Duke Energy Ohio President Lynn J. Good | Duke Energy OhioDuke Energy Ohio President Lynn J. Good | Duke Energy Ohio Duke Energy has successfully restored power to over 41,000 customers in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky following severe...

Duke Energy restores power after severe storms hit Ohio and Kentucky

Duke Energy Ohio Executive Vice President, Customer Experience, Harry K. Sideris | Duke Energy OhioDuke Energy Ohio Executive Vice President, Customer Experience, Harry K. Sideris | Duke Energy Ohio Duke Energy has successfully restored power to...

Repealing Harmful Rules Supports Grid Reliability And Kentucky’s Economic Future

Repealing harmful rules supports grid reliability and Kentucky’s economic future by Corey Elder – Acting Director, Dependable Power First Kentucky The current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal two costly and disruptive...

KSR’s top takeaways from USA U19 Training Camp with Pope, Jasper, Malachi and Kentucky’s targets

Like Mark Pope, I was making my USA Basketball debut in Colorado Springs at the U19 National Team Training Camp ahead of the 2025 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup in Switzerland. Most in the media space, particularly national buddies, rave about USAB...

Kentuckiana Pride adapts to beat the heat in 2025; What to expect

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's heating up for the 2025 Kentuckiana Pride Festival at Waterfront Park on Saturday. Industrial fans and misters line the festival grounds at first aid tents and performer stages. "We did have some of these big fans...

Design unveiled for Brent Spence Bridge's $3.6B companion bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio

The chosen design is a double decker bridge that takes inspiration from bridges in Louisville and Toledo. COVINGTON, Ky. — The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project achieved a major milestone on Thursday, according to officials. Renderings of the...

US States with Notable Consumer Data Privacy Laws

Privacy issues have garnered significant attention from the state despite not typically being at the forefront of discussions regarding data regulation. The states included in the article are not in any specific sequence. Kentucky Steps Up Early...

TVA expands energy production at Shawnee

By West Kentucky Star Staff Jun. 19, 2025 | 02:24 PM | PADUCAH The Tennessee Valley Authority is expanding its energy production capability at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in McCracken County. TVA is now using a closed coal ash site on the property as...

Film production to close roads, impact traffic in downtown Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) - The City of Glasgow is warning drivers of traffic interruptions set to result from a Southern Kentucky Film Commission project. A movie scene is set to be filmed between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday, June 20, according to a...

Kentucky State Fair tickets on sale; entertainment announced

LOUISVILLE — The countdown to summer’s biggest celebration is on as the Kentucky State Fair announces ticket sales and unveils the much-anticipated entertainment lineup for the Aug. 14-24 event. There will be dozens of entertainment acts,...

TVA project adds solar power to Kentucky fossil fuel site

The country's largest public power provider is building a large-scale solar field on a closed coal ash site at its Shawnee Fossil Plant site in McCracken County. Tennessee Valley Authority officials say it's the world's first. Project Phoenix, a...

Duke Energy Crews Restore Power To More Than 41,000 After Severe Storms In Ohio/Kentucky

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) CINCINNATI, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy has restored power to more than 41,000 customers who were affected by severe and damaging storms that ripped through southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky last night,...

CRG, STAG Industrial Break Ground on 500,240 SF Facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky

13SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — CRG and STAG Industrial have broken ground on Park Loop @ I-65, a 500,240-square-foot speculative industrial facility located at 650 Park Loop Road in Shepherdsville. The project is situated on a 42.5-acre site one mile...

Film production to impact street closure in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – The City of Glasgow is warning drivers of upcoming street closures due to a film production in the area. According to city officials, the Southern Kentucky Film Commission will be working on the production, causing scheduled street...

How a Data Center Company Uses Stranded Renewable Energy

John Belizaire says he has a secret hiding in plain sight. But before revealing it, the CEO of Soluna, a green data center development firm headquartered in Albany, New York, asks people to picture the last time they drove through a gusty stretch...

Made with America: The Leading Appliance Brands Committed to U.S. Manufacturing

The experts at AJ Madison, the industry’s foremost appliance authority representing over 150 brands, have identified the leading appliance brands committed to manufacturing in the U.S. In an industry shaped by global supply chains, a standout...

DOJ sues Kentucky over policy allowing in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

Attorney General Pam Bondi announces breaking news in the search for a wanted man on 'Hannity.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday the Justice Department will be filing suit against Kentucky...