This story from NPR just has everything. Music star RZA found a notebook of hip-hop lyrics from his teenage years. When he began trying to put them to music, the composition came out as classical ballet without any lyrics at all. Listen: npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-…

Louisville Metro Police Officer Brandon Brinkley has been identified as the officer who shot a man at a Fairdale Walmart earlier this week. @byRobertoR shares what we know. lpm.org/news/2024-08-3…

Announcement from the 40th Legislative District leadership on the special election vote outcome.

Appalachia is the often-forgotten headwaters of labor organizing in this country, from the Battle of Blair Mountain, to Bloody Harlan, to current labor struggles today. Today we remember and link arms in solidarity with all who came before us and all the hellraising left to do.

Today, Mayor Craig Greenberg said Hike, Bike and Paddle is “getting bigger every year,” per WAVE. Yet, when the Courier Journal obtained internal emails earlier this year revealing the event was moving to once-a-year indefinitely, one reason given was declining participation.

After a deadly year at surface mines, officials are emphasizing more training lpm.org/news/2024-09-0…

Kulkarni wins Democratic nomination in state House race after disqualification lpm.org/news/2024-09-0…

The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom is looking for a deputy managing editor. We want someone who loves enterprise storytelling in web and audio, and is organized enough to work with a collaboration of 7 stations across Ky, Tenn and W. Va. DM me up with ?’s wpln.org/employment-opp…

Brown-Forman’s choice to end DEI policies follows national trend lpm.org/news/2024-09-0…

Louisville officials promise to clamp down on street racing takeovers lpm.org/news/2024-09-0…

A new season of 🎁 Race Unwrapped 🎁 with Louisville Public Media begins 9/18! With a presidential race like no other, it's a particularly good time to talk #Race #Voting #Democracy #VoterSuppression Here's a sneak peek: lpm.org/race-unwrapped…

Kentucky AG Russell Coleman's new initiative follows reporting from Kentucky Public Radio on the new “no-risk” games back in March. Officials say there are currently more than 600 of the games operating in Kentucky. lpm.org/news/2024-03-0…

Kentucky attorney general advises ‘risk-free’ games are illegal gambling lpm.org/news/2024-09-0…

The Midwest Newsroom (another NPR collaborative) is hiring an Audience & innovation Editor. If you're interested I can help connect you with someone to answer questions. kcur.org/audience-and-i…

I'm also looking for a deputy managing editor to join me in editing great stories about the region and strengthening the NPR Network as part of the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom (a collaboration of 7 stations across Ky, W. Va and Tenn.) wpln.org/employment-opp…

Looking to join an NPR hub? Check out this job: Deputy Editor - Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom lpm.org/careers/2024-0…

U.S. Circuit Court has just ruled in favor of the 3 county Republican parties I wrote about here, who want to use their executive committee funds to spend on Amendment 2 lpm.org/news/2024-08-2…

Fact check: Has Louisville really built 18,000 new units of affordable housing? lpm.org/investigate/20…

Trump deputy campaign manager involved in Arlington altercation : NPR npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-…

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