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Earnings reports from a handful of public distillers show bleak sales. But one Turkish-based expert says young people, looking for a bargain-price buzz, are still interested in cheaper whiskey brands. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
In a tough year for one Louisville distiller, growth in some new markets shows a small bright spot
Earnings reports from a handful of public distillers show bleak sales. But one Turkish-based expert says young people, looking for a bargain-price buzz, are still interested in cheaper whiskey brands.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Earnings reports from a handful of public distillers show bleak sales. But one Turkish-based expert says young people, looking for a bargain-price buzz, are still interested in cheaper whiskey brands. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city over the last year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
The Louisville news stories that defined 2025
These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These Louisville stories are notable because they left an indelible mark on the city over the last year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn't stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Road salt harms plants and aquatic life. How to use salt more sustainably this winter
Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn't stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Road salt can reduce car accidents on icy winter days. But it often doesn't stay on the road — and that runoff can harm aquatic life in rivers and lakes as well as damage plants and soil. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Louisville Public Media provided a lot of conversations in 2025. LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson shares a few of her favorite discussions from the year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
What will people in Louisville still be talking about in 2026?
Louisville Public Media provided a lot of conversations in 2025. LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson shares a few of her favorite discussions from the year.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Louisville Public Media provided a lot of conversations in 2025. LPM’s Michelle Tyrene Johnson shares a few of her favorite discussions from the year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Education, data centers, immigration and housing: The 2026 Kentucky legislative agenda
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Beyond passing a two-year state budget, the GOP supermajority of the Kentucky General Assembly plans to advance bills addressing education, data centers, immigration and housing in the 2026 session. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
UPS flight 2976 crashed as it attempted to take off on Nov. 4. Local officials said another victim died Christmas Day. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
15th victim of UPS plane crash dies
UPS flight 2976 crashed as it attempted to take off on Nov. 4. Local officials said another victim died Christmas Day.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
UPS flight 2976 crashed as it attempted to take off on Nov. 4. Local officials said another victim died Christmas Day. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
From federal rulemakers all the way down to Kentucky lawmakers, 2025 was full of regulatory wins for mining companies. Meanwhile, health researchers confirm that deaths from black lung disease are rampant in the mine industry. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
As Trump pushed mines to increase production, protections for black lung victims stalled
From federal rulemakers all the way down to Kentucky lawmakers, 2025 was full of regulatory wins for mining companies. Meanwhile, health researchers confirm that deaths from black lung disease are rampant in the mine industry.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From federal rulemakers all the way down to Kentucky lawmakers, 2025 was full of regulatory wins for mining companies. Meanwhile, health researchers confirm that deaths from black lung disease are rampant in the mine industry. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Community members in Louisville and Southern Indiana had a lot of reasons to celebrate this year. LPM News told their stories. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Mysteries, music and magical insects: The most joyful LPM stories of 2025
Community members in Louisville and Southern Indiana had a lot of reasons to celebrate this year. LPM News told their stories.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Community members in Louisville and Southern Indiana had a lot of reasons to celebrate this year. LPM News told their stories. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Check out new seasons, old favorites and can’t-miss episodes from the LPM Podcasts department this year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
A look back at 5 LPM podcasting moments in 2025
New seasons, old favorites, and can’t-miss episodes from the LPM Podcasts department this year
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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Check out new seasons, old favorites and can’t-miss episodes from the LPM Podcasts department this year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Floyd County Judge Maria Granger, who was first elected in 2008, announced this week she’s retiring. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Longtime Southern Indiana judge retiring in 2026
Floyd County Judge Maria Granger was first elected in 2008, and announced this week she’s retiring.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Floyd County Judge Maria Granger, who was first elected in 2008, announced this week she’s retiring. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
A grand jury found the prosecution did not show probable cause, so it chose not to indict a man charged with the fatal shooting earlier this month.
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Grand jury declines to indict man charged in fatal Kentucky State University shooting
A grand jury found the prosecution did not show probable cause, so it chose not to indict a man charged with the fatal shooting earlier this month.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A grand jury found the prosecution did not show probable cause, so it chose not to indict a man charged with the fatal shooting earlier this month.
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Let’s take a look back at some of the “On Track” conversations that shaped 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
On Track in 2025: Revisiting our most memorable conversations
Let’s take a look back at some of the “On Track” conversations that shaped 2025.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Let’s take a look back at some of the “On Track” conversations that shaped 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
A new project is a collection of poems and illustrations based on the stories of clients from Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
How a Kentucky artist and poet document local refugees’ stories
The project is a collection of poems and illustrations based on the stories of clients from Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A new project is a collection of poems and illustrations based on the stories of clients from Kentucky Refugee Ministries in Louisville. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
It’s official: Baxter Avenue Theatres will close. The news comes after weeks of rumors that the nearly 30-year-old movie theater would shut its doors. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Beloved Baxter Avenue Theatres to close, owner says
It’s official: Baxter Avenue Theatres will close. The news comes after weeks of rumors that the 30-year-old movie theater would shut its doors.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It’s official: Baxter Avenue Theatres will close. The news comes after weeks of rumors that the nearly 30-year-old movie theater would shut its doors. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Here are some of the key stories that came out of Southern Indiana this year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
5 big stories from Southern Indiana in 2025
Here are some of the key stories that came out of Southern Indiana this year.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here are some of the key stories that came out of Southern Indiana this year. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
A federal appeals court has granted bail to former Louisville Metro Police detective Brett Hankison. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Appeals court to let Hankison out of prison
A federal appeals court has granted bail to former Louisville Metro Police detective Brett Hankison.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A federal appeals court has granted bail to former Louisville Metro Police detective Brett Hankison. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
From data centers to immigration, 2025 presented new challenges and opportunities for Louisville Metro. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
3 LPM stories that highlighted local government challenges in 2025
From data centers to immigration, 2025 presented new challenges and opportunities for Louisville Metro.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From data centers to immigration, 2025 presented new challenges and opportunities for Louisville Metro. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Despite BlueOval SK dissolving its partnership and closing the EV battery plant in Hardin County, Kentucky taxpayers are still on the hook for the largest economic development project in state history.
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Kentucky renegotiating lucrative incentive package with BlueOval SK
Despite BlueOval SK dissolving its partnership and closing the EV battery plant in Hardin County, Kentucky taxpayers are still on the hook for the largest economic development project in state history.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Despite BlueOval SK dissolving its partnership and closing the EV battery plant in Hardin County, Kentucky taxpayers are still on the hook for the largest economic development project in state history.
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License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose device locations.
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Nearly 200 license plate readers keep watch on Louisville drivers. LMPD won’t say where they are
License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose device locations.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
License plate reader cameras are growing in popularity among police nationwide. But some local agencies refuse to disclose device locations.
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A year after upholding a law limiting the power of the Jefferson County school board, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck it down in a new ruling, thanks to a new member. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Kentucky Supreme Court reverses course, strikes down law limiting JCPS board power
A year after upholding a law limiting the power of the Jefferson County school board, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck it down in a new ruling, thanks to a new member.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A year after upholding a law limiting the power of the Jefferson County school board, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck it down in a new ruling, thanks to a new member. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
In an interview with LPM News, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg reflected on the achievements and challenges 2025 presented. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Louisville mayor discusses public safety achievements, and challenges, in 2025
In an interview with LPM News, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg reflected on the achievements and challenges 2025 presented.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In an interview with LPM News, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg reflected on the achievements and challenges 2025 presented. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Hundreds of people gathered in Atlanta, GA earlier this year for the largest shape note singing event in recent memory. Shape note singing is one of the oldest musical traditions in this country and has strong roots in Southern and Appalachian culture. Read more: www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hundreds of people gathered in Atlanta, GA earlier this year for the largest shape note singing event in recent memory. Shape note singing is one of the oldest musical traditions in this country and has strong roots in Southern and Appalachian culture. Read more: www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
LPM’s Arts and Culture reporter Giselle Rhoden shares three of their favorite stories from 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Reflecting on 2025 stories about arts, culture and people in Louisville
LPM’s Arts and Culture reporter Giselle Rhoden shares three of their favorite stories from 2025.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
LPM’s Arts and Culture reporter Giselle Rhoden shares three of their favorite stories from 2025. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
The year that was brought new stories of old problems in Kentucky. We reflect on 11 investigative stories we shared in 2025. www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Our year in investigations: 11 stories for Kentucky
The year that was brought new stories of old problems in Kentucky.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The year that was brought new stories of old problems in Kentucky. We reflect on 11 investigative stories we shared in 2025. www.lpm.org/investigate/...
Democrat Gary Clemons, a U.S. Army veteran and president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, won the vacant southwest Louisville Senate seat. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...
Democratic union leader wins bid for vacant Kentucky state Senate seat
Democrat Gary Clemons, a U.S. Army veteran and president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, won the vacant southwest Louisville Senate seat.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Democrat Gary Clemons, a U.S. Army veteran and president of United Steelworkers Local 1693, won the vacant southwest Louisville Senate seat. www.lpm.org/news/2025-12...