McLean County News

The McLean County News is a weekly broadsheet publication located in Calhoun, Kentucky, and caters to the McLean County region in the northwest part of the state. It covers various communities within the area, including Calhoun, Sacramento, Livermore, Beech Grove Island, and Rumsey. Additionally, this newspaper can be found at a convenience store in Utica, a nearby community in Daviess County, which is just south of McLean County's border.

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Republicans urge Trump, Musk to end their feud

1 day ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Seung Min Kim |Chris Megerian

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Republican Party braces for aftershocks from President Donald Trump's spectacular clash with Elon Musk, lawmakers and conservative figures are urging détente, fearful of the potential consequences from a prolonged feud. At a minimum, the explosion of animosity between the two powerful men could complicate the path forward for Republicans' massive tax and border spending legislation that has been promoted by Trump but assailed by Musk.
Garcia returned to US, charged with smuggling immigrants

1 day ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Eric Tucker |Alanna Durkin Richer |Lindsay Whitehurst |Ben Finley

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement, was returned to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration said was a large human smuggling operation that brought immigrants into the country illegally.
Duke scientists find untested sweetener in all major vape brands

4 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Emily Smith

By Emily SmithA secret ingredient up to 13,000 times sweeter has been found in disposable vapes, new research has found. The artificial sweetener neotame, commonly used in chewing gum, ice cream, and cakes, was found in all 11 disposable vape brands tested in a new study published in the medical journal JAMA. Brands included Elf Bar and Juul, and the sweetener was also present in products labelled zero nicotine.
Breck tops Aces for walk-off win

5 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Joseph Russell

Owensboro Catholic senior designated hitter Brady Atwell blasted a two-run home run to give his team an early lead, but Breckinridge County steadily chipped away at the deficit before finally seizing a 4-3 walk-off victory in nine innings in the 3rd Region Baseball Tournament semifinals last Tuesday at Whitesville City Park. With the win, the Fighting Tigers (23-9) moved on to the regional title game to face 11th District rival Meade County (21-10).
Kentucky baseball ends season with heartbreaking loss

5 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Aaron Gershon

Kentucky twice led West Virginia by five runs in Sunday's Clemson Regional Final. It still found a way to suffer a heartbreaking season-ending loss in a year in which it lost 15 SEC games in which it led. UK built and blew two different five-run leads in an instant classic over the Mountaineers yet could not hold on to either in a crushing 13-12 defeat that ended its season at 31-26 overall.
Dutch government faces collapse as Wilders threatens to exit coalition

6 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Molly Quell

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ 11-month-old coalition government appeared close to collapse Monday after far-right leader Geert Wilders said he would “sleep on” a decision on whether to pull out of the fragile four-party pact. Last week, Wilders demanded the government sign on to a 10-point plan that aims to radically slash migration, including using the army to guard land borders and turning away all asylum-seekers.
"Inquire" Podcast: "Not Your Average" feat. Jay Johnson

6 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Freddie Bourne

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AP PHOTOS: South Koreans brace for a pivotal snap presidential election

6 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Ahn Young-joon |Lee Jin-man

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans are preparing to go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president to succeed conservative Yoon Suk Yeol. He was ousted over his brief but shocking imposition of martial law. The winner of the snap election will be sworn in as president the next day without the typical two-month transition. Here is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Poland on a knife’s edge as exit polls show a near tie in presidential runoff

6 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Vanessa Gera |David Keyton

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exit polls in Poland’s presidential runoff Sunday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie with the race still too close to call in the deeply divided nation. The results could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union.
AP PHOTOS: Romanian children celebrate International Children’s Day at the Palace of Parliament

6 days ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Andreea Alexandru

Bucharest, Romania (AP) — Children in Romania took part in a series of events marking International Children’s Day at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest on Sunday. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.