WKMS-FM (Murray, KY)

1 day ago | wkms.org | Hannah Saad

Murray State University’s board of regents signaled compliance Friday with a Kentucky law passed earlier this year that requires public colleges to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. House Bill 4 bars public colleges and universities from having DEI offices or having DEI officers. The bill also bars the use of affirmative action in hiring and admissions decisions, and bans scholarship criteria or eligibility based on a person's religion, race, color, national origin or sex.

4 days ago | wkms.org | Hannah Saad

1 week ago | wkms.org | Derek Operle

Officials, business leaders and filmmakers traveled to Madisonville Wednesday to tout a new initiative to get the Bluegrass State on the world’s silver and small screens: the West Kentucky Film Commission. The effort is geared toward bringing the entertainment business to its member cities and counties, including Bowling Green, Oak Grove, Franklin, Central City, Henderson, Owensboro and Paducah.

1 week ago | wkms.org | Derek Operle

The latest wave of executive orders from the desk of President Donald Trump seeks to speed up the development of the country’s nuclear energy infrastructure and overhaul the industry’s safety regulator, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Though no nuclear power is generated in Kentucky, officials and companies have taken strides in recent years to lay the groundwork for atomic energy developments. Republican state Sen.

1 week ago | wkms.org | McKenna Horsley

Zach Jordan, a former Arizona deputy state director for President Donald Trump’s campaign, has been named as the next executive director of the Republican Party of Kentucky ahead of 2026 elections. In a Tuesday press release, RPK said Jordan “brings a background in grassroots leadership and organizational strategy to the role” with his experience in Arizona.