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The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky's method of execution by lethal injection. The justices said the state's use of a three-drug combination does not violate the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. NPR's Ari Shapiro reviews the high court's opinions with Steve Inskeep.

Saturday marks the 131st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. William Nack, a former Sports Illustrated reporter, tells Linda Wertheimer that while Bellamy Road is the favorite, he thinks this year's run for the roses is any horse's game. And he'd pick Afleet Alex.

Many cities in southern and eastern Kentucky, including Morehead, Ashland, and Grayson, are on their way to garnering recognition as part of a new National Heritage Area (NHA).

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with FEMA's Federal Coordinating Officer Brett Howard overseeing the disaster response to massive floods in the Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky.

Those who are physically unable to get to the polling centers on election day qualify for absentee voting.

Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro was severely injured at this weekend's Preakness race in Maryland. But instead of euthanizing the horse, his owners decided on complex surgery in an attempt to repair damage to the horse's leg. Noah Adams speaks with a horse-surgery expert about Barbaro's condition.

Los artistas de Kentucky en música, danza, teatro y narración de cuentos que están interesados en el Consejo de Artes Escénicas de Kentucky (Kentucky Arts Council) tienen hasta el 15 de marzo para solicitar su participación.

The Kentucky Folk Arts Center welcomes a new exhibit titled Stories Told, Secrets Revealed: The Quilts of Bet Ison.

El gobernador Andy Beshear ha anunciado un fondo de $32,384,071 del Programa de Agua más Limpia (Cleaner Water Program) para apoyar 75 proyectos que van a proveer agua potable y limpia y mejorar la infraestructura del agua en 19 condados de Kentucky.

In the deadliest plane crash on U.S. soil in five years, 49 people died when a commuter airline crashed in Kentucky on Sunday. There are indications the plane may have used the wrong runway for takeoff.