McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern

McKenna Horsley covers state politics for the Kentucky Lantern. She previously worked for newspapers in Huntington, West Virginia, and Frankfort, Kentucky. She is from northeastern Kentucky.

September 14, 2026

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after June hospitalization

September 3, 2026

Warrants for Flock searches? Kentucky lawmakers may add more rules for public cameras.

July 29, 2026

Kentucky governor to Mitch McConnell: Provide “proof of your capacity to serve” or leave office

June 15, 2026

Long-serving, influential Kentucky senator admitted to hospital

June 10, 2026

Could this be the year a Democrat wins the Central Kentucky congressional seat?

May 22, 2026

Elected office or not, a host of possibilities await Kentucky’s Thomas Massie

March 30, 2026

National party looks to Kentucky to register new Democrats and launch campaign playbook

January 16, 2026

Kentucky and Michigan governors denounce Trump’s threat to send military to Minnesota

January 11, 2026

Anti-immigrant Kentucky bill spurs last-minute candidate to keep living the American Dream

December 3, 2025

Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker to run again for US Senate seat

September 16, 2025

Republican Kentucky lawmaker wants University of Louisville employee fired over Charlie Kirk post

September 4, 2025

Kentucky Republicans at the center of duel over releasing Epstein files

August 25, 2025

Ohio-based nonprofit seeks approval to teach Bible classes to Kentucky public school students

July 30, 2025

Fancy Farm 2025 is shaping up to be a Republican free-for-all

March 19, 2025

Kentucky educators push back on Trump administration’s threats to cut education funding

February 18, 2025

Kentucky still in “search and rescue” phase as death toll rises to at least 12, says governor

January 31, 2025