ICYMI yesterday, a Kentucky Republican wants the state to invest in researching the psychedelic drug ibogaine as a way to treat addiction. kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Gov. Beshear today, after he was asked about the proposal for Kentucky to invest in ibogaine research to treat addiction: "we've got a (treatment) system that works, so lets make sure that we're not just looking at the next bright shiny object."

This weekend on Comment on Kentucky, Bill Bryant Bill Bryant talks with Alex Acquisto of Lexington Herald-Leader, Ryland Barton of NPR and Liam Niemeyer of Kentucky Lantern || bsky @kentuckylantern.com. Watch tonight at 8 or Sunday at 1 pm on KET.

New: Here’s the bulk of my interview with Sen. Mitch McConnell. He has lots of thoughts about his legacy in KY, his future, Andy Beshear & one thing that “irritates the hell out of” him. Check it out! kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Big Frankfort news. This upcoming session will be Senate Transportation Chair Jimmy Higdon's, R-Lebanon, last one. He's not running for reelection next year. Pretty big shoes to fill both in his district and in the very powerful committee role.

Fight heats up over proposed KY power line. Residents, Berea College oppose plan Some opponents believe the line could impact drinking water and the college forest kentucky.com/news/local/cou…

Addiction Recovery Care closes five more locations, including flagship in Louisa kentucky.com/news/state/ken…

So, Harper’s Ferry has been told to take down material depicting suffering of slaves following Trump order to remove signs or displays that “emphasize negative aspects of American history or historical figures.” wjla.com/news/local/har…

Possibly lost in the sauce of this morning's news: Despite a new wave of KY Dems running for Senate in '26, not all the horses may be out of the barn just yet. There's talk of a very prominent Kentucky horse trainer joining the field. kentucky.com/news/politics-…

Kentucky’s highest court has reversed Lexington’s ban on no-knock warrants, ruling that a city ordinance banning their use directly conflicts with state law. The city has not officially commented on the ruling. Austin Horn kentucky.com/news/local/cri…

Andy Wolfson, longtime Courier Journal legal affairs reporter, dies at 70 courier-journal.com/story/news/loc…

Herald-Leader chosen by ProPublica for Local Reporting Network partnership kentucky.com/news/state/ken…

New: Three West Virginia jails are being used to house the country’s immigrant detainees in a deal with ICE that has made the state’s corrections division more than $333,000 so far this year. Inmates are moved to accommodate ICE detainees. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/02/wes…

On Comment on Kentucky, Bill Bryant Bill Bryant welcomes Alex Acquisto of @ heraldleader, Mario Anderson 📺 of Spectrum News 1 Kentucky and Isaiah Kim-Martinez Martinez of WHAS11 News. Watch tonight at 8 on KET.