SUMMARY: Central and Eastern Kentucky will experience a return to the 40s for highs this weekend. After a cold finish to the week with snow showers and temperatures struggling to reach the 20s, milder air will move in Saturday, bringing temperatures to the low 40s. Sunday will be slightly cooler with highs around 40 degrees, and a cold front will pass through, bringing a few clouds and shifting winds. A tranquil weather pattern will follow into early next week, with highs in the low to mid-40s. There may be a brief cold spell next Thursday, but it’s uncertain.

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SUMMARY: Kentucky’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in December 2024, a slight increase from November, despite more residents finding jobs. The labor force expanded by over 5,000 individuals, with 1,973 jobs added, totaling 1,976,436 employed. However, the number of unemployed grew by 3,065 to 108,623. Kentucky’s workforce participation rate rose to 58.2%, though it remains lower than neighboring states. Over the past year, jobs, excluding self-employed and agricultural workers, increased by 28,700 or 1.4%. Notably, construction jobs rose by 4.8%, and the educational and health services sector added 16,500 jobs year-over-year, despite some recent losses.

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SUMMARY: President Trump’s new Justice Department leadership has imposed a freeze on civil rights litigation and is reconsidering police reform agreements made by the Biden administration, as revealed in two obtained memos. Attorneys in the Civil Rights Division were instructed not to file new complaints or briefs until further notice. The memos indicate a potential abandonment of recent consent decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis, which were established to address civil rights violations following high-profile incidents involving police. The changes signal a shift in priorities under Trump, continuing a trend from his first administration toward restricting the use of consent decrees.

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