SUMMARY: The London, Kentucky City Council removed Mayor Randall Weddle after a contentious hearing, citing three charges: failure to publish an ordinance timely, delays filling ethics commission vacancies, and signing a $5 million mortgage without approval. Weddle, facing nearly a dozen allegations, plans to appeal and highlights strong community support. The council appointed local artist Tracie Handley as the new mayor. The prolonged conflict included heated council meetings and social media battles. Weddle’s controversial political donations to Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign are under investigation. He also faced criticism over a police shooting incident. Tensions among officials and residents remain high.

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SUMMARY: A Louisville couple won $50,000 playing Powerball during the current $1.7 billion jackpot run. They bought their ticket at Kroger on Bardstown Road on August 31 and initially thought they won only $100, later realizing they’d matched all four white balls plus the Powerball. After confirming the win, they claimed their prize at Kentucky Lottery Headquarters, taking home $36,000 after taxes. The Kroger store received a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The wife plans to buy another ticket for the upcoming drawing on September 6, while the husband remains cautious about the odds.

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by Tim Henderson, Kentucky Lantern
September 5, 2025

The United States added only 22,000 jobs in August, and previously reported gains in June were revised down to a loss of 13,000 jobs in a Bureau of Labor Statistics report issued Friday morning.

The August jobs increase was the lowest for that month since 2010 in the aftermath of the Great Recession. June’s decrease was the first jobs loss since a December 2020 COVID-19 surge shuttered restaurants and hotels.

A recent Stateline analysis showed that Virginia and New Jersey may be among the states most affected by recent hiring slowdowns, based on surveys and layoff reports, while California and Texas appeared to continue job gains.

Job openings fell to a 10-month low in July, according to a separate government report issued Sept. 3, and there were more unemployed people than jobs available for the first time since 2021.

Last month’s revisions to the jobs report enraged President Donald Trump when they first appeared Aug. 1. The revisions showed the nation had 258,000 fewer jobs than initially reported in May and June.

In response, Trump declared the numbers were wrong, fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, Erika McEntarfer. He offered as a replacement E.J. Antoni, a loyalist who has proposed suspending the jobs report entirely. Trump falsely said in a Truth Social post at the time that the revised jobs numbers were “RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.”

Stateline reporter Tim Henderson can be reached at thenderson@stateline.org.

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Note: The following A.I. based commentary is not part of the original article, reproduced above, but is offered in the hopes that it will promote greater media literacy and critical thinking, by making any potential bias more visible to the reader –Staff Editor.

Political Bias Rating: Center-Left

The content presents a critical view of the Trump administration’s handling of economic data, especially surrounding job loss revisions and the firing of a Bureau of Labor Statistics official. It highlights labor union protests and concerns about jobs, which are often emphasized in center-left discourse. However, the reporting is largely factual with multiple citations and attempts to provide context without overtly partisan language, indicating a moderately left-leaning but generally balanced perspective.